Humanities at Michaela
Year 7 Humanities
HISTORY
UNIT 1: ANGLO-SAXONS, VIKINGS AND NORMANS
UNIT 2: LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND
UNIT 3: RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION EUROPE
UNIT 4: TUDOR ENGLAND
GEOGRAPHY
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
UNIT 2: THE BRITISH ISLES
RELIGION
UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT
UNIT 2: THE LIFE OF JESUS
UNIT 3: JUDAISM
UNIT 4: ISLAM
Year 8 Humanities
HISTORY
UNIT 1: STUART ENGLAND
UNIT 2: GEORGIAN BRITAIN, THE TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE & THE EARLY BRITISH EMPIRE
UNIT 3: ENLIGHTENMENT EUROPE AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
UNIT 4: VICTORIAN BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE
GEOGRAPHY
UNIT 1: LANDFORM PROCESSES IN THE BRITISH ISLES
UNIT 2: POPULATION, URBANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT
RELIGION
UNIT 1: PROPHETS AND THEIR MESSAGES
UNIT 2: THE ETHICAL AND SOCIAL TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
UNIT 3: BUDDHISM
UNIT 4: HISTORY OF THE EARLY CHURCH
Year 9 Humanities
HISTORY
UNIT 1: THE FIRST WORLD WAR
UNIT 2: WEIMAR AND NAZI GERMANY AND THE HOLOCAUST
UNIT 3: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND POST-WAR BRITAIN
UNIT 4: THE COLD WAR
GEOGRAPHY
UNIT 1: TECTONIC HAZARDS
UNIT 2: CLIMATE AND WEATHER
UNIT 3: DEVELOPMENT
RELIGION
UNIT 1: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGON
UNIT 2: ETHICS
KS4 History
Pupils will sit GCSE History (Edexcel) at the end of Year 11.
The GCSE courses build on their knowledge from Key Stage 3.
UNIT 1: SUPERPOWER RELATIONS DURING THE COLD WAR, 1945-1990
UNIT 2: ANGLO-SAXON AND NORMAN ENGLAND, 1060-1088
UNIT 3: WARFARE AND BRITISH SOCIETY, 1250-2019
UNIT 4: WEIMAR AND NAZI GERMANY, 1918-1939
KS4 Geography
Pupils will sit GCSE Geography (Edexcel B) at the end of Year 11.
The GCSE courses build on their knowledge from Key Stage 3 and pupils complete a fieldwork study on coastal management.
UNIT 1: GLOBAL GEOGRAPHICAL ISSUES
UNIT 2: UK GEOGRAPHICAL ISSUES
UNIT 3: PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUES: MAKING GEOGRAPHICAL DECISIONS
KS4 Religion
Pupils will sit GCSE Religion (AQA) at the end of Year 11.
The GCSE courses build on their knowledge from Key Stage 3.
EXAM 1:
UNIT 1: CHRISTIAN BELIEF
UNIT 2: ISLAMIC BELIEF
UNIT 3: CHRISTIAN PRACTICE
UNIT 4: ISLAMIC PRACTICE
EXAM 2:
UNIT 1: RELIGION AND LIFE
UNIT 2: EXISTENCE OF GOD AND REVELATION
UNIT 3: PEACE AND CONFLICT
UNIT 4: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
If you would like to find out more about the Humanities curriculum, please email info@mcsbrent.co.uk