History

"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illuminates reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity." (Cicero)

S1-S6 courses are offered in the department.

• Each S1 class attends History one period a week. The second period in the week is rotated on a weekly basis with Geography.
  Each S2 class attends History one period a week. The second period in the week is rotated on a weekly basis with Geography.
• Standard Grade is offered in S3/4. All classes attend 3 periods a week.
• From August 2008, Intermediate will be offered instead of Standard Grade in S3/4. All classes will attend 3 periods a week.
• Higher Still NQ courses are offered in S5/6. Higher and Intermediate attend 5 periods a week
• S5/6 - Intermediate 1/2
• S5/6 - Higher
• S6 - Advanced Higher - between 2 and 4 periods a week, depending on numbers

Courses

S1

• What is History?
• The Ancient Egyptians
• Scottish History

S2

• Pirates of the Caribbean
• World War I
• The History of ...........
  

S3 and S4 - Standard Grade course (final exam 2009)

• Unit 1, Context B - Changing Life in Scotland and Britain, 1830-1930
• Unit 2, Context B - International Co-operation and Conflict , 1890s-1920s
• Unit 3, context C - People and Power, Russia, 1914-1941

S3 and S4 - Standard Grade course (first exam 2010)

• Unit 1, Scottish and British Context - "Ane end of Ane Auld Sang" Scotland and the Treaty of Union, 1690s - 1715
• Unit 2, European and World Context - "This Accursed Trade" The British Slave Trade and its Abolition 1770 - 1807
• Unit 3 is an elective option: either :-
• Scottish and British Context - Mary, Queen of Scots and the Scottish Reformation 1540s - 1587 or
• European and World Context - The Red Flag: Lenin and the Russian Revolution 1894 - 1921

S5 and S6 - Intermediate Course

• Scottish and British - Wallace, Bruce and the Wars of Independence, 1286 - 1328
• Scottish and British - Immigrants and Exiles 1830s - 1930s
• European and the World - Free at Last? Race Relations in the USA 1918 - 1968

S5 and S6 Higher Course

Paper 1: Later Modern History
(a) Britain 1850- 1979
(b) The Growth of Nationalism 1850 - 1939

Paper 2: Appeasement and the Road to War, to 1939

Teachers
Miss F Malcolm (P.T)
Mr D Etherington
Mrs N Mitchell (temp)

Help With Revision
The department has an open-door policy. Pupils are welcome and encouraged to come to the department Monday - Thursday lunchtimes from 1pm - 1.40pm to get any extra help with their homework. From S4 - S5, after school study sessions are also available.

Anything Else
There are numerous websites that support pupils' study of history

www.bitesize.co.uk
www.activehistory.co.uk
www.schoolhistory.co.uk
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/history
www.historylearningsite.co.uk