History Department

Departmental Staff

  • Ms. C. Curran  (Head of Department)
  • Ms C. Teague (Acting HOD)
  • Mr. D. Maginness
  • Mr. D. Murphy
  • Mrs J. Hackett
  • Miss C. McColgan
  • Ms. A. Nugent
  • Mr. D. McNulty
In KS3 pupils will gain a good knowledge and understanding of the development of Ireland as we know it today and the 20th Century World and its relevance today. Key historical and transferrable skills will continually be developed. These skills will include recognising bias, formulating an opinion, countering an argument, the ability to debate, understanding Cause and Effect and  Source Work related skills.

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What will I study?

Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
Historical Skills

 

·         Sources of evidence – primary & secondary & examples

·         Types of sources & examples

·         Bias – what is bias; recognising bias; why is it still useful

·         Time & Chronology

·         Fact & Opinion

·         Anachronisms

 

The Normans

·         Who were the Normans?

·         The Causes of the Battle of Hastings

·         The Events and results of the Battle of Hastings

 

Castles

·         Motte and Bailey Castles

·         Castle Attack

·         Castle Defence

 

The Normans in Ireland

·         Why did the Normans come to Ireland?

·         Dermot of the Foreigners

·         John de Courcy

 

 

 The Famine

 

·         The Causes of the Famine

·         The Events of the Famine

·         The Effects/Results of the Famine

 

Unionism and Nationalism

 

·         Unionists

·         Irish Nationalists

·         Constitutional/Revolutionary Nationalists

·         The United Irishmen

·         The Robert Emmett Rebellion

·         The Young Irelanders

·         The Fenians

·         Daniel O`Connell

·         Why did Ulster Unionists oppose Home Rule? Political, Religious, Economic

 

The Easter Rising

 

·         The Causes of The Easter Rising

·         The Leadership of The Easter Rising

·         The Events of The Easter Rising

·         The Effects of The Easter Rising

·         The War of Independence

·         The Anglo Irish Treaty

 

 

 

  Democracy and Dictatorship

 

·         The Treaty of Versailles

·         Dictatorship and Democracy

·         Fascism

·         Communism

·         Leninist Russia

·         Stalinist Russia

 

Weimar and Nazi Germany

 

·         Life in the Weimar Republic.

·         Hitler’s early life like

·         The Great Depression

·         Life in Nazi Germany? (e.g. Young People)

·         Positive and Negative aspects of life in Nazi Germany?

·         Nazi Control (Terror, Propaganda and Censorship)

World War One:

Causes of WW1

What was life like in the Western Front- with a focus on trenches

Weapons used during WW1

The end of the War

The Causes of World War Two

 

·         Hitler’s foreign policy aims

·         The League of Nations

·         Appeasement

·         Was Hitler totally to blame for World War Two?

 

The Events of World War Two

 

·         The two sides

·         Dunkirk

·         The Battle of Britain

·         Why did Hitler invade the Soviet Union?

·         The Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union?

·         The Holocaust

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How will I be assessed?

There will be three formal assessments for each KS3 class over the course of the school year. These assessments usually occur in October, December and May.

 

Useful links:

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/

http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history