Welcome to the GCSE History Page! Click on the buttons below to access materials to support your revision and study.
If you have any questions, please contact: gfrary@rodingvalley.net
Please ensure you work through the following booklets, planning questions and familiarising yourself with the exam terminology.
The presentation opposite gives all the information about the Edexcel History GCSE we currently teach. This has been updated to match the changes which will affect the 2025-2026 exams.
There are still 4 papers examined in three exam sessions but the length of the papers and some question types have been amended.
Paper 1 - Crime and Punishment - 1 hour 20 minutes - 52 marks (30% of the qualification)
Paper 2 - Anglo-Saxon and Norman England and Superpower Relations and the Cold War - 1 hour 50 minutes - 64 marks (40% of the qualification)
Paper 3 - Weimar and Nazi Germany - 1 hour 30 minutes - 52 marks (30% of the qualification)
E-copies of textbooks/ revision guides:
Edexcel Superpower Relations and the Cold War
Edexcel Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany
RVHS Revision Guide - Crime and Punishment
RVHS Revision Guide - Superpower Relations and the Cold War
RVHS Revision Guide - Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
RVHS Revision Guide - Weimar and Naz Germany
Year 10 End of Year Exam preparation:
I have attached below some helpful revision tools to help kickstart your revision for the Year 10 end-of-year PPE. We will be working on some revision nearer the exam but it is important that you review Anglo-Saxons and Superpowers independently as well.
The History Department have created x2 Summer workbooks to complete as Revision. Select one based on your Target Grade!