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History – Head of Department: Mr D Lavender

Specification: Pearson Edexcel – History 1HIO (GCSE 9-1)

Controlled Assessment Requirements:
None, all externally assessed. Three examinations will be sat in the summer of year 11.

Examinations:
1. Paper 1 HI01/11 1 hour and 15 mins (30%) – Medicine Through Time c1250 – present including the British
sector of the Western Front 1914-1918 – Summer of year 11
2. Paper 2 HIO/P2 and HIO/B4 1 hour and 45 minutes for both booklets (40%) – British America 1713 – 83,
Early Elizabethan England 1558 – 1588 - Summer of year 11
3. Paper 3 HIO/31 1 hour and 20 minutes (30%) – Germany 1918 – 1939 – Summer of year 11

The department will provide additional support lessons to review content and develop examination
techniques. A revision booklet, written by the school’s history teachers will be made available before the PPE
examinations in year 11 (students will be expected to pay for the printing of the booklet). Students will have
a mock examination on paper 1 in November and in the other units during the spring term.

The History course develops the pupil's ability in a variety of cross curricular skills such as source analysis,
critical thinking, structuring an argument, essay writing, and reliability of evidence. This allows for a variety of
teaching methods activities in class. History is a popular and well-regarded subject at Hagley with two of the
department having experience as examiners for Edexcel. This is reflected in the positive progress made by
most pupils who study this course. History courses are regarded as a facilitating subject for those wishing to
progress into higher and further education.

Additional Support Available to Students:
Additional Support for students: Lunchtime and after school help always available (after school through prior
arrangement). Revision/intervention sessions will be run after school from Easter for the final exam. All lesson
materials currently being uploaded onto class areas of Microsoft Teams by department staff since lockdown,
in addition to a range of revision materials ensure students can work remotely when necessary and have
access to all resources they need.

Other Useful Information:
For those pupils wishing to purchase their own copy of the textbook to use at home and for revision or just to
get a head start on the course please follow the following links:
Medicine through time and the British sector of the Western Front Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Medicine
Through Time, C1250-Present: Student Book (Edexcel GCSE History (9-1)): Amazon.co.uk: Stark, Hilary:
9781292127378: Books
Weimar and Nazi Germany Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939 (EDEXCEL GCSE
HISTORY (9-1)) : Child, John: Amazon.co.uk: Books
British America Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History British America 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution library edition
(EDEXCEL GCSE HISTORY (9-1)) eBook : Davis, Simon: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Elizabethan England Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–1588 (EDEXCEL GCSE
HISTORY (9-1)) : Blair, Georgina: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Specifications past papers and resources can be found here, looking for the course options listed above;
Edexcel GCSE History (2016) | Pearson qualifications

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