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The programme is delivered through thematic and period study, with a British historic environment focus and modern depth study. Learners work across four periods in Medicine Through Time, examining causes of illness and disease, prevention and treatment, and major case studies. Assessment uses four exams across three sessions (Edexcel), covering thematic study, period and British depth, and modern Germany.","History GCSE  \n“History GCSE is incredibly interesting and I’ve never had a boring lesson. Teachers are all committed and enthusiastic about the subject. History helps people understand life. There is a lot of work, but if you’re committed it can be good fun. It gives you confidence when you do well.”  \nHistory provides us with a better understanding of how different ideas and societies have evolved. History GCSE is excellent preparation for any further academic study.  \nCurriculum Leader: Ms R Barr [rbarr@ratton.co.uk](rbarr@ratton.co.uk)  \n‘Developing caring, confident and creative students who achieve excellence’  \nGCSE Topics:  \n• Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-91  \n• Elizabethan England 1558-88  \n• Medicine in Britain c.1250 – present and the British sector of the Western Front 1914-1918: injuries, treatments and the trenches  \n• Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39  \nCourse assessment: The GCSE is assessed by four exams in three exam sessions (exam board Edexcel):  \n• Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment (30%) (Medicine )  \n• Paper 2: Period study and British depth study (40%) (Cold War and Elizabethan England)  \n• Paper 3: Modern depth study (30%) (Germany)  \n‘Developing caring, confident and creative students who achieve excellence’  \nMedicine Through Time (Thematic Study)  \nWe cover four time periods:  \n• c.1250-1500 Medieval Britain  \n• c.1500-1700 The Medical Renaissance  \n• c.1700-1900 Medicine in 18th and 19th Century Britain  \n• c.1900-present Medicine in Modern Britain  \nFor each time period we would cover:  \n• Ideas about the causes of illness and disease  \n• Approaches to prevention and treatment  \n• Case Studies (Black Death, The Great Plague of 1665, Harvey and blood circulation, Jenner and vaccination, Snow and cholera, the development of penicillin and the fight against lung cancer)  \n‘Developing caring, confident and creative students who achieve excellence’  \nThe British Sector of the Western Front in World War I (Historic Environment)  \n• The context of the British sector of the Western Front  \n• Conditions requiring medical treatment  \n• The work of the RAMC and FANY  \n• Experimental surgery and medicine  \n• Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries  \n‘Developing caring, confident and creative students who achieve excellence’  \nEarly Elizabethan England (1558-1588)  \nQueen, government and Religion 1558-1569  \n• Accession: problems and threats  \n• The ‘Settlement’ of religion  \n• Challenges to the Religious Settlement  \n• Mary, Queen of Scots  \nChallenges to Elizabeth at home and abroad 1569-1588  \n• Plots at home and abroad  \n• Relations with Spain  \n• War with Spain  \n• The Armada  \nElizabethan Society in the Age of Exploration 1558-1588  \n• Education and leisure  \n• The problems of the poor  \n• Exploration and voyages of discovery  \n• Raleigh and Virginia  \n‘Developing caring, confident and creative students who achieve excellence’  \nSuperpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991  \nThe Origins of the Cold War 1941-1958  \n• Early tension-the Grand Alliance and the creation of satellites states  \n• Development-The Truman Doctrine, military alliances and Berlin Crisis 1948-49 (division, blockade, airlift)  \n• Intensification: The Arms Race and the Hungarian Uprising  \nCold War Crises 1958-1970  \n• Berlin Crisis 1958-1961 (Ultimatum, summits, Berlin Wall  \n• The Cuban Missile Crisis: causes, events, consequences  \n• Czechoslovakia, 1968: causes, events, consequence  \nThe End of the Cold War 1970-1991  \n• Détente  \n• Soviet invasion of Afghanistan  \n• Reagan and the ‘Second Cold War’  \n• Gorbachev and New Thinking  \n‘Developing caring, confident and creative students who achieve excellence’  \nWeimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939  \nThe Weimar Republic 1918-1929  \n• The origins of the Republic  \n• Early challenges to the Republic  \n• The recovery of the Republic  \n• Changes in society  \nHitler’s Rise to Power 1919-1933  \n• The early development of the Nazi Party  \n• The Munich","cbCaimemNI6Ytrvt","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimemNI6Ytrvt","pdf",1572411,1,8,"English","en",105,"# GCSE Topics\n## Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-91\n## Elizabethan England 1558-88\n## Medicine in Britain c.1250–present and the British sector of the Western Front 1914-1918\n## Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39\n# Course Assessment\n## Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment (30%)\n## Paper 2: Period study and British depth study (40%)\n## Paper 3: Modern depth study (30%)","[{\"question\":\"What are the key topics covered in History GCSE?\",\"answer\":\"Students cover Superpowers and the Cold War (1941–91), Elizabethan England (1558–88), Medicine in Britain from c.1250 to the present, the British sector of the Western Front (1914–1918), and Weimar and Nazi Germany (1918–39).\"},{\"question\":\"How is the GCSE assessed and which exam papers are included?\",\"answer\":\"Assessment is via four exams in three exam sessions using Edexcel. 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