KS3

Structure of the History Curriculum 2011-2012

KS3

Year 8 Overview and Themes

• “What is History?”
• Medieval era
• Making of the UK
• The English Civil War
• Industrial Revolution

Year 9 Overview and Themes

• Titanic
• Suffragettes
• Russian revolution
• Democracy & dictatorship
• Nazis ideas & life in Germany
• Holocaust
• Causes of WWII
• Home Front
• Use of the Atomic bomb in Japan
• Civil Rights in USA
• JFK Assassination Conspiracy

Some students complete the entry level certificate

KS4

GCSE History: Two year course, AQA

25% coursework, 37.5% Unit 1 and 37.5% Unit 2

GCSE Citizenship: Two year course, Edexcel

60% coursework, 20% Unit 1 and 20% Unit 2

KS5

A level History: two year course AQA 80% exams (three units) 20% personal study unit in A2

A Level Government and politics: Two year course AQA 100% exams (four units)

 Oct 2011