A A A
School dot Shropshire dot Founded 1407
A co-educational boarding and day school
Bellan_5_7.jpg Senior_2_4.jpg Music_1_12.jpg Sixth_Form_1_4.jpg Middle_2_7.jpg Academic_1_8.jpg Sixth_Form_4_5.jpg

Vietnam Controlled Assessment

Please see below for more information.

History at A-level

Year 12

The Year 12 group is studying the AQA course which is divided into 2 equally weighted modules:

  • Britain 1483-1529 (Unit HIS1B)
  • Anti-Semitism, Hitler and the German People, 1919-1945 (Unit HIS2N)

Further information on this course may be found here.

 

Year 13

The Year 13 group is studying the AQA course which is divided into 2 modules:

  • The Triumph of Elizabeth: Britain 1547-1603 (Unit HIS3B) examined in the summer and worth 30% of the A level
  • HIS4X the Historical Enquiry (course work) worth 20% of the A level

Further information on this course may be found here.

History at GCSE

Year 10

The Year 10 groups are studying Edexcel Syllabus A ‘The Making of the Modern World’ which is divided into 4 modules worth 25% each:

  • Germany 1918-39 (Unit 2A)
  • The Transformation of British Society c1903-28 (Unit 3A)
  • Vietnam 1960-1975 (CA5 Controlled Assessment)
  • Peace and War: International Relations 1900-1991 (Unit 1)

Further information on this course may be found here.

 

Year 11

The Year 11 groups are studying Edexcel Syllabus B ‘Schools History Project’ which is divided into 4 modules worth 25% each:

  • Life in Germany c1919-c1945 (Unit 2C)
  • The Transformation of Surgery c1845-1918 (Unit 3A)
  • Vietnam 1960-1975 (CA5 Controlled Assessment)
  • Medicine and Treatment (Unit 1A)

Further information on this course may be found here.

Useful websites for History

Useful Websites

www.schoolhistory.co.uk

www.activehistory.co.uk

The second site will need the username and password that you have already been given to gain access.  If you have lost these details, please email website@oswestryschool.org.uk to be sent these details again.

 

The librarian suggests this website which may help students researching subjects to find more reliable information than Google can produce.

Internet Public Library (IPL) http://www.ipl.org

IPL allows students to search by subject and topics and directs them to more academic websites.

Oswestry School, Upper Brook Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2TL | Tel: 01691 655711 | enquiries@oswestryschool.org.uk
Registered Charity 1079822 | Copyright 2011 | Site design by designforschools.net