History

The best that has been thought:

• Students become well versed in historical scholarship and its ever-changing nature and learn from historians such as David Olusoga. Other scholars include Pierre Bourdieu and his work on the creation of sociology.

The best that has been said:

• Students study a wide range of historical sources from diverse voices and communities. There is the opportunity for them to explore other cultures and grow from gaining a different perspective on the world.

An appreciation for human creativity:

• Students explore key developments in history across the world
• Students look at how human ingenuity is helping to tackle geographical issues.

An appreciation of human achievement:

• Students learn about how revolutions have helped to form the modern world.

Cultural capital in the humanities allows students to write and speak like an academic. Students form an understanding of the world we live in today, how it became this way and the issues we must face together.