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Welcome to GCSE History
SLIDE 2 Why study GCSE History?
History is continuously changing the world around us and historic events have helped to shape our society today. Learning about past events and the people who’ve influenced history will allow you to understand how the world got to the point it’s at now and how it will continue to develop in the future.
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Am I suitable for the course?
If you love History – YES! If you are interested and prepared to work hard you will do well.
SLIDE 4 What prior experience would be useful for me to study this course?
It is quite useful if you have a critical mind. To study history successfully, you need to be the sort
- f person who does not just accept things at face
value, but questions what you see and hear, and asks people why they hold the views that they do.
SLIDE 5 AQA GCSE History
You will study four elements, split over two exams:
- Period Study
- Thematic Study
- Wider World Depth Study
- British Depth Study (includes
the historic environment)
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Assessment in GCSE History
The GCSE is assessed by 100% examination at the end of the course. There are two exams – Paper 1 and 2 are each worth 50% and last for 1 hour 45 minutes each. There is no coursework for GCSE History.
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SLIDE 8 What will you be studying?
Paper 1 Paper 2
Section A Period Study: America, 1840–1895: Expansion and Consolidation Section A Thematic Study: Britain: Health and the People: c1000 to the present Section B Wider World Depth Study: Conflict and Tension, 1918-1939 Section B British Depth Study: Elizabethan England, c1568-1603
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America, 1840–1895: Expansion and Consolidation
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Conflict and Tension, 1918–1939: The Interwar Years
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Britain: Health and the People, c1000-present
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Elizabethan England, c1568-1603
SLIDE 13 Why History?
- Transferrable skills
- Communication, analysis, research, problem solving,
extended writing, planning, arguing, using evidence, reaching judgements etc…
- Links with other subjects
- Skills cross over well to other subjects like English, RE
and Geography.
- Reputation
- A rigorous academic subject looked highly upon by
colleges, universities, employers and apprenticeships
- Relevance
- It’s not just in the past! Helps students understand the
present and learn from the past.
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Careers with History
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Any questions?
Feel free to contact me on: lwa@ch-pb.com Miss Wallett Development Teacher of History
