History

Vision

The Marlborough School History curriculum helps to explain the world as it is by exploring the world as it was, in an intriguing and ambitious way. Understanding is developed around strong subject knowledge, which is explored through enquiries that span global, continental, or local scales, emphasising the complexity of the past and the constructed, contested nature of solid historical concepts, such as diversity, empire, government, power, conflict and trade. Through this, pupils will develop their disciplinary thinking, explore the past from multiple perspectives and viewpoints. The History Curriculum endeavours to develop crucial skills by interrogating sources, reading, and evaluating and synthesising challenging scholarship. 

Undoubtedly, the History Department curriculum at the Marlborough School is knowledge rich, driven by scholarship which in turn will increase pupils’ curiosity, critical thinking, and communication skills. Our curriculum will give all pupils the confidence to build strong arguments of their own and the flexibility to incorporate new perspectives into their thinking, help pupils question the world in which we live, which will influence the people and communities around them once they complete their history curriculum.

Curriculum Map

Each KS3 unit of work is linked to the Unit Overview which specifies core knowledge, vocabulary and forms of assessment. 

GCSE and A level courses are linked to the relevant exam board specification.

Head of Department

Mr L Moss