History Assessment Paper 1: Medicine in Britain 1250 – present (30%) Paper 2: Early Elizabethan England 1558-88 (20%) Superpower Relations and the Cold War (20%) Paper 3: Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 (30%) Students will have 5 lessons of history a fortnight. You’ll be well equipped with textbooks and course materials, and there’ll be lots of advice and practice on writing essays and answering exam questions. There’ll be plenty of audio-visual stimulus and a strong focus on primary evidence and the views of different historians. Contact Teacher Mr Howarth d.howarth@olcc.lancs.sch.uk History is an Options Subject. Course Title GCSE History Examination Board Edexcel Specification/Code 1HIO If you’ve enjoyed History in years 7-9 you’ll really enjoy History at GCSE. It’s an interesting and challenging course with very enjoyable topics and a nice balance of modern and pre-20th Century history. Expect to do lots of reading and writing, and lots of hard work – there’s plenty to learn! Students will study four main topics, spread over three exams. Topics you will cover include: Superpower Relations and the Cold War as a ‘Period Study’, studied in Y10. Medicine in Britain 1250 – present. This is a ‘Thematic Study’ including a focus on a specific ‘Historic Environment’ - the Western Front in WW1 1914-18. This unit is studied in Y10. Early Elizabethan England 1558-88 as a ‘British Depth Study’, studied in Y11. Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 as a ‘Modern Depth Study’, studied in Y11. Future Careers History GCSE allows you to develop your critical thinking, independence, research skills, analysis, evaluation, discussion and communication. These skills are highly sought after and valued by Universities and Employers alike. The skills and knowledge you will acquire can support other parts of your learning. History students go on to a variety of careers in law, journalism, business, education and archaeology.
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