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History
2020-2022 Specification: Edexcel IGCSE History (4HI0) Modern World History
Why Study History?
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How many times have you watched the news or heard something and thought: “I wonder how that all started?”
Studying History will enable you to better understand our world and the people around you. When asked for words to describe their lessons, our current Year 10 pupils responded with: “Interesting, important, relevant, fun, challenging and not as hard as I expected it to be.” Perhaps this sums up the subject better than a teacher ever could!
Course Overview
History at Shiplake follows the Edexcel IGCSE specification. Pupils are taught in small, mixed ability sets. The IGCSE History course will help you to appreciate the world around you, where we have all come from and where we are all going. It also aims to thoroughly prepare students for A Level and higher education. A variety of skills will be developed that are highly valued by employers. These include focussed reading, extended writing, using sources, debating, researching, presenting and public speaking.
Assessment Details
There is no controlled assessment for the IGCSE qualification. At the end of the two year course, pupils will sit two 1.5 hour exams, on the following topics:
Paper 1: Germany: Development of Dictatorship, 1918-1945 and A World Divided: Superpower Relations, 1943-72.
Paper 2: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1905-24 and The Changing Role of International Organisations: the League and the UN 1919-2000.
Additional Opportunities
The History Department visits Berlin biannually, which is an ideal way to learn more about the Nazis and the Cold War. History pupils often contribute to whole school assemblies and other initiatives around the College. This includes special Remembrance Day services and investigating the history of the College. History pupils are also regularly used as subject ambassadors on open days and parent visits. Our students are often heavily involved in the College’s Exemplum Docet Society, which exists to stimulate intellectual thought and conversation.
