History Department
Members of staff: 
Mrs Y Barbour,
Miss E Williamson,
Mrs L Forbes.
Philosophy
To create Confident Individuals, Successful Learners, Responsible Citizens and Effective Contributors through the study of people and events in the past.
Course Information
S1:,
Romans,
Black Peoples of the Americas,
Wars of Independence,
S2/S3:, Standard Grade
Unit 1: Context B: - Scotland and Britain 1830 -1930
Living in the Countryside Power Point
Reform Acts Information Sheet
Unit 2: Context B: - International Cooperation and Conflict: World War I, 1890s – 1920s;
Unit 3: Context D: - Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939.
S4/5/6: Intermediate 1 or 2:
The Cold War
Revision Task Worksheet
Revision Task Power Point
From the Cradle to the Grave: The Creation of Britain's Welfare State
Wallace, Bruce and the Wars of Independance
S5/6: Higher:
The Cold War
Sample answer paper 2
Britain 1850-1979
Germany 1815-1939 - The Rise of Nationalism
Causes of Unification
S6: Advanced Higher:
"The House Divided". The American Civil War.
Problems of Reconstruction
Departmental News
- P7s visited the history department on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th June 2008. They got to see a variety of artefacts and learn a little bit about History. A big thank you to Ben Cairns and Shannon Levy, two of our S5 pupils who got dressed up in 17th century clobber to give our new S1s a trip back in time during their visit.
- History Club runs every Thursday at lunch time, 1pm - 1:30pm
- After school revision classes are on Thursdays after school, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Homework
- In line with the schools Homework policy, homework is issued weekly.
- S1 are on a three way rotation with Geography and Modern Studies. Students attend each subject for 4 weeks per subject.
- Higher/Intermediate 2 = Homework includes essays and source based questions and is a vital part of the learning process.
Extra Curricular Activities
S1: 
While studying the Wars of Independence, our first year historians get the opportunity to visit Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle and Bannockburn. At Bannockburn, they get the opportunity to try on medieval clothes and armour as well as listening to a thrilling talk about the battle of Bannockburn.
S2:
In sencond year, the pupils get the chance to visit Lady Victoria Colliery where they go down into a coal mine and learn about the jobs and machinery used to bring the coal to the surface.
S3:
In third year, pupils get the chance to go to Berlin as a joint trip with RME. In the past, we have also taken the pupils on a tour of the World War I battlefields in France and Belgium.
A trip to Poland has also been suggested, where we would visit the Nazi Concentration Camps.
S4:
This year, our S4 pupils are going to the Museum of Flight where there is currently a Cold War Exhibition.
Intermediate 1/2:
In S4, 5 and 6, pupils undertaking Imtermediate exams are given the opportunity to visit Stirling Castle. As they are studying the Wars of Independence, Stirling is an excellent place to visit.
Additional visits to Bannockburn and the Wallace Monumnet have also been proposed.
Advanced Higher:
In preparation for University, the Advanced Higher pupils are given the opportunity to visit the library at the University of Edinburgh. Here, they can spend the day researching their chosen dissertation topic and get a taste of University life.
Links to other web sites
For our History Department blog with all our detailed worksheets etc please visit;
http://edubuzz.org/blogs/ross4history/
Some useful websites for you to check out
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk
http://www.royal.gov.uk
http://www.thesealedknot.org.uk
http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/revision/history
