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The booklet explains skills assessed through explanations and analysis of historical events, interpretation of primary sources, and critique of past interpretations. It also details progression assessments, plus enrichment through curricular activities and visits, including trips to France and Belgium battlefields and a History and RE visit to Auschwitz.","GCSE History  \nWe teach history at St Mary’s Catholic High School, Leyland to engage students to develop a love, passion and desire for the subject. As a history department, the curriculum is structured to encourage resilience and an aspiration in the pupils to let their light shine becoming a tolerant independent thinker, who can use their knowledge of the past to understand the issues of the present and how they can shape the future.  \nAt GCSE, learners follow the study a thematic study that includes a historic environment section. They also study a period study and a British depth study. Finally studying a modern depth study. 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