The intention of the History curriculum at Weald of Kent Grammar School is to develop a passion for the past amongst our students. We want our students to understand people and societies which contrast to their own, whilst also helping them to understand their own national, local and personal identity. We believe the study of history contributes to our students moral understanding and is essential for good citizenship. It is a subject which equips the individual with a variety of transferable skills, and helps to prepare our young people for the next stage in their lives.

Key stage 3

Year 7     
  • Historical Skills
  • The Norman Conquest
  • The Middle Ages
  • Tudor religious change
  • The British Empire
Year 8
  • The English Civil War
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • Black Peoples of the Americas
  • The Suffragette movement
  • Migration to Britain
Year 9 
  • The First World War
  • The Inter War Years
  • The Second World War
  • The Holocaust
  • Introduction to History GCSE

Key stage 4

Year 10
  • Germany 1890-1945
  • Democracy and Dictatorship
  • Conflict and Tension between East and West 1945-1972
Year 11
  • Elizabethan England, 1568–1603
  • Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day

Key stage 5

Year 12
  • The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
  • Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
  • NEA: Tsarist Russia 1825-1917
Year 13
  • The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
  • Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
  • NEA: Tsarist Russia 1825-1917