Course Assessment
100% Written Examination
Paper 1: Understanding the Modern World (50% of GCSE – 2hr exam)
- Section A – Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy and dictatorship
- Section B – Conflict and tension, the Interwar Years, 1918–1939
Paper 2: Shaping the Nation (50% of GCSE – 2hr exam)
- Section A – Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day
- Section B – Elizabethan England, c1568–1603
What We Study
The new GCSE History course involves the study of world history ranging from the 13th century to the present day. It covers such topics as:
Section A – Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy and dictatorship
- Germany and the growth of democracy
- Germany and the depression
- The experiences of Germans under the Nazis
Section B – Conflict and tension, the Interwar Years, 1918–1939
- Peace making
- The League of Nations and international peace
- The origins and outbreak of the Second World War
Section A – Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day
- Medicine stands still
- The beginnings of change
- A revolution in medicine
- Modern medicine
Section B – Elizabethan England, c1568–1603
- Elizabeth’s court and Parliament
- Life in Elizabethan times
- Troubles at home and abroad
- The historic environment of Elizabethan England
Additional Information
History is content AND skills based. It includes an understanding of the political, social and economic developments that have shaped different historical periods and requires students to apply their knowledge using specific skills with essay style exam questions.
Coursework no longer features as a component of the History GCSE. Pupils are instead required to sit two separate examination papers equating to 100% of their overall grade.
Course Leader: Mr S Nicholls (snicholls@hornchurchhigh.com)
