Welcome to GCSE History. This blog is intended to support and supplement your learning. It will not replace lessons but is a useful site if you miss any lessons or want to explore things in greater detail.
Firstly some key information about the History course. We study AQA GCSE History and the exam board have made some key changes to the qualification. The course will last for two years, there are no longer any controlled assessment tasks and all units are assessed through a formal exam at the end of the course. The exams will take place in May or June.
There are four units of study:
- Medicine in Britain c.1250 to present day - this is worth 30% of your final mark
- Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 - this is also worth 30% of your final mark
- The reigns of King Richard I and King John - this is worth 20% of your final mark
- Superpower relations and the Cold War - this is also worth 20% of your final mark
The exam will test you on how much Historical knowledge you have learned as well as testing your historical skills. As well as knowing lots of key facts you have to think about how things change over time and what stays the same. You need to think about the factors that drive change and you have to be able to analyse the odd source. So it is important to make sure you keep really neat and detailed notes. The best revision guide you can have is your exercise book because we will tailor the course to your specific exam; most revision guides cover several different exam boards and are therefore a bit general in their information.
So throw yourself into the course; work hard, be interested, try to enjoy it and most importantly - ask lots of questions.
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