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Curriculum Year 10 / Year 11

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Extended learning

Exam Board and Course Code

Students will follow the OCR Ancient History GCSE course: https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/ancient-history-j198-from-2017/

Curriculum

10	What students will learn	How it builds on learning
	Persian period study Rise of Achaemenid Empire:	This period study focuses on the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great, Cambyses II, Darius I and Xerxes I. Students develop their understanding of the unfolding narrative of substantial developments and issues associated with this period.
	Greek depth study: Alexander the Great, 356 – 323 BC:	This depth study covers similar geographical areas to the period study but allows learners to understand the Macedonian invasion, conquest of the Persian Empire and advance as far as India. The events covered in this depth study allow learners to study some of the events associated with the end of the Achaemenid Empire, which began under Cyrus the Great
11	What students will learn	How it builds on learning
	Roman period study: Rome: Kingship to Republic, 753 – 440 BC:	This longer period study focuses on the kings of Rome and the early Roman Republic, with an emphasis on the most interesting
	Roman depth study: Hannibal and the 2nd Punic War, 218 – 201 BC	This depth study enables learners to understand the complex factors that allowed Hannibal to invade Rome and defeat its army, but after 17 years forced Hannibal to leave Italy to defend Carthage from a Roman invasion. It provides learners with the opportunity to explore the political, military, economic, social and religious factors that affected the course of the Second Punic War.

Assessment

Students will follow the OCR Ancient History GCSE (9-1) course. Students will be assessed through two examinations, weighted at 50% each and requiring students to answer questions from their own knowledge and in response to source material. Each exam will be 1 hour and 45 minutes in length.

Supporting your child

What you can do at home:

There are a wide range of support materials available via the CATalogue. These include a bespoke revision guides, podcasts, all lesson materials and further reading. There is no need to purchase any additional workbooks, but the History department will recommend revision guides that can be optionally purchased from school

Extended learning

Clubs/ Enrichment opportunities:

We encourage pupils to discuss ideas that they have studied in lesson time at home. We would also encourage you to ask your child about what they have studied in History as this will enrich the discursive element of the subject. Additional reading lists are also made available to pupils at the beginning of a scheme of work that include novels, online texts and suitable films to watch to acquire more knowledge of specific topics studied. All students are encouraged to borrow books from both the school library and our own History class libraries. Additionally, all pupils should try to watch or access international, national and local news in some form at least once a week to help them develop an understanding of the historical issues that influence the way we live our lives today.

Extended study suggestions and reading lists:

There are loads of brilliant fiction and non-fiction books you can read to give you a taste of what we will be studying. Feel free to borrow any of the following books or films from the History Department.

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