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Email: [teachinghistory@pearson.com](teachinghistory@pearson.com).  \nSign up to receive monthly subject advisor updates here.  \nA hyperlink is provided for each piece of support. Some links are directly to specific files, some are to the webpages or dropdowns where the files are stored.  \n\n| Support materials | Details |\n| --- | --- |\n| Specification and sample assessment materials | The starting point for information on content and assessment in GCSE (9–1) History. The current version is Issue 6 (for first assessment 2026) . |\n| Specimen papers | An extra set of practice papers to exemplify the GCSE (9–1) History assessment model.\u003Cbr>NB specimen papers have not been updated for 2025–26 changes; individual questions are still valid. |\n| Past papers, mark schemes and examiner reports | For every series since 2018.\u003Cbr>The examiner reports include exemplar student answers with examiner comments.\u003Cbr>An Edexcel Online login is required to access files with a silver padlock – check with your exams officer if you can’t open them. |\n| Mock papers (2024) | A set of secure mock papers created by adapting the summer 2024 papers to reflect the amended assessment model that comes into effect in summer 2025. An Edexcel Online login is required. Also available via the Mocks Service. |\n| Getting Started Guide | An overview of the specification, to help you get to grips with the content and assessment requirements. Updated in June 2024 up to Issue 6 of the specification. |\n\n\n| Support materials | Details |\n| --- | --- |\n| Summary guidance on changes for 2025 and 2026 | Overview guidance on the changes being made for 2025 and 2026, including a table summarising the content changes for 2026. |\n| Content changes for 2026:\u003Cbr>• Topic guidance\u003Cbr>• FAQs | Guidance for each option on the changes being made to the content for Issue 6 of the specification (first assessment June 2026), and FAQs. |\n| Assessment changes for 2025:\u003Cbr>•  Guide\u003Cbr>• FAQs | Guidance on the changes being made to the assessment model for Issue 5 of the specification (first assessment June 2025), and FAQs. Plus a reminder about the 2024 stimulus points cap change and information on future potential changes. |\n| Specification language changes:\u003Cbr>•  Track changes on\u003Cbr>•  Rationale\u003Cbr>• FAQs | Guidance on the specification language changes made for Issue 4 of the specification (2023), showing the changes being made, the rationale behind the changes, and FAQs. |\n| Mapping documents | Mapping documents to help support teachers in moving to Edexcel GCSE History. |\n| Paper 1 Guide | Teaching approaches and ideas for the thematic study and historic environment, with case studies from practising teachers. |\n| Paper 2 Guide | Teaching approaches and ideas for the period study and British depth study, with case studies from practising teachers. |\n| Paper 3 Guide | Teaching approaches and ideas for the modern depth study, with case studies from practising teachers.\u003Cbr>All three guides updated for 2025–26 changes, Feb/March 2025. |\n| Guidance on sources and interpretations | Guidance on AO3 sources and AO4 interpretations, looking at question types, common problems, and teaching approaches and ideas. |\n| Topic booklets | Topic booklets for every option on the specification. These include content guidance and exemplification, student timelines, and suggested resources for teachers and students.\u003Cbr>Updated for 2025–26 changes, May 2025. |\n| Schemes of work | Sample outline schemes of work for each topic in the specification, in editable Word files. Updated December 2025. |\n\n\n| Support materials | Details |\n| --- | --- |\n| Exemplar student answers | Exemplar student answers, including from the summer 2018, 2019 and 2022 series, with examiner commentaries and mark schemes.\u003Cb","cbCaiiIotUbv0L98","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiIotUbv0L98","pdf",473975,"English","# Support materials\n## Specification, specimen, and assessment resources\n## Guidance on changes (2025 and 2026)\n## Teaching guidance and topic resources\n## Assessment practice and student support","[{\"question\":\"What support materials are included for GCSE (9–1) History?\",\"answer\":\"The page links to specifications and sample assessment materials, specimen papers, past papers with mark schemes and examiner reports, plus mock papers and a Getting Started Guide.\"},{\"question\":\"Do I need an Edexcel Online login to access some files?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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