History
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
GCSE History
Course Overview
History helps us understand change and how the society we live in came to be. History is inescapable as the past causes the present and so the future. The past is full of stories that need to be interpreted and told. Stories that enhance and enrich our lives, through their wondrous variety. The study of history can not only enrich lives, but the skills learnt by a study of the past, can prepare you for the future.
Course Content
- Thematic study and historical environment – Medicine through time, c.1250 to present; The British sector of the Western Front - Year 10
- Modern depth study – Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939 - Year 10
- British Depth Study – The Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, 1060-1088 - Year 11
- Period Study – Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-91 - Year 11
Exam board and Exam structure
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Paper |
Content |
Marks available |
Exam board |
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Paper 1 1 hour 20 mins |
Thematic study and historical environment |
30% |
Edexcel |
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Paper 2 1 hour 50 mins |
British Depth Study and Period Study |
30% |
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Paper 3 1 hour 30 mins |
Modern Depth Study |
40% |
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