History
Cambridge International’s Lower School History offers a premier online education experience for secondary school students, focusing on Key Stage 3. Our curriculum is designed to spark curiosity about the past and help students draw meaningful connections to the present.
Through our engaging lessons, students explore British, local, and world history, building a strong chronological foundation and gaining context for broader academic exploration.
Our history course features continuous and comprehensive assessments conducted during live-taught lessons. Highly qualified educators regularly evaluate students’ understanding by marking coursework, assignments, and administering summative tests.
This rigorous assessment process ensures that our online history classes maintain the highest educational standards and provide timely feedback to support student growth.
Homework is an essential part of our history program, designed to deepen students’ understanding of key concepts. Assigned weekly, tasks often include research on historical events, quizzes for review, and activities that complement the coursework.
These assignments reinforce the lessons and help students build a well-rounded knowledge of history.
Parents have 24/7 access to all important academic records, including their child’s coursework, grades, and teacher feedback, via an online portal. This transparency allows parents to stay involved in their child’s educational journey.
Additionally, consultations with teachers can be arranged at convenient times to discuss academic progress, address concerns, or celebrate achievements.
By choosing Cambridge International’s Lower School History, you’re providing your child with a top-tier, well-rounded education in secondary school history online.

Students explore key historical events, draw connections, and analyse trends across different periods. They develop a deep understanding of historical terms and concepts, using them with increasing sophistication.
Engaging in historically valid inquiries, including those they formulate themselves, students create well-structured, evidence-based accounts.
They learn to critically evaluate various historical sources to support their claims and understand how and why different interpretations of the past have been formed.
Some Key Topics include:
- How significant was the Renaissance?
- Why did Europe divide during the Reformation?
- The French Revolution: Why did people fight and die for liberty?
- The emergence of the British Empire
Reading list/set texts to be decided.
Course Details
- Independent Curriculum informed by the best of Cambridge and English National Curriculum
- Duration: 3 years (Ages 11-13)
- Delivery Method: LIVE online classes
- Start Date: September-July (Rolling enrolment throughout the year)