GCSE History

Subject Leader - Mr M Coll

• How close has the world come to a nuclear war?

• How did the people of London cope during the Blitz?

• Why did the Civil Rights Movement develop in the USA?

• What was life like in Elizabethan England?

• Why did the USA become involved in the conflict in Vietnam?

GCSE History gives you the chance to study, discuss and argue about these and many other questions, using a wide variety of media and sources.

The main aim of the course is an ambitious one: to engage students with a broad and diverse study of the history of Britain and the wider world and give them skills that will support progression to further study of history and a wide range of other subjects. The History department has made a particular effort to design a fascinating course that pupils of all  abilities can follow and enjoy. 

Course Content (Edexcel)

• Warfare and British society, c1250–present 

• London and the Second World War, 1939–45.

• Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91

• Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88.

• The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad.

Assessment

Three examination papers – Paper 1 30%, Paper 2 40%, Paper 3 30%

For more information about the History curriculum at Richard Challoner, please refer to the curriculum section of the main school website - HERE.