KS4 History
The skills and knowledge being taught in each half term for each year group.
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HT1
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HT2
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HT3
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HT4
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HT5
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HT6
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Year 10
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Medicine and Health c1250-c1700. Chronology, Change and Continuity, Evidence, Interpretations.
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Medicine and Health c1700-present. Chronology, Change and Continuity, Evidence, Interpretations.
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The British Sector of The Western Front c1914-1918 Evidence
Chronology, change and continuity
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Anglo-Saxon/Norman England. C1060-1088. Causation, Chronology, Change and Continuity.
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Anglo-Saxon/Norman England. C1060-1088. Causation, Chronology, Change and Continuity.
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Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39. Interpretations, Evidence, Causation, Chronology, Change and Continuity.
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Year 11
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Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39. Interpretations, Evidence, Causation, Chronology, Change and Continuity.
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Superpower relations and The Cold War 1941-91
Chronology, change and continuity
Evidence
Interpretations
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Superpower relations and The Cold War 1941-91
Chronology, change and continuity
Evidence
Interpretations
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Superpower relations and The Cold War 1941-91
Chronology, change and continuity
Evidence
Interpretations
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Revision.
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Year 12
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Coursework. In Search of The American Dream c1917-96. South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’.
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Coursework. In Search of The American Dream c1917-96. South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’.
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In Search of The American Dream c1917-96. South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’.
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In Search of The American Dream c1917-96. South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’.
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In Search of The American Dream c1917-96. South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’.
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In Search of The American Dream c1917-96. South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’.
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Year 13
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Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914.
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Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914
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Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914
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Revision.
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Revision.
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Assessment Overview
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Year group
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Assessment(s)/End of Year Exams
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Half Term 1: Formal, closed book assessment. Paper 1 (30%) full practice exam paper in class two lessons (1 hr 15 mins). Section A description and source work (20 marks). Section B Extended writing questions (36 marks)
Half Term 2: Formal, closed book assessment. Paper 1 (30%) full practice exam paper in class two lessons (1 hr 15 mins). Section A description and source work (20 marks). Section B Extended writing questions (36 marks)
Half Term 3: Formal, closed book assessment. Paper 2 (20%) full practice exam paper in class two lessons (55 mins) (36 marks)
Half Term 4: Formal, closed book assessment. Paper 2 (20%) full practice exam paper in class two lessons (55 mins) (36 marks)
Half Term 5: Formal, closed book assessment. Paper 2 (20%) full practice exam paper in class two lessons (55 mins) (36 marks)
Half Term 6: Formal, closed book assessment. Paper 3 (30%) full practice exam paper in class two lessons (1 hr 15 mins). Section A source work and explanation (16 marks). Section B source and interpretations work (36 marks)
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Half Term 1-2: Formal Mock Exams Paper 3 (30%) full practice exam paper in class two lessons (1 hr 15 mins). Section A source work and explanation (16 marks). Section B source and interpretations work (36 marks)
Half Term 3: Formal, closed book assessment. Paper 2 (20%) full practice exam paper in class two lessons (55 mins).
Half Term 4: Formal Mock Exams Paper 2 (20%) full practice exam paper in The Sports Hall (55 mins).
Half Term 5-6 Final GCSE Exams Paper 1 (30%) full exam paper (1 hr 15 mins). Section A description and source work (20 marks). Section B Extended writing questions (36 marks)
Paper 2 (40%) full exam paper (1 hr 45 mins). (64 marks)
Paper 3 (30%) full exam paper (1 hr 15 mins). Section A source work and explanation (16 marks). Section B source and interpretations work (36 marks)
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How parents/carers can help?
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Year group
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Online homework/Knowledge Organisers/Revision techniques
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Knowledge Organiser ‘look, cover, write, check’ homework tasks. Teachers will set weekly homework tasks. These will mostly be on www.senecalearning.com but teachers may also choose to set paper-based homework or homework on other platforms. www.bbcbitesize.com Pearson Edexcel History: Medicine c1250-Present, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060-c1088 and Weimar and Nazi Germany c1918-1939
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Knowledge Organiser ‘look, cover, write, check’ homework tasks. Teachers will set weekly homework tasks. These will mostly be on www.senecalearning.com but teachers may also choose to set paper-based homework or homework on other platforms. www.bbcbitesize.com Pearson Edexcel History: Medicine c1250-Present, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060-c1088 and Weimar and Nazi Germany c1918-1939
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Website(s) to support learning