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Course Overview

History is about more than simply memorising dates and the deeds of famous figures. History is a chronicle of human behaviour - a real-life drama full of villains and heroes, the mighty and the meek. It examines the circumstances that moved its players to transform people and places (for better and for worse), and it holds the answers to how and why our lives are fashioned they way they are today - from our language, fashion and technology to our sports, political systems and religious practices.  

Our aim is to give pupils an awareness of their background as a young citizen of the 21st century. Our approaches are varied but are rooted in the story of history, secure factual knowledge and a respect for evidence. We also encourage a questioning mind, the forming of opinions and a willingness to listen to others.

FAQs

What are the aims of the course?   
The course aims to build on skills and knowledge obtained during Key Stage 3. The course further develops understanding of cause and effect, change, reliability and bias and the ability to pursue an argument in a historical context – i.e. why things happen, what results from them, what people say about them and what you think about them.

What coursework will I have to complete?  
Students will undertake 1 piece of controlled assessment that is done in lessons. The focus of this will be an essay based on the troubles in N Ireland.

What is involved with the examination?  
2 papers – Paper I: 2 hours long and Paper II: 1½ hours long – worth in total 75% of the final mark

What topics will I study?  
An overview study of the development of Medicine through time and an in depth study of Nazi Germany, 1919-45.

What skills will I develop?      
You will further develop your thinking skills by analysing sources as well as  your ability to understand cause and effect, to justify your decisions and opinions, to follow your own research.

What examination will I take?  
OCR SHP History

What independent study will I have to undertake?
Background reading for the coursework, watching relevant films and TV programmes, using IT e.g. the Internet to widen knowledge.

What career opportunities could the course help to give me?    
History is useful for anyone looking for a career involving communication, thinking and decision making e.g., journalism, tourism, police, social service, teaching, computing, law.

What are the special features of the course?   
The examination papers require an understanding of analysis skills to achieve the highest grades although basic literacy skills will help achieve a GCSE grade.

Key Skills for History

You need to develop your skills relating to sources and their value to a historian.

You need to be able to assess for yourself how useful a source is in relation to the topic you are studying. The words listed below must be part of your vocabulary and need to be used whenever you are asked to use evidence to support your ideas.

Biased  |  Reliable  |  Unreliable  |  Useful

GCSE

Medicine Through Time (including Greeks and Romans all the way to current medical practise)

Germany, 1919-45

The Troubles in N Ireland

The History Staff

Mr S. O'Connor
Head of History
Miss C Warren
Teacher of History
Mr D Summerfield
Teacher of History

Resources:

Northern Ireland - Controlled Assessment 2010

Source 1 - GFA
Source 2 - clip showing relationship of leaders
Source 3 - chuckle brothers
Source 4 - end of power sharing
Source 6 - Power Sharing 2007
Source 7 - power sharing deal
Source 8 - IRA end of struggle
Source 9 - IRA Disbanded
Source 10 - Real IRA murders
Source 11 - police officer after kerr
Source 12 - terrorist threat level
Source 13 - UVF Since 1996
Source 14 - police badges
Source 15 - police 50 50
Source 16 - Mural to Commemorate Bloody Sunday
Source 17 - Future of the Union
Source 18 - trouble at marches 2010
Source 19 - reaction to marching violence 2010
Source 20 - belfasttelegraph
Source 21 - Belfast riots July 2011
Source 22 - Pictures of 2011 flash points on marches
Source 23 - PSNI response to the violence over removal of flags
Source 24 - BBC Newsnight continued resistance 2011
Source 25 - Sources on Partition reaction

Medicine Through Time

Medicine Through Time Practice Question Pack