1. How can I support my child through GCSE History?
The Good news:
Most parents will be able to make a positive contribution to their child's success in this subject

2. Year 11 PPE Students will be taking an exam on two of their sections:
Section A – Britain and Health 1000 to present
Section B – Conflict and Tension
They should be revising now in preparation
Many student did not perform to their potential in the Year 10 PPE – this was due to a lack of revision in many cases

3. Year 11 – Practice for the final exams
We will finish the course by March 2019
We hope to run an additional PPE on Paper 2 Section B Norman England at this point
This will mean that they have had exam practice on all elements of the exam
After March, all lessons will be devoted to exam practice and revision
It is important to continue attendance even when the exams have started

4. Study Guides – Paper 1
Normally make a joke about copyright lawyers … they have been written by the department using all the available books. This means that they are focused on the course.
All students have received two so far – the one on Conflict and Tension and the one on Medicine
They will receive the one on Germany in December and the one on the Normans in March
Please remind them that we ask for a £5 contribution towards the cost of production – this is set up on ParentPay. If there are any issues with this please speak to your child’s history teacher or Mr Bacon.

5. Study Guides – Paper 2

6. Study Guides – YEAR 11 PPE

7. Where to find them? Students can access them on the school portal
While they are available in electronic form, we have found (and it has been proven by educational research) that it is more beneficial for students to have a paper copy in front of them. Please encourage them to read through and highlight key points as the starting point for their revision.

8. Where to find them? Students can access them on the school portal
While they are available in electronic form, we have found (and it has been proven by educational research) that it is more beneficial for students to have a paper copy in front of them. Please encourage them to read through and highlight key points as the starting point for their revision.

9. How to use them?
All start with an exam success section – the first page will be a PLC that allows students to RAG their knowledge. Students should use this to target areas that they need to focus on.

10. How to use them?
All start with an exam success section – the first page will be a PLC that allows students to RAG their knowledge. Students should use this to target areas that they need to focus on.

11. How to use them?
The exam success section will also have a guide to each question – how much they should be writing and the key areas to cover.

12. The exam success section will also have a guide to each question – how much they should be writing and the key areas to cover.

13. The exam success section will also have a guide to each question – how much they should be writing and the key areas to cover.

14. How to use them? 4 marks = 5 minutes = 1 paragraph
8 marks = 10 minutes = 2 paragraphs
12 marks = 15 minutes = 3 paragraphs
16 marks = 20 minutes = 4 paragraphs
Across the two exams, there are 4 mark allocations. Your sons / daughters should be able to repeat this back to you as their history teachers have been telling them this since the start of the course.

15. How to use them?
After the exam success section, all the study guides then have all the key content necessary. It has been designed to be accessible to all students – pictures, texts in bullet points, tables etc.

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After the exam success section, all the study guides then have all the key content necessary. It has been designed to be accessible to all students – pictures, texts in bullet points, tables etc.

17. Resources on the L Drive
All our teaching resources are on the L drive – they can use these to fill in gaps.

18. Resources on the L Drive

19. Resources on the L Drive
In each section there are lots of practice questions (which also include the markscheme). Anything that students want to write for practice, their teacher will gladly mark!

20. Revision Classes
We will run intervention sessions on a Monday after the PPEs
They will run right up to exams
Some students will be required to attend due to their performance in the exam or concerns about their work in class
Any other student is welcome to attend

21. Other resources are available!
Make sure that it is for the correct exam board and the correct paper
AQA GCSE History
Paper 1 – Germany
Paper 1 – Conflict and Tension
Paper 2 – Britain: Health and the people 1000 to present day
Paper 2 – Norman England

22. Other resources are available!