History Examinations in January

Important dates for students taking examinations in January

AS Level (Resits)
F982 Russia - Historical Explanation - Wednesday 16th January 2013 PM (afternoon)
F983 British Radicalism - Using Historical Evidence - Tuesday 22nd January 2013 AM (morning)

GCSE
Life in Germany Module - Wednesday 23rd January 2013 AM (morning)

TBSHS History Twitter Feed

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Russia Trip Parent Information Evening

The Russia Trip Information Evening will take place on Thursday 17th January 2013 in the school hall. It will start at 7.00pm. All parents and students are invited to come along to find out more about the trip!

Year 13 - China, Opium and Gunboat Diplomacy

An interesting documentary and article available via the BBC looking at the Opium Wars - useful for an understanding of the role of Informal Empire;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p65z1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/20428167

Advance Notice of Guest Speaker!

I am delighted to announce that Dr Sarah Stockwell from Kings College, London will be visiting the school on 19th March 2013. She will be speaking about Different Interpretations of the Collapse of the British Empire. Compulsory attendance for all Y13 Historians and highly recommended for all A level and future A level students! More details in the New Year!

Y11-13 Young Historian Podcast Competition

If anyone is interested in entering a "Young Historian Podcast Competition", in which you have to produce a 3 minute broadcast on your own personal "History Hero", see the link for details:

http://www.historyextra.com/hero

Would be an excellent thing to put on CV/UCAS forms in the future!!

See Mr Dickens for further information!

Year 12 Historians - Useful Documentaries

Two excellent radio broadcasts which are highly relevant to your British History course;

In Our Time - The Peterloo Massacre 1819
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003k9l7

In Our Time - The Great Reform Act 1832
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00flwh9

High recommended listening!

Revision Sessions

Reminder about this weeks revision sessions;

AS/A2: Wednesday 3.45pm - British Radicalism AS Source Paper (Rm 3)

GCSE: Friday 1.20pm - Germany 1918-1945

Anyone sitting exams in January is encouraged to come along!

Christmas Presents For Y11 Historians!!

The perfect stocking filler! Or for those who want the full length version:

Sixth Form Students Meet Orlando Figes

A group of our Sixth Form historians (looking slightly demonic) meet Professor Orlando Figes at the Wordfest lecture on Saturday evening!

Congratulations to all the EPQ students!

Congratulations to all the EPQ students who completed their presentations on Friday!

This year there were a number of historical investigations including;

The causes of Anti-Catholicism in Tudor England
The role of Nationalism in the collapse of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires
The causes of the relative success and failure of the different Crusades
The relevance of Marxism in the modern world
The extent to which the USA achieved her military objectives in South East Asia during the Cold War
The causes of the failure of the 1984 Miner's Strike

Students have to research their chosen topic, produce a 5000 word mini-dissertation and present their findings to a live audience!

Everyone involved should be proud of their efforts!

Year 7 Castles

Some fantastic model castles created by our Year 7 students!

Welcome to TBSHS History Department - 6th Form Open Evening

Come and visit the department today (Wed 21st November) to find out about AS/A level history!

Sixth Form Discussion Group

The latest meeting of the Sixth Form Discussion Group will take place on Thursday in Room 7a - Should History be considered a science or an art?

Upcoming Events - Lectures by Orlando Figes and Andrew Marr

This weekend the History Department is taking students to two lectures which are part of the Cambridge WordFest series. Sixth Form students are going to watch celebrated Russian historian Professor Figes, while a small group of Y10 pupils will witness Andrew Marr talk about his recent BBC series on the History of the World.

 

Year 12 - Russia Trip

A reminder that the Visa Application Meeting will take place after school on Tuesday 20th November at 3.30pm. Please remember to bring your passport and a passport sized photograph!

Alastair Campbell Visits TBSHS 13/11/12

Another great speaker organised by Mr Etheridge.

Interesting Q&A... One issue that was touched upon: Are politicians today less honourable than their historical predecessors? Or has politics always had a shady side? What do you think?

Year 10 - The Dark Charisma of Hitler (BBC Two)

A very good documentary was shown on BBC Two last night (12/11/12) about "The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler". This would make excellent viewing for all GCSE historians studying the Germany module. It will be available on BBC Iplayer for the next 30 days.

There is also an article by Laurence Rees the programme's author on the BBC website. This can be read at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20237437

GCSE Germany Module Revision Sessions

Revision sessions for all students sitting the GCSE module on Germany 1918-1945 in January take place every Friday lunchtime in Rm 3. Please be ready for a prompt start at 1.20!

AS British Radicalism Module Revision

The first revision session for January resits takes place on Wed 14th November 2012! This will be in Room 3 at 3.45!

Battle of Hastings Trip

In October, the department ran a highly successful trip to Hastings for our new Year Seven students! We visited Pevensey Castle and Battle Abbey to help develop an understand of the events of the Norman Conquest which pupils have been studying in lessons.

Thanks must go to Mrs Clark for organising the trip and all the staff who went along and made the visit possible.

Welcome to TBSHS History

Welcome to the first post in the TBSHS History Blog!

The TBSHS History Department Comprises:

Mr J Dickens
Mrs E Clark
Mr R Stark
Miss H McDougall
Mr D Solomons

This website will be used to provide information about the department, to update students and parents on events and to publicise other History news!