History is a core curriculum subject, studied by all pupils in Key Stage 3 at Orchard Mead Academy.

Students at Orchard Mead Academy study either Geography or History for GCSE during Years 10 and 11.

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Year 7 Norman Conquest Medieval Life Tudor Monarchy Tudor Society Oliver Cromwell Industrial Revolution
Year 8 Slavery World War One World War Two Leicester in the 1960s Ancient Egypt Ancient Rome/Greece
Year 9 Gaining the Vote Civil Rights Weimar Germany Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Holocaust

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Year 10 Elizabethan England Elizabethan England Weimar Germany Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Revision of Crime
Year 11 Revise Germany Revise Cold War Revise Crime Revise Henry Final Exams

For information about enrichment clubs  and revision clubs please visit our clubs page here. 

Websites

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/history-2016.html

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize  – a collection of videos, written notes and quiz questions that test knowledge and allow independent revision

www.tutor2u.co.uk – notes and extensive self-marking quiz activities, especially good for Germany and the Cold War.

https://www.senecalearning.com/  a very detailed revision and learning resource that combines detailed notes and active learning and recall techniques.

www.gcsepod.com : an outstanding collection of History videos that covers all the main topics and is a quick and easy way to catch up on missed lessons and to fill gaps in understanding, or to revise.

Subject Leader/s

Mr D Goldfinch