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“Anybody can make history.
Only a great man can write it.”
(Oscar Wilde)
At St Bonaventure’s we offer the following
programme of study:
Year 7 and 8 follow a condensed Key Stage Three Curriculum consisting
of an introduction to History, The Romans, Medieval Realms 1066-1500,
The Making of the United Kingdom 1500-1750, Expansion, Trade and
Industry 1750-1900, the Twentieth Century World and Black Peoples
of the Americas. Students have one lesson a week.
In Year 9 pupils start G.C.S.E. History; with the possible chance
of taking the examination in Year 10. This is a pilot scheme starting
in 2007. Students have two lessons a week.For G.C.S.E. History pupils
study Nazi Germany, International Relations 1919-39, Britain 1906-1918
with coursework on Prohibition and the New Deal. Students have two
lessons a week.
For AS Level students study: The Cold War, Nazi Germany, Russia
and Britain 1906-39.For A2 Level students study: The Age of Roosevelt,
Civil Rights 1865-1980 and an Independent Investigation. Teaching
is shared with our sister school, St Angela’s.Students have
five lessons a week.This subject is popular amongst pupils with
exam results above the school average.
The History Department consists of:
Ms P. Sood – Head of History
Mr D. Ansu
Mr J. Blaney – Advanced Skills Teacher
Ms E. Bunting
Mr S. Foster – Head Teacher
Ms H. Mills – Deputy Head Teacher
Ms V. Qurrey – Director of Studies
When studying History you will:
- Use information effectively- this can help shed light on a
particular issue or problem confronting an organisation or an
individual.
- Weigh conflicting evidence carefully before taking critical
decisions.
- Be analytical and critical when considering information presented
to you.
- Understand why and how humans behaved as they did - and may
behave in similar circumstances again. This can be vital for most
jobs and in relations with your colleagues.
- Learn the arts of oral debate and expressing a clear personal
point of view - Invaluable skills at job or university interviews.
So where can you go with History???
Employers want history graduates because:
- Historians are independent thinkers.
- Historians are open-minded.
- Historians are disciplined.
- Historians are good at problem solving.
- Historians are able to pick out essential information from the
trivial stuff.
Hard but rewarding work
Interesting
Study
of real people in a living past
Topical
Of real value in employment
Relevant
Y makes us ask…Why why why?
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From ‘Which?’ Magazine on
the most valuable careers:
“…Historians are regarded as having had an education
that trains their minds to assemble, organise and present facts
and opinions and this is a very valuable quality in many walks of
life and careers…History is an excellent preparation for very
many jobs…”
Historians can be…
Lawyers, managers, journalists, businessmen, teachers, judges,
detectives, politicians, archaeologists, museum curators, librarians,
UN Ambassadors, and world leaders.
Here’s a list of some History Graduates:
Lord John Sainsbury, CEO of Sainsbury’s (Oxford)
Jonathon Ross, TV Presenter and Critic (SSEES)
Sacha Baron Cohen, ALI G (Oxford)
Chris Martin, Singer of Coldplay (UCL)
Gordon Brown, Prime minister (Edinburgh)
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