Subject Intent

At Holyhead, history is vitally important to our students. Being from such diverse ethnic backgrounds, they bring to this school a wide variety of histories, cultures and stories. Through the study of history we are able to explore these stories, unravel their histories and give them a greater understanding of the community around them. We also want to develop them with a sense of pride in their community and country by showing them how it has developed, changed and impacted the rest of the world. We aim to instil out classes with the ability to think critically, reach reasoned, evidenced judgements and use their initiative to discover the truth about the past. 

What are the key skills of a computer scientist?

• We develop student's understanding of the contextualisation - getting students to think about the bigger picture of specific events.
• We want them to understand how events have changed and continued over time and the impact this has had on our world.
• We look at causes of events and how the smallest of incidents can have the biggest of impacts.
• We get students to think flexibly, looking at things in different ways, considering alternative perspectives and arguments, and how events can lead to different outcomes.
• We also get students to create balanced and logical arguments, that they are able to put forward in a calm, professional and reasoned manner.
• We seek to build source analysis skills to enable students to not only interpret meaning and purpose, but also to think critically about strengths and limitations of evidence in reaching considered judgements.