History

Our Curriculum Intent

History at the Howard aims to bring out the best by stimulating students’ interest in the past and using this to develop a greater understanding of the present. Students at the Howard will have the opportunity to engage with a broad and diverse curriculum that equips them with a local, national and global perspective. 

The History curriculum at the Howard features past accounts of every continent allowing students to understand how the past has shaped diverse peoples, groups and nations to prepare them to engage with an increasingly globalised world. This goes beyond the classroom with extracurricular provision through History Extra where students are able to study topics which fall outside the standard curriculum. History students at the Howard will come to understand their national identity and engage with the similarities and differences of the human experience across time and place. This will allow them to appreciate the challenges experienced in the past and understand ones that continue to be seen in the present. 

Students will be encouraged to think, write and speak like historians using evidence to inform judgements and critically evaluate interpretations of the past. Students will learn how historians and others construct accounts about the past, whether it is building on, challenging or refining the work of others. Students will learn complex historical concepts such as change over time, significance and causation. History at the Howard will enable students to formulate clear and coherent arguments both written and verbal, giving students the skills and confidence they need to be the best they can be in a culturally diverse modern world.

Our Learning Journey

Please click on the relevant link below for our KS3 History Learning Journeys:

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Please click on the relevant link below for our KS4 History Learning Journeys:

Year 10

Year 11

Our KS3 Flightpath Descriptors

 Please click here for our History KS3 Flightpath Descriptors.

National Curriculum Mapping

Our schemes of work are aligned with the National Curriculum and are designed to at least meet its requirements, going beyond them in many respects.

To access the National Curriculum Programmes of Study for KS3 History, click here. 

The National Curriculum Purpose of Study for History is as follows: 

A high-quality history education will help pupils gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. It should inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past. Teaching should equip pupils to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. History helps pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time.

KS4 Course Information

For information about KS4 courses, please refer to the KS4 Curriculum e-booklet.

Please click here for the KS4 History exam specification.

KS5 Course Information

For information about the KS5 Courses available, click here.