History - City of London Academy Highbury Grove

Curriculum Statement

Students in History learn how the modern world has reached its current state. Students will gain knowledge about the world around them and their place in it; History helps to foster a sense of identity. By studying History, students become better citizens, able to actively participate in a democracy, understanding how to critically evaluate information and identify how powerful interpretations can be. Our students will master skills necessary to be top historians – acquiring deep and broad knowledge, developing conceptual understanding, analysing contemporary texts and evaluating judgements. Our students will become curious, reflective, confident and independent lifelong-learners. Through reading, analysis, discussion, extended writing and creative projects, all students will be able to access the course and develop into strong historians. History qualifications open doors to a particularly broad range of careers thanks to the critical thinking and literacy skills developed, for example law, business, journalism, civil service, heritage and academia.