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HISTORY

HANES

Skills required:
Students who succeed in and enjoy the subject will relish debating ideas, expressing their views and identifying the flaws
in others. They will benefit from good knowledge of current affairs and are often willing to challenge the conventional
viewpoints. The course is taught in such a way as to develop a wide range of transferable life skills. These include the
ability to deal with a wealth of information, to abstract and synthesise ideas and arguments, to present such points
clearly and precisely and the ability to weigh up both sides of an argument before reaching a balanced conclusion.
Learning activities encourage students to research and present information both verbally and in written work.

History is a subject that engages students in a wide range of activities and thought processes. This is a diverse course
that focuses on early modern and modern history and covers a whole range of social, political, economic and cultural
issues. As such, it enables students to build an understanding of the wold in which they live, but also to develop a
healthy questioning approach to issues and events. The course is taught in such a way as to develop a wide range of
transferable life skills. These include the ability to deal with a wealth of information, to abstract and synthesize ideas and
arguments, to present such points clearly and precisely and the ability to weigh up both sides of an argument before
reaching a balanced conclusion. Learning activities encourage students to research and present information both verbally
and in written work.

Unit 1: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485-1603 (The Tudors) This topic focuses on the
developments and changes in Tudor England. Students need to analyse and explain the causes and consequences of
historical events such as the Henry VIII’s Break from Rome and Elizabethan society. The period study will be assessed
through essay style questions, which allow learners to develop their understanding of key terms, concepts and skills.

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