Welcome to the History Department.

What’s history at Ryburn all about? Here’s our head of history, kirsty mcintyre, to explain.

Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

HISTORY Year 12

HISTORY Year 13

Useful websites and resources

Featured

WJEC Educational Resources

For research, inspiration and enjoyment

Seneca Learning

Free revision and homework platform that claims to be the ‘funnest way to learn’.

GCSEPod

Login using Microsoft365 and your school email address and password. Videos and interactive questions to practice. Your teacher might set homework on here.

BBC Bitesize

Great revision and test materials for all subjects. Also available is the Bitesize app.

Quizlet

Ready-made flashcards, quizzes and games

Brainscape

Notecards to study online or in the app

Get Revising

Lots of revision materials across a wide range of subjects, and a useful revision timetable tool. You can filter by exam board to ensure you don't waste time on the wrong things.

Tutor 2U

Online educational publisher, covering Business, Economics, History, Geography, Law, Politics, H&SC, Sociology & Psychology

Where can History take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your History lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying History .

Careers role models