History at Stringer
The vibrant History Department at Stringer engages pupils' interest in World, British and Local History, and aims to explain how History has shaped and is shaping the world around us. Our pupils enjoy developing their knowledge, understanding and interpretations of history through a varied, lively and relevant choice of topics. Pupils develop their writing, speaking, listening and reading skills at all levels of ability. Pupils are assessed on a regular basis through a variety of assessment tasks which are marked according to National Curriculum Levels.
There are many opportunities for pupils to participate in trips to places of great historical interest. In Year 10 and 11 there are trips to Berlin, Ypres in Belgium, Hampton Court, and the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum in West Sussex. We arrange opportunities for our students to visit the Mass Observation Archive at the University of Sussex, and for some students to work with a University of Sussex Associate Tutor to develop their understanding even further in special seminars.
We teach a modular course for GCSE called Making of the Modern World (Edexcel History A) which consists of four study units: Germany 1919-1939; A Divided Union: USA 1945 to 1970; The Cold War 1943-1991 and Change in British Society 1955-1975. Change in British Society is coursework which will be done in a controlled assessment and will count for 25% of the final mark. As a modular course, exams are spread through Year 10 and 11.
History is a very popular option at GCSE and we are proud of the achievements of our students. An impressive 85% A*-C was achieved by our Year 11 students in the June 2011 exam.