Key Stage 4
Externally assessed formal exams
Paper 2: Year 9 into year 10
B4: Elizabethan England, 1558-88
P4: Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941-91
(40% of overall GCSE, 20% each topic)
Paper 1: Year 10 (once Cold War is over)
13: Migrants in Britain, c800-present and Notting Hill, c1948-c1970 (30% of GCSE)
Paper 3: Year 11
33: The USA, 1954-75: conflict at home and abroad (30% of GCSE)
Key Stage 4 Entry Level (only agreed with approval of Curriculum Standards Committee and Head of Department)
OCR Entry Level Certificate R435
Internally assessed, externally moderated
Thematic Study: Migration (40%)
Depth Study: Elizabethans 1580-1603 (30%)
Coursework: Biography of a person or guide to a historical site with an explanation of significance (30%)