The History Department

Welcome to the web-page of the History Department at R.B.A.I.

The History Department has four full time teachers and two part time staff. The Department has an excellent mixture of youth and experience and prides itself on displaying a dynamic and innovative approach to teaching.

Department Staff :
Mr.B.P.Waring (Head of Department)
Mr. T.A. Hamilton
Mr. C.J.Leathley

Aims: The aims of the History Department at R.B.A.I. are :

• To develop in young people a knowledge and understanding of people – what motivates them, what they think and how they feel.
• To empower pupils to become thinking citizens of the twenty-first century by learning to defend their views in class while listening and responding to opposing ideas.
• To enable pupils to become good communicators. Good historians have to argue their case orally and on paper.
• To develop the skills necessary to carry out historical enquiry.
• To stimulate and maintain pupil interest in the past.
• To develop skills of critical thinking.

Curriculum :

History is a compulsory subject in Years 8 to 10.

Year 8 studies :

Our place in History

The History of R.B.A.I.

Norman Invasion to Norman Control

The Normans in Ireland

Year 9 studies :

The Reformation

Religious turmoil in 1500’s England

Plantation

The English Civil War

Year 10 studies :

The causes of the First World War

Key battles of the War such as the Somme

The Easter Rising of 1916

The partition of Ireland

GCSE History

At G.C.S.E the Department provides for four classes in Year 11 and four in Year 12. Each class contains approximately twenty pupils.

Year 11 studies :

Germany 1918-1941

Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland 1932-1949

Year 12 studies :

Cold War in Europe and the World

An investigative study.

A.S. / A.2. History

A.S. History is chosen by roughly forty students each year. There are three classes that are divided between three staff members. The staff remain with their respective classes through to A.2. Level. All classes at A.S. and A.2. are allocated eight periods per week.

Year 13 (A.S.) studies :
Germany 1918-1945
Russia 1903-1941

Year 14 (A.2.) studies :

The Clash of Ideologies 1900-2000

The Partition of Ireland 1900-1025