FORM III Here the emphasis is on developing basic skills, understanding chronology and using primary and secondary sources. The Mystery of the Empty Grave and Tollund Man help to understand how archaelogy and scientific skills aid our understanding of the past. Then on to the study of Medieval Realms 1066-1500. The Battle of Hastings is our starting point before we venture into the role of the Church, the Black Death, The Peasant's Revolt and the Wars of the Roses. We also study the Land of Islam and The Crusades in the final term of Form III.

LOWER IV In line with National Curriculum, students study The Making of the United Kingdom, Crown, Parliaments and Peoples 1500-1750. We look at the Tudors and their impact. Under Henry VIII England became Protestant and the monasteries were dissolved. Elizabeth I is also studied both with regard to the Spanish Armada and Elizabethan society for the rich and poor. Under the Stuarts we examine the changing role of Parliament, the causes of the Civil Wars and the trial and execution of Charles I. Pepys' Diary, the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London add colour to the course. We study the Black Peoples of the Americas into Lower IV, which examines the causes and consequences of slavery in the US.

UPPER UIV The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions let us examine political developments, popular protest and reform. Imperialism and the First World War provide a study of the turn of the century and students are encouraged to develop skills of empathy in their study of trench warfare. Finally, students study the rise of Hitler and the causes of the Second World War before coming closer to home to examine life on the Home Front.