History, RE and World Views

‘History and RE opens your world-without a knowledge of both, your world can be very small.’ History and RE have many important benefits that help to provide identity. Both studies improve our decision making, judgement and communication skills. Students take important steps in substantive knowledge; including core concepts and how worldviews work in human life. Pupils study ‘ways of knowing’ incorporating methods from academic disciplines. History and RE provide us with models of good and responsible citizenship. Pupils build an awareness of their own presuppositions and values. We can learn from the mistakes of others and to understand change and societal development. These subjects provide us with a base from which we can understand traditions, communities, ourselves and others. Students learn how to ask questions and to have enquiring minds. They essentially become detectives of the past and notice patterns of change over time. Chronology becomes an important element whereby students question sources of the past to help to find answers. These subjects provide multi-disciplinary skills and cross-curricular links.Our History and RE topics help students to understand how the world you live in was shaped, and make you consider today’s society in a different way. People who study these subjects are fearless explorers of the past. They investigate societies, politics, cultures, conflicts and much more. They look at how things have developed and connect the dots to understand how we got where we are today. Our curriculum is based on developing a wide range of skills such as investigation, research and interpretation.