History Learning Page

KS3 History

Homework Projects

All homework projects will run throught the school's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), which is called Fronter. Please click here to be taken to the logging in page. All students are provided with a username and a password. Paper copies of projects will be distributed to any student who does not have internet access at home.

Autumn Term Year 7

Medieval Chronicle: How did William of Normandy conquer England?

Autumn Term Year 8

Ancient Egypt: Create a leaflet advertising a new collection of Ancient Egyptian artefacts at the British Museum

China: Recreate the Terracotta Army

Autumn Term Year 9

World War One: What role did the Black Hand play in causing World War One?

Websites

These links provide students with some useful websites that can be accessed when research based homework has been set. They may also be used within lessons to offer students the chance to research topics using ICT and experience online learning. Some websites include games and quizzes, which can be used freely by students when at home in order to expand their historical knowledge and skills.

Bayeux Tapestry - click here

Civil war (Spartacus Educational) - click here

The Workhouse - click here

Learning Curve (covers various topics studied during KS3) - click here

Moving Here (studies the migration of people and who you are)- click here

Bedford Gaol (Crime and Punishment in the C19) - click here

The Holocaust Centre Beth Shalom - click here

The British Museum - click here

The following four sites provide online lessons to KS3 students. Resources and lesson plans can also be downloaded for teachers to utilise.

Google UK Schools (The British Empire) - click here

Google UK Schools (Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada) - click here

Google UK Schools (Comparing Castles) - click here

Google UK Schools (The Slave Trade) - click here

GCSE History

Some homework will be run throught the school's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), which is called Fronter. Please click here to be taken to the logging in page. All students are provided with a username and a password. Paper copies of homework activities will be distributed to any student who does not have internet access at home.

Revision

Revision material will be available to students on the VLE. Paper copies of revision material will be distributed to any student who does not have access to the internet at home. All of the websites below will also prove useful for GCSE revision. They contain content information, practice GCSE questions, games, quizzes and various methods of revision that the History department recommends that you use for additional exam preparation.

SamLearning - click here

GCSE Bitesize - click here

SchoolHistory - click here

ActiveHistory - click here

History GCSE - click here

Project GCSE- click here

Spartacus - click here