History

Curriculum Overview – History

Year Group	Topic One	Topic Two	Topic Three	Topic Four	Topic Five	Topic Six
Year 7	Historical Skills—Black & British	The Norman Conquest	How did William maintain control?	Medieval Life	The Tudors- Henry VIII and Elizabeth	The British Empire

 

Year 8

World War One

World War Two

The Holocaust

The Trade in Enslaved People

The Industrial Revolution

The Suffragettes

KS4 & KS5 Courses	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 3	Coursework/ Controlled Assessment
GCSE 2017-18 Onwards Edexcel (1HI0-FR)	Medicine 1250-Present day including a case study covering medicine on the Western Front during WWI. 30% of overall mark.	Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991 & Early Elizabethan England. 40% of overall mark.	Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1945. 30% of overall mark.
GCE A Level Edexcel (9HI0) Route H	Britain Transformed, 1918-1997 30% of overall mark.	USA: Boom, Bust and Recovery.1920-55 20% of overall mark	The Witchcraze in Britain, Europe and USA. C1580-c1750 30% of overall mark	Russia 1855-1964. 4000 word essay created by the student that assesses a controversial period within the depth study. It should focus on the different historian’s interpretations of events and make a personal judgement too. 20% of overall mark

Website links:
Website has general information as well as past papers and mark schemes.
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/subjects/history.html  For GCSE and also A level specifications.

Students complete a development study, looking at the history of medicine from ancient times to the present-day. Students also study Nazi Germany in-depth.

Exam Paper code-1H10

Medicine through time    Paper 1 Code 11     30%

Early Elizabethan England Paper 2 Code     B4  20%

Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991   Paper2   Code P4       20%

Weimar and Nazi Germany Paper 3  Code  31        30%

Course Details:

Students examine the medical developments and discoveries from 1250 up to modern day.  There is a special focus unit which examines the impact of World War One on medical developments.  Students will also study Early Elizabethan England focusing on the issues Elizabeth had to deal with both at home and abroad. The Superpower relations unit covers the beginnings, crises and end of the Cold War between 1941 and 1991. The final unit of study is Weimar and Nazi Germany, which requires students to work with sources and historical writing, as well as gaining detailed knowledge of this era.

Exam Paper Details:

Medicine Through Time 1250-modern day (Paper 1)

This paper is worth 30% of the final grade and requires students to have detailed knowledge of a wide time period.  The exam is 1hour and 15 minutes long.  Students are required to demonstrate their ability to work with sources , provide clear explanations and reach well supported judgements.

Early Elizabethan England and Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991

These two topics form paper 2, which is 1 hour and 45 minutes long.  The topics will be available to students as two separate booklets to complete.  Early Elizabethan England requires students to provide extended written answers showing their knowledge, ability to explain and to show clear judgement skills.  The Superpower relations and Cold War, 1941-91 explores the origins of the Cold War, 1941-58,the Cold War crises, 1958-70 and the end of the Cold War, 1970-91.   Each unit is worth 20% of the final grade.

Weimar and Nazi Germany

This paper combines students ability to analyse sources, their knowledge and the ability to work with historical interpretations.  This paper is 1 hour 20 minutes long and is worth 30% of the final grade.