Reflection About History

The past is a static entity, forever changing, and that is why it should never be forgotten. History has always been my favourite subject throughout the whole of my education. Discussing and trying to understand my family’s elders part in shaping History has intrigued me from a young age. I am constantly surrounded by and reminded of it everywhere I visit whether it being places, buildings or museums I have visited both in the UK and abroad, thus explaining why I am so fascinated by the subject. History allows us to understand where our ancestors have failed, teaching us not to in follow in their footpaths, making the same mistakes. Although, it does also authorise us to acknowledge their success' causing history to repeat itself in a positive

I have grown up with history from a very early age being surrounded by family members who served with her HM Forces in World War Two, my great uncle who was as a bomber pilot with the Fleet air arm, another grandfather who escaped the beaches at Dunkirk and my other grandfather who served in the Parachute Regiment who took part in conflicts in the UK and across the world such as the Radfan emergency crisis in 1967. Their stories have really inspired me in a way that has sparked my curiosity to find out more about the past further than sixth form education. This year at my sixth form I have studied a course on The Making of Modern Britain and The Making of a Superpower. These two topics not only cover the some of the events that my relatives have been involved in but they have also sparked my interest in the current affairs of

I have a proven ability to project manage and work as a team as I have learnt that debating in History is a key element. For example, I recently competed in an inter school debate at Kingston university on the subject of child labour. We represented the country of India out of 6 teams we won overall. This gave me my first feel of what a history degree would really be like and gave me the self-motivation to work as hard as I possibly can to achieve my aspirational goals but also the key transferrable skills also needed where met deadlines and put across my perspective in a coherent manner. I was able to use these skills this summer when I worked beside young professionals at a local school. It gave me a real insight in to how hard teachers work and what an important role they play in society in shaping the future generation into model citizens. I had the ability to gotm productive relationships with the children and I used these skills to engage even the most challenging of classroom behaviours. Maintaining a professional attitude at all times was very important to me whilst also striving to improve by seeking feedback through my reflective