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The History Trip of a Lifetime: Ypres 2024
In the early hours of 22nd June, 30 pupils and 4 staff embarked on a four-day journey to Belgium and France to explore some of…
A Busy Year for the History & Politics Department
Year 8 Visit to Carrickfergus CastleYear 9 Plantation Outreach EventYear 10 Somme Centre VisitYear 10 Entwined Futures Gifted and Talented ProgrammeYear 13 Trip to StormontFuture…
A New Era for Year 10 History Gifted and Talented Programme
Since 2012 Wallace has enjoyed success with the Entwined Histories Project. Our latest cohort of Year 10 top historians began…
History comes to life at Carrickfergus Castle!
For the first time in several years our Year 8 pupils travelled to the iconic location of Carrickfergus Castle to…
A Wallace “Washington diary”
The privations and terrors experienced by those who journeyed to the USA in earlier centuries bear little resemblance to the…
Harrowing Reminder of the Holocaust
On Wednesday 16th October, Wallace was very privileged to welcome Holocaust survivor, Tomi Reichental; to date he has visited over 500…
Great success in national History prize for Horrible Histories Club members
Three members of the Horrible Histories Club have won a prestigious national competition for young historians. The Young Historian Project…
Another “Fantastic” Entwined Histories Project
Year 10 Gifted and Talented historians recently participated in Wallace’s eighth Entwined Histories Project in conjunction with Co-operation Ireland. This…
History Came Alive! Berlin / Krakow Trip 2017
“Memorable beyond words” was the general conclusion regarding this recent trip. Led by Head of History and Politics, Mr Neil…
JOURNEY INTO THE PAST FOR CAROLINE
Wallace High School student, 16-year-old Caroline, has been stepping into the past with a journey of discovery around some of…
History and Politics Department visits Washington DC
Following several successful annual political trips to London, our students were eager to venture further afield and delve into the…