History Years 10 to 11

Introduction and Overview

Edexcel

  • Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment (Paper codes: 1HI0/10–12) Written examination: 1 hour and 15 minutes 30%* of the qualification
  • Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches.

Paper 2: Period study and British depth study (Paper codes: 1HI0/20–29) Written examination: 1 hour and 45 minutes 40%* of the qualification

  • B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40
  • P3: The American West, c1835–c1895

Paper 3: Modern depth study (Paper codes: 1HI0/30–33) Written examination: 1 hour and 20 minutes 30%* of the qualification

  • Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 

How to support your child

We are sure that you already do many of these things to support your child but here is a useful reminder for you to refer to:

  • Encourage wider reading
  • Ask them what they have learnt today
  • Help them to structure revision for tests and assessments
  • Make good use of BBC Bitesize
  • Using revision guides to complete practice papers
  • Ensure homework is complete to the deadline

Web Links

Additional Reading

Revision guides will provided to purchase for each of the units detailed above. It is recommended that students read through these regularly as part of their wider reading.