HISTORY - General information about the GCSE
Revision Guides are available through the Cressex History Department for £2.00 for 4 revision guides. Hodder Education produces a revision guide for £10.00, however, this does not contain any materials for the new Leisure unit.
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We use WJEC/EDUQAS |
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Digital Resource for Leisure Unit |
http://resources.eduqas.co.uk/Pages/ResourceSingle.aspx?rIid=805 |
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Digital Resource for Germany |
http://resources.eduqas.co.uk/Pages/ResourceSingle.aspx?rIid=1113 |
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General Documents, including Grade Boundaries, Sample Answers, and Sample Assessments |
https://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/qualification-resources.html?subject=History&level=GCSE |
Students will write four exams across two 2 hour sessions. USA (45 minutes) will be written in the same session as Leisure (1 hour 15 minutes). Elizabeth (1 hour) will be written in the same session as Germany (1 hour). Below is a table showing how many marks are allocated to each paper.
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Paper |
Total Number of Questions |
Marks |
SPAG Marks |
Total Marks |
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Development of the USA |
5 |
40 |
0 |
40 |
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Changes in Entertainment and Leisure |
7 |
60 |
4 |
64 |
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Germany in Transition |
5 |
50 |
3 |
53 |
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The Elizabethan Ages |
5 |
50 |
3 |
53 |
