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GCSE History

GCSE History. Southmoor Academy. History Teachers. Mr S. Ireland (Subject Leader for History) Miss Stonehouse (Assistant Subject Leader for History) Mr Wood Mrs E. Soler Miss Stoddart. GCSE History. WHAT? Component 2 – Shaping the nation (50% of GCSE)

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GCSE History

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  1. GCSE History Southmoor Academy

  2. History Teachers • Mr S. Ireland (Subject Leader for History) • Miss Stonehouse (Assistant Subject Leader for History) • Mr Wood • Mrs E. Soler • Miss Stoddart

  3. GCSE History • WHAT? • Component 2 – • Shaping the nation (50% of GCSE) • Britain: Health and Medicine (Black Death, Barber surgeons, The Great Plague, Revolution in Surgery, Medicine during WWI, AIDS ) • Norman England, 1066-1100 • (Battle of Hastings, Feudal System, Castles and other ways in which the Normans controlled England) • WHAT? • Component 1 – Understanding the Modern World (50% of GCSE) • The USA, 1920-1973 • (‘Roaring 20s, Prohibition and Gangsters, The Depression, The Civil Rights Movement and the reaction to war in Vietnam) • 2. Conflict and tension, 1918-1939 (The end of WWI, The Treaty of Versailles, The League of Nations, Hitler’s foreign policy and outbreak of WWII) • Regular assessments • (after each topic you will sit a mock exam ) • 2. External exams • (2 exams at the end of Y11 on both components – both 1h 45mins) How will I be assessed?

  4. Forensics Barrister CAREERSwith History! Detective Journalist Architect TV/Film & Theatre – costume designer, researcher etc PR Accountancy Army & Police Advertising Diplomatic service AND MANY MORE....

  5. Famous ‘Historians’ “I wish I studied History.” – Former Prime Minister, Tony Blair

  6. GCSE History • Pick History if… • You enjoy the subject • You enjoy reading and researching key historical events and people • You enjoy writing developed pieces of work • You regularly hit or exceed your targets in History • Evaluating sources to test their reliability in answering questions • Enjoy being challenged to work independently • Don’t pick History if… • Don’t enjoy the subject • You prefer not to write in lots of detail • You do not enjoy reading lots of text • Not prepared to put the effort in! “History is not ‘irrelevant’ – it is the passport to success in the world of work”

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