Our Vision
The Humanities Faculty supports students in understanding who they are, where they have come from and what their future could hold. We help students to travel the world with their studies and make themselves ask questions about these places. Along their journey, students learn about how different countries live, how they came to be there and what religions and traditions they are home to. By the end of their travels each student has put themselves in the shoes of another citizen around the world and has learnt what it is like to live or have lived in a certain place, period or way.
Faculty Subjects
The Humanities Faculty comprises the following subjects. You can access each subject’s designated webpage by clicking on its image below:
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| Geography | History | Philosophy & Beliefs |
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| Personal, Social, Health and Careers Education (PSHCE) | KS4 Sociology |
Please Click Here to View the KS3 Curriculum Intent and Implementation Statements
Please Click Here to View the KS4 Curriculum Intent and Implementation Statements
Please Click Here to View the Curriculum Booklets for all Humanities Subjects
Faculty Team
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- Mrs Rachel Sayles (RSA) – PSHCE, Psychology, Sociology/ Philosophy and Beliefs (Director for Equalising Opportunities and Wellbeing)
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- Mr Mark Weston (MW) – Head of Geography
- Miss Francesca Evans (FEV) – Geography
- Mr Michael Gould (MGO) – Geography
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- Mr Philip Jones – Subject Lead History and Politics
- Ms Emma Kirk (EKI) – History (Year 2 ECT)
- Mr Richard Paterson (RPT) – History
- Mr Anthony Shorter (ASH) – History (Assistant Headteacher – Teaching and Learning)
- Miss Catherine Trueman (CLT) – History (Assistant Headteacher and Head of Sixth Form)
- Mr Piers Mallam (PMA) – Subject Lead Social Sciences (Sociology and Psychology)
- Mrs Mary Patterson (SMP) – Subject Lead Philosophy and Beliefs, EPQ and HPQ
- Ms Laura Blower (LBL) – Philosophy and Beliefs/Sociology (Year 2 ECT)
Enriching Learning
In Humanities it is important that students get a sense of the world in which they live. There are field trips to different parts of the UK to study Geography, Historians travel the world and through visits to Temples, Churches and Mosques students gain a real insight to other cultures and religions. We are very proud of our LEAP provision which provides the opportunity for all our students to experience a wide range of activities and discussion groups such as our Politics group, Sociology cafe and Happiness Club.
