This is a thriving and successful Department. It is accommodated
in a well-equipped suite of three specialist rooms with a
comprehensive range of audio-visual and computer facilities.
KS3 History is taught in Years 7, 8 and 9. Nearly all girls then
opt to study History at GCSE where we follow the AQA Modern World
Syllabus B. At Advanced Level, the Department offers courses in
Stuart and Modern American History. Here, too, the subject is
extremely popular; currently, 120 girls study History in the Sixth
Form and many students choose to pursue History to degree level.
There are also a significant number who gain entrance to Oxford and
Cambridge each year. Some of our students have been placed among
the five highest scoring candidates nationally at GCSE and A Level.
In 2005 the Department received an award from the Good Schools'
Guide as the best independent school in the country for History at
AS Level.
The work of the Department is supplemented by a substantial
range of complementary and extra-curricular activities. A History
Club meets weekly for Years 7 and 8. Strong links are maintained
with the Living History team in York who assist the Department in
organising workshops and presentations for different year groups.
Visits to historical venues and conferences are regularly arranged
as are Sixth Form excursions in this country and abroad,
particularly to the USA.