The Humanities Faculty is one of the largest in the school with a full range of subjects on the curriculum, some which are taught throughout the school and some which are taught solely at A-level. An experienced team of subject specialists bring their subjects to life through innovative and creative methods and the faculty works cohesively on cross-curricular projects both within and outside the faculty.
The Faculty contributes significantly to Trips and Visits including France, Washington, Iceland and Bosnia in recent years. A number of awards for NGHS have been obtained through the Faculty including our role as a Beacon School for Holocaust Education with UCL and our Bronze EcoAward for Sustainability.
More information on each subject within the Faculty can be found on the left.
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Faculty Staff
Our Humanities Faculty are all well-qualified subject specialists and deliver their subjects across the full age and ability range from Year 7-13. Many of the staff have additional responsibilities on both senior and middle leadership teams.
Mr J Pimm Head of Faculty, Geography Mrs J Barker Second in Faculty, Religion & Worldviews Ms J Clarke Teacher of History, Politics and Religion & World Views Miss A M Davies Teacher of History (Associate Assistant Headteacher) Ms K Gill Teacher of Geography (Head of Careers) Mrs K Griffin Teacher of Politics & History (Head of Sixth Form) Mrs L Kearne Teacher of Economics Mr O Pointon Teacher of Psychology (Acting Assistant Head) Miss E Pritchard Teacher of Psychology & Geography Mrs R Webb Teacher of History Miss S Webster Teacher of Geography (Deputy Headteacher) The nominated link governor to Humanities is Mrs Carolyn Hughes.
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Faculty Vision / Intent
The humanities faculty at NGHS consists of the history, geography, religious studies, psychology, politics and economics departments. Our overriding vision for the faculty is to produce learners who have an excellent understanding of all aspects of the world we live in. Our range of subjects allows students to glean an understanding of global cultures and world views, whilst also enabling them to learn from the past and apply their learning to the relevance of today’s society. We endeavour to encourage learners to make links between society, people and the physical environment, and work to make well-rounded, intellectually curious young people with excellent thinking skills, and with empathy and respect for the views of others. We strive to keep our curriculum relevant and up to date, incorporating contemporary issues such as climate change and conflict alongside historical comparisons in all of the humanities subjects. By the end of key stage 5, we expect students to be leaving us with an excellent understanding of global issues and challenges and to be literate in the use of specialist subject terminology. -
Faculty Development Plan 2023-2024
During the academic year 2023-2024, the Faculty will focus on:- Reviewing the scheme of assessment across Humanities and embed a new skills-based assessment system
- Enhancing the provision of extra-curricular clubs to cover as many Humanities areas as possible
- Further encouraging the study of Humanities subjects in higher education
- Continuing to forge wider links with local primary schools to aid KS2-3 transition, focusing on skill development.
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Curriculum Sequencing
Please use the links below to access the curriculum sequencing documents:
Curriculum Sequencing KS3-5 Geography Curriculum Sequencing KS3-5 History Curriculum Sequencing KS3-5 Religion & World Views As well as the curriculum sequencing documents above, at NGHS, we produce a short curriculum summary for each year group. We call these 'Learning Overviews' and the primary audience is for students/parents to know how the curriculum is mapped in a particular year group.
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Learning Overviews KS3-KS5
Please use the links below to access the Learning Overviews for each key stage:
Learning Overview - Year 7 Geography Learning Overview - Year 7 History
Learning Overview - Year 7 Religion & World Views
Learning Overview - Year 8 Geography Learning Overview - Year 8 History Learning Overview - Year 8 Religion & World Views Learning Overview - Year 9 Geography Learning Overview - Year 9 History Learning Overview - Year 9 Religious Studies (GCSE) Learning Overview - Year 10 Geography Learning Overview - Year 10 History Learning Overview - Year 10 Religious Studies (GCSE) Learning Overview - Year 11 Geography Learning Overview - Year 11 History Learning Overview - A-level Geography Learning Overview - A-level History Learning Overview - A-level Religious Studies Learning Overview - A-level Politics Learning Overview - A-level Economics Learning Overview - A-level Psychology -
Examination Board Links
Please use the links below to access the correct external exam board websites for each qualification offered by this faculty:
GCSE
GCSE Geography (AQA) GCSE History (AQA) GCSE Religious Studies (Eduqas) A-level
A-level Geography (AQA) A-level History (AQA) A-level Religious Studies (AQA) A-level Politics (Edexcel) A-level Economics (Edexcel) A-level Psychology (AQA) -
Faculty Accommodation
The Faculty is mainly housed in a large suite of classrooms, both in the 2018 atrium building and in an adjacent wing of our 2012 section. All every teacher has their own classroom and each contains the latest in digital technology.
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Wider Opportunities
The Faculty offers a substantial array of wider curriculum opportunities to students in all year groups, including:
Field visits:
- Carding Mill Valley
- Blists Hill Victorian Town
- London Olympic Park
- Peoples’ History Museum
- Poole’s Cavern and Buxton Country Park
- Black Country Living Museum
International fieldwork:
- Iceland
- Berlin
- Washington
- India
Extra-curricular clubs:
- SustaiNGHS – Eco-schools club
- Horrible Histories
- Craftivism club
- Genocide awareness club
- Rights Respecting Schools
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Relevant website links
The Faculty recommends students use the following websites and podcasts to aid their learning:www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history
www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Suggested podcasts:
The Rest is Politics, Americast, BBC news