History
Teaching Staff
The Head of Department is:
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Miss C Weir BA (Hons), PGCE
The other teachers in the department are:
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Mr H McKay BA (Hons), PGCE
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Miss S Blair BA (Hons) PGCE
Key Stage 3
Year 8
Year 8 pupils will have the opportunity to consider the question What is
History? They will also examine the Norman invasion and its impact on
the medieval world.
Year 9
Pupils study the Reformation and religious turmoil in England and
Ireland in the 1500s. The second half of the year pupils will study the
Plantation of Ulster.
Year 10
The focus for pupils in year 10 are aspects of 20th century
History including the Great War, Partition of Ireland and the Troubles.
GCSE: Year 11 – 12
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GCSE History is an agreeable subject for students with suitable English skills and an interest in exploring the events that have shaped our world. The course chosen by Larne Grammar allows students to study Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 - 41, Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland from 1932-49, and the Cold War. All pupils are entered for the GCSE Higher Tier (CCEA), the learning then being assessed in two structured external examinations of 2 hours and 1 hour 15 minutes respectively. These are taken at the end of Year 12. This external assessment is currently supplemented by a Controlled Assessment. Somewhat similar to coursework, this task has now to be completed in Larne Grammar School in controlled conditions reminiscent of a traditional examination.
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'A' Level: Year 13 & 14
GCE History is a challenging but enjoyable subject for students with suitable English skills and an interest in exploring important historical events. It is suitable only for those with a top grade in GCSE History. The current 'A' Level requires students to take examinations at the end of Year 13 and Year 14.
Year 13: Advanced Subsidiary (AS)
AS1 - Historical Investigations and Interpretations: Germany, 1918-1945. The 1 hour 30 minute external examination is taken at the end of Year 13 and is worth 25% of the final A Level grade.
AS2 - Conflict and Change in Europe: Italy, 1914 1943. The 1 hour 30 minute external examination is taken at the end of Year 13 and is worth 25% of the final A Level grade.
Year 14
A2:1 – Change over Time: Clash of Ideologies, 1900 – 2000. The 1 hour 15 minute external examination is taken at the end of Year 14 and is worth 20% of the final A Level grade.
A2:2 – Historical Investigations and Interpretations: Partition of Ireland, 1900 – 1925. The assessment is by means of a 2 hours external examination at the end of the academic year and the paper is worth 30% of the final A Level grade.
CAREERS IN HISTORY:
Given the skills you will develop through history starting at key stage three and beyond, employers of all kinds will be very interested in you. In addition to teachers, archivists and museum curators, those who have studied history often find themselves working in occupations such as finance and management, consultancy work, radio and television, journalism, law, publishing, the arts, the Civil Service and other branches of public life.
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