Humanities

Geography

Paper 1 – Global Geographical Issues (Development, Urbanisation, Hazards)

https://padlet.com/dcoxon1/paper-1-global-awaklgmvav6szllw

Paper 2 – UK Geographical Issues (UK Urban, Rivers, Coasts, Salford and River Goyt Fieldwork)

https://padlet.com/dcoxon1/paper-2-uk-c3pdzswiv5s5hci

Paper 3 – Decision Making Exercise (People and Environmental Issues)

https://padlet.com/dcoxon1/paper-3-dme-vyxyt2st981a70gi

History

Following the Edexcel specification, GCSE History is assessed through 3 written exams at the end of the course. There is no coursework element.
To support students at home, there are links to the revision padlets for each paper below. They contain past papers, guidance on exam questions and links to revision videos and websites.
 

Paper 1 – 1 hour and 20 minutes

Historic Environment – Whitechapel, c1870-c1900, Crime Policing and the Inner City (10%)

Thematic study – Crime and Punishment through Time, c1000-present (20%)

https://padlet.com/dbaskerville/paper-1-revision-crime-and-punishment-whitechapel-kes3gw5mj91ndlf8

Paper 2 – 1 hour and 50 minutes (55 minutes per paper)

Period study – Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941-1991 (20%)

British depth study – Early Elizabethan England, 1558-1588 (20%)

Early Elizabethan England 1558-1588 
https://padlet.com/dbaskerville/paper-2-revision-early-elizabethan-england-1558-1588-c7smomo9y0movvgd

Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991
https://padlet.com/dbaskerville/paper-2-superpower-relations-and-the-cold-war-1941-91-nosv1yjfqfkoemo6

Paper 3 – 1 hour and 30 minutes

Modern depth study – Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-39 (30%)

https://padlet.com/dbaskerville/paper-3-revision-weimar-nazi-germany-1918-39-a9v2et1uq2097w7h

As well as Padlets, students could also make use of: 

BBC Bitesize: website https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zw4bv4j  and 
Senecahttps://senecalearning.com/en-GB/  

RE

Following the AQA religious studies A full course GCSE. 

Student study Christianity and Islam as their two main religions, along with 4 ethical themes.

Paper 1: 1 hr 45 mins – Christian beliefs, Christian practices, Islam beliefs and Islam practices

Paper 2: 1hr 45 mins – Thematic studies: 

  • Theme A: relationships and family
  • Theme B: Religion and Life
  • Theme D: Religion, peace and conflict
  • Theme E: Crime and punishment

This link will take you to a revision padlet with links to past papers, and other resources for revision: https://padlet.com/sskingle/aqa-gcse-re-preparation-wqe8ige4l3lty8qa

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