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(Version 3) For first teaching from September 2009, for first award in Summer 2011.

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Revised History Specification (S/IF/48/10)
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This is a unitised specification. Students have the opportunity to sit Unit 1 in the first year of teaching.

The Students can take GCSE History at either Foundation or Higher Tier. Foundation Tier is targeted at students who wish to achieve a grade C–G. Higher Tier is targeted at students who wish to achieve a grade A*–D.

Students must complete three units of study:

  • Two Studies in Depth;
  • an Outline Study; and
  • an Investigative Study (controlled assessment).

Teachers must select one of the following topics for the Studies in Depth:

  • Germany 1918–1941;
  • Russia c1916–1941; or
  • United States of America 1918–1941.

and either

  • Peace, War and Neutrality: Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland 1932-1949; or
  • Changing Relationships: Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland 1965–1985.

The Outline Study focuses on The Cold War in Europe and the World.

For more information, see the specification.