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History

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jun 20

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 a large uptake of pupils studying History at GCSE and A Level.



Key Stage 3

YEAR 8


  • Introduction to History

  • Anne Frank and the Jewish experience during WW2

  • The Belfast Blitz


YEAR 9


  • Origins of Slavery

  • American Civil Rights

  • The Suffragettes


YEAR 10


  • Nationalism

  • Origins of World War 1

  • Experiences of soldiers in WW1

  • Easter Rising and Somme 1916

  • Germany after World War One



Key Stage 4 (GCSE)

  • Germany c1918-c1941

  • Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland c1965-c1985

  • 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



Career Opportunities


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