News: History
Year 11 History go back in time at Gawthorpe Hall trip
Year 11 GCSE History students took an opportunity to step back in time with a visit to Gawthorpe Hall near Burnley, as part of their upcoming study of Elizabethan England.
Year 8 take a trip to church with UK's tallest spire
Pupils were given a tour of the Grade 1 listed building, with references made to its history and the establishment of the current church in the 1850s.
Tommy Leaves WW1 History at Priory
Pupils will notice a new addition to the ‘Lest We Forget’ Memorial Garden – Corporal Tommy.
Humanities reward artists for their postcard designs
Talented Priory pupils put pen to paper to design a Humanities rewards postcard.
Year 9 teach the Anne Frank story for good
Year 9 have been learning about Anne Frank as they talk about the dangers of intolerance and hatred.
Year 7 castle competition winners are big on a small scale
Year 7 pupils combined their artistic talents and historical knowledge to build a 3D castle for a History Competition.
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Holocaust Memorial Day
Humanities teachers, Mr Eccles and Mrs Cauchi took Priory's Head Prefects to the South Ribble Holocaust Memorial Day event.
Year 7 pupils go back in time for History trip
Year 7 pupils were able to step back in time during this week's trip to Lancaster where they visited the historic Priory and Castle.
Year 11 wander through the history of healthcare
Priory's Year 11 historians embarked on a journey into the past by visiting Thackray Medical Museum.
Year 8 experience life in the trenches with VR technology
The Humanities department welcomed 'Time Travel Education' into school to allow Priory's Year 8 pupils to experience a visual workshop based on the First World War.
Year 9 History competition badge winners
Before the half term break, History Teacher Miss Ackers, presented Year 9 with a challenge to create a piece of research on whatever period of history interested them in order to receive a highly coveted History pin badge.
Priory's Anne Frank Trust ambassador meets Holocaust survivor
Priory pupil Jessica listened to the moving story of Holocaust survivor Anne Super as part of her Anne Frank Trust Ambassador role.
Year 8 research local WW1 history for competition
Year 8 pupils were challenged to produce a piece of research explaining how their local area was affected by World War 1.
Year 8 go back in time for History trip
Year 8 students had the opportunity to visit Quarry Bank Mill, a working cotton mill, to see what life would have been like in Industrial Britain.
Year 7 Motte and Bailey Castle Competition
Year 7 pupils were set a challenge to build their own Motte and Bailey Castle with whatever resources they could get their hands on at home.
Priory's Anne Frank Trust ambassador speaks at launch event
Priory's ambassador to the Anne Frank Trust continues her impressive work at launch event.
History pupils take a trip back in time
The History Department has led two trips to Lancaster for Year 7 pupils to explore its castle and priory as part of their study of the Medieval era.
Priory's Anne Frank Trust Ambassador's role begins
Year 10 Jessica has just been on a course in the Lake District as part of her Anne Frank Trust Ambassador role.
Year 9 pupil selected as Anne Frank Trust ambassador
Jessica overcame a tough process to become an Anne Frank Trust Ambassador as she promotes a society safe from prejudice and discrimination.
Year 11 Helmsley Residential Trip
A Year 11 group of 30 pupils travelled by minibus for a superb long weekend to a wonderful youth hostel at Helmsley, North Yorkshire.
When English and History collide to make great impact - part 2
The History and English Departments are working together again and it’s a subject that has got pupils gripped – a serial killer.
Year 8 do history their own way
Year 8 pupils have been tasked with researching and creating a presentation on whatever part of history interests them.
Anne Frank exhibition brings the past to the present
Priory pupils know that the story of Anne Frank is as relevant today as it was in the 1940s – and they have been learning more about it.
Humanities get work rewarded with new postcard
There will be new Humanities rewards postcards sent out next term!
Design the Humanities' praise postcard
Would you like the chance to have your design put in print as the new Humanities praise postcard?
English and History collide to make great impact
The Tier 3 words and facts about the conflict pupils are learning in History are being used in Mrs Gidden’s creative language lessons about the period and it’s producing work in both subjects of a high standard.
Year 8 pupil brings his story to life in History
Year 8 pupil Cyrus brought history to life by showing off his great-grandad’s medals from World War II.
Year 7 castle competition
A few weeks back, Year 7 pupils were set a challenge to build their own Motte and Bailey Castle with whatever resources they could get their hands on at home.
Time capsule competition
Today we would like to launch a competition for Priory pupils to put forward items to be placed into the capsule.
