History

Queens Park Community School

02084381700

Aylestone Avenue, London, NW6 7BQ

Course summary

You might choose History if you are curious about the past, why things happened and why they are important; you want to better understand why the world is the way it is now and how change has happened over time; or if you would like to develop your essay writing and independent thinking. Unit 1: British study and enquiry – Britain 1930- 1997 [Written exam - 25% of the course] - Enquiry topic: Churchill - British Period Study: Britain 1951–1997 Unit 2: Non-British study – The French Revolution and Napoleon 1774-1815 [Written exam - 15%] - The French Revolution - Napoleon Bonaparte to 1807 - The Decline and Fall of Napoleon Unit 3: Thematic study and historical interpretations [Written exam - 40%] The Middle East 1908-2011 Key topics include: - The Role of the Great Powers in the Middle East 1908-2011 - Zionism, Israel and the Palestinian issue - Statehood and Pan Arabism in the Middle East - Religious, Ethnic and Political Minorities in the Middle East 1908-2011 History Depth Studies include: - British Policy and the Middle East 1908-1948 - Arab-Israeli Conflict 1948–1956 - Nasserism 1952–1970 Unit 4: Individual assignment, 3,000-4,000 word essay – student choice of topic [20%] Explanation and analysis of different interpretations on a clearly-stated historical issue, drawing on a range of primary and secondary material.

Entry Requirements

Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.

Published entry requirements compared with your results
Requirement	Rule	You
GCSE qualifications	6 gcse qualifications at grade 5.0 or above	—
History	Grade 6 in History	—
Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics) Alternative route	Grade 6 in Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics)	—
Geography Alternative route	Grade 6 in Geography	—