History at Holy Rood RC High School
History engages learners of all ages, interests and abilities. Studying history develops a coherent and balanced understanding of Scottish, British, European and World history. Through examining the past, pupils can better understand their own to our communities and wider society.
The skills, knowledge and understanding developed in history also support learning in other faculties such as DET, computing, food, textile, technology, science and social studies.
Pupils will develop important attitudes, including; an open mind and respect for the values, beliefs and cultures of oothers, openness to new thinking and ideas and a sense of responsibility and global citizenship.
Pupils will aquire breadth and depth in their knowledge and understanding of the past through the study of Scottish, British, European and world contexts in a variety of time periods.
Staff
Mrs Kirsty Liggins – Curriculum Leader
Mr Andrew Gray
Ms Fionnuala Glover
Ms Sarah Greig
Ms Natalie Kane
Subjects & Levels Offered
National 3
History
National courses reflect the Curriculum for Excellence values, purposes and principles. They offer flexibility, provide more time for learning, more focus on skills and applying learning, and scope for personalisation and choice.
The main aims of this course are to enable learners to develop a conceptual understanding of the past, have the ability to apply a basic historical perspective and comment on historical sources and an understanding of the factors contributing to historical events.
National 4 / 5
History
National courses reflect the Curriculum for Excellence values, purposes and principles. They offer flexibility, provide more time for learning, more focus on skills and applying learning, and scope for personalisation and choice.
The main aims of these courses are to enable learners to develop a conceptual understanding of the past and an ability to think independently, have the ability to apply detailed historical perspective and evaluate sources in a range of contexts.
Higher
History
National courses reflect the Curriculum for Excellence values, purposes and principles. They offer flexibility, provide more time for learning, more focus on skills and applying learning, and scope for personalisation and choice.
The purpose of the higher course is to acquire and apply a range of skills including the ability to analyse various interpretations of historical sources and critically evaluate a variety of views and have an understanding of the relationship between factors contributing to, and the impact of historical events.
Advanced Higher
History
National courses reflect the Curriculum for Excellence values, purposes and principles. They offer flexibility, provide more time for learning, more focus on skills and applying learning, and scope for personalisation and choice.
The main aims of these courses are to enable learners to develop a synthesis through the use of primary sources and perspectives from historical research to analyse complex historical issues and sustain coherent lines of argument.
Career Opportunities
Careers with specific historical elements include; Teaching, Research and Tourism.