The Specification
Year 10 students starting their GCSEs in September 2016 (and all Year 10 students starting afterwards) are learning the following.
OCR History A: Explaining the Modern World (J410). You can access the specification by clicking here.
Component Group 1: International Relations: the changing international order 1918-c.2001 with non-British depth study
This covers the inter-war period between World War I and II, the Cold War and Post-Cold War period and goes up to 9/11.
The non-British Depth study will be the USA, 1919-1948 Exam is a 1 hour and 45 minute written paper and 50% of the final GCSE.
Component Group 2: Thematic study. ‘War and British Society c.790 to c.2010’
This covers the way warfare has affected society and is a long term study.
Exam is a 1 hour written paper and is 25% of the final GCSE.
Component Group 3: British depth study and a study of the historic environment.
Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 with Castles Form and Function c.1000-1750
This covers the end of personal rule in Britain and the restoration of the monarchy, combining it with a study of how castles have changed. The exam paper will focus on a different castle site each year and is sponsored by English Heritage.
Exam is a 1 hour, 15 minute written paper and is 25% of the final GCSE.
OCR History A: Explaining the Modern World (J410). You can access the specification by clicking here.
Component Group 1: International Relations: the changing international order 1918-c.2001 with non-British depth study
This covers the inter-war period between World War I and II, the Cold War and Post-Cold War period and goes up to 9/11.
The non-British Depth study will be the USA, 1919-1948 Exam is a 1 hour and 45 minute written paper and 50% of the final GCSE.
Component Group 2: Thematic study. ‘War and British Society c.790 to c.2010’
This covers the way warfare has affected society and is a long term study.
Exam is a 1 hour written paper and is 25% of the final GCSE.
Component Group 3: British depth study and a study of the historic environment.
Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 with Castles Form and Function c.1000-1750
This covers the end of personal rule in Britain and the restoration of the monarchy, combining it with a study of how castles have changed. The exam paper will focus on a different castle site each year and is sponsored by English Heritage.
Exam is a 1 hour, 15 minute written paper and is 25% of the final GCSE.