Members of the Department
Mrs A Frazer (Head of Department) Mrs E Mc Peake Mr D Scott Mr C Thomas Mr C Crudden
Aims
The History Department is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in all its forms. We place an emphasis on high academic achievement with a focus on enabling every pupil to reach her full potential. The department is dynamic and innovative with each teacher focusing on high-quality learning and teaching. We strive to ensure that the History Department contributes to the overall life of St Dominic's with a wide variety of enrichment activities designed to encourage pupil enthusiasm for the subject and to see History as a living subject, relevant and meaningful to the world they live in today. We currently have 100 pupils studying GCSE History and an uptake of 50 pupils studying the subject at A Level.
Key Stage 3
YEAR 8
Introduction to History
A Study of the Normans
A study of Titanic
Life in the 80's
YEAR 9
Origins of Slavery
American Civil Rights
The Reformation
Renaissance
YEAR 10
Nationalism
Origins of World War 1
Long and short term consequences of partition
Easter Rising and Somme 1916
Germany after World War One
Experience of World War One Soldiers
Key Stage 4 (GCSE)
Germany c1918-c1941
Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland c1965-c1985
Vietnam War (CA)
The Cold War c1945-c1991
Key Stage 5 (GCE)
AS LEVEL
Germany 1919-1945
Russia 1914-1941
A2 LEVEL
Ireland under the Union 1800-1900
Partition of Ireland 1900-1925
Students study the CCEA specification
Career Opportunities
Jobs directly related to the study of History include: Academic librarian, Archivist, Civil Service administrator, Heritage manager, Information officer, Museum/gallery conservator, Politician's assistant, Records manager, Trade union research officer
Jobs where History would be useful include: Barrister, Broadcast journalist, Magazine journalist, Newspaper journalist, Primary school teacher, Secondary school teacher, Solicitor