History

Before you start reading about the History Department how about trying this quiz on battlefields!

1. There were three battles in England in 1066 involving Harold Godwin or Harald Hardrada or William, Duke of Normandy. Name them.
2. Which battle on English soil led to most casualties? Clue: Wars of the Roses.
3. Who was killed at the battle of Evesham in 1265?
4. At which battle did William Wallace defeat the English?
5. At which battle did Edward I gain his revenge over Wallace?
6. Where was Henry while his forces defeated the Scots at the battle of Flodden?
7. Where did Wat Tyler meet a grisly end?
8. Where did Henry Tudor defeat Richard III?

By Year 8 all your children will have studied these topics!

Why don’t you send/ e-mail your answers to Taverham Hall at enquire@taverhamhall.co.uk or just hand them in to our enthusiastic Head of Department.

You can also click on the following link to go to our History Blog page.

To enhance the childrens’ understanding of East Anglia, the following sites are visited in a typical term: -
NORWICH CASTLE, ELY CATHEDRAL, NORWICH CATHEDRAL, COCKLEY CLEY and OXBURGH HALL. In addition HANDS ON THE PAST enthrals pupils with a presentation on life during the Blitz.

Now let’s get down to business!!

One of the main aims of our teaching of History at Taverham is that when the pupils leave the school they will continue to be interested in this fascinating subject.

Main Aims

• Provide pupils with an experience and knowledge of History that is both valid and stimulating.
• Enable pupils to gain an understanding of the past as appropriate to their age and ability.
• Provide pupils with an understanding of chronology.
• Provide pupils with a knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past.
• Enable pupils to appreciate that the past is represented and interpreted in different ways and how to evaluate these interpretations.
• Enable pupils to use a range of historical sources and select and record information of use to them and reach conclusions at the end of the enquiry.
• Enable pupils to organise and communicate historical information.
• To prepare pupils for Common Entrance and Scholarship.

Teaching History at Taverham Hall

We aim to inspire our children to want to question and know more. To enter the History room motivated to learn and work and leave wanting to know more and eager to return!

During their History lessons the pupils will have the opportunity to: -

LISTEN- to presentations from the teacher.

THINK- ask questions, discuss and debate, solve problems, make connections, organise and analyse information, make deductions and reason.

READ- research information from a number of sources and have the chance to enjoy the story of History.

WRITE/ MAKE- record and display their work in a number of forms.

OBSERVE- watch historical reconstructions and TV and film sources.

TAKE PART- involve them in role-play and visit historical sites and museums.

COLLABORATE- work with others to aid understanding.

Differentiation

• This is vital if pupils are to fulfil their potential.
• All pupils will work with the appropriate materials and use appropriate sources.
• Those requiring learning support will be catered for by provision of individual resources and enhanced by teaching methods sympathetic to the support required.

Cross- Curricular links

In general terms, written projects and reading involve the English Department and improve ICT skills. Map work and battleground studies are linked with Geography and chronology and timelines with Mathematics. Work on the growth of Christianity and the religious schism in the 16th century will link with Religious Studies and model work with DT. Pictorial work will link with Art and any study of technical and scientific development will link with Science. Opportunities for role-play will link with Drama.

Results

History at Taverham is popular with pupils, parents and senior schools. Consistently excellent grades achieved at Common Entrance and Scholarship lead to pupils moving onto their senior schools and frequently taking History at GCSE. 

The Department

A passionate Historian leads Taverham’s History department. A team of enthusiastic teachers who want to enthuse their pupils about history, give them the knowledge and skills to understand the past.

Future developments

• Enhancement of History library.
• Continue to develop use of primary sources to enhance learning and stretch more able.
• Greater use of Internet by the use of interactive whiteboards.
• Getting out and about as much as possible to make use of excellent local and national sites.
• Encourage greater interest in History by use of a History Club.