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The course will examine several topics dealing with the Middle Ages, looking at themes involving the concepts of “people in conflict” and “people in time” in order to give pupils an understanding of the effects of war on society and contrasting lifestyles.

The main topics include:
• The Wars of Independence
• Life in a castle/monastery
• Life in town/country
• The Black Death
• The Crusades
• Medieval Crime and Punishment

These topics should help to prepare pupils for the course in Senior 1, which looks at change in society during the age of discovery. Pupils will be encouraged to make use of primary historical documents and develop an understanding of historical events in a chronological order. This will involve oral discussion, artwork, drama and the use of ICT.

S1
The course on history between 1450 and 1650 gives pupils an understanding of how communications transport, science and the arts, people’s lives and the power of the monarchs and church changed during this time.

The main topics include:
• Voyages of discovery and exploration
• The Aztecs
• Inventions/Renaissance
• The Reformation
• James IV
• Mary Queen of Scots and the later Stuarts

These topics link Scottish, English and World history of this period. Pupils are encouraged to develop their understanding of historical documents and their interpretation of historical events in a chronological way. This will be reinforced by oral discussion, drama, artwork, ICT and imaginative writing. Individual investigative work is an integral part of the course.