History
Year 7
Why were the Vikings important for Britain?
What caused the Middle Ages to be measly?
Was Britain changing at the end of the Middle Ages?
Does Richard III deserve the reputation of being evil?
What evidence do we have of Native America?
Year 8
How significant were the Tudors?
What were the consequences of the Stuarts reign?
Why do historians disagree that everyday life improved between 1500 and 1750?
Why was slavery evidence, and yet unpunished?
Did Britain change between 1750 and 1900?
Year 9
Who may have been Jack the Ripper?
How significant was the French Revolution?
What caused ordinary people get the vote?
Why may there be so many different interpretations of the First World War?
How did the world change and challenge in the 20th century?
GCSE History (1HI0) 9-1
Examination: 100% of the GCSE
The Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in History consists of three externally examined papers in the Summer of Year 11.
Examinations are:
Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment (Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches) 30% of qualification (9-1).
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study (Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 with Option 25: The American West, c1835–c1895) 40% of qualification (9-1).
Paper 3: Modern depth study (Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39) 30% of qualification (9-1).
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you have any questions regarding the History Curriculum at The Wordsley School, please contact Mr T Brain (Assistant Curriculum Achievement Lead) on (01384) 816015.