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GCSE History A: Schools History Project - J415 (from 2013)

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The final assessment opportunity for this qualification (J415) will be summer 2017.

Qualification redevelopment

Our GCSE History provision has been redeveloped for first teaching in September 2016. To find out more visit our new qualification pages below.

  • GCSE - History A (Explaining the Modern World) (9–1) - J410 (from 2016)
  • GCSE - History B (Schools History Project) (9–1) - J411 (from 2016)

This qualification builds upon the successful and popular Schools History Project approach which looks at history in a number of different ways. As well as thinking about history differently, learners also have the opportunity to investigate a local historical site, which encourages them to put real history into context.

Benefits

  • A varied approach to teaching and learning history, including in-depth study of a specific period
  • Easier progress into A-Level History
  • Supported by resources from Heinemann, giving teachers a wide range of ways to teach.

  • (1) Specifications
    • Specification - For September 2013 (PDF, 1MB)
  • (1) Key documents
    • Changes from September 2013 (PDF, 1MB)
  • (5) Forms
    • Centre authentication form (DOC, 67KB)
    • GCSE History A - History Around Us - Sources checking form (PDF, 647KB)
    • GCSE History A - Modern World - Sources checking form (PDF, 648KB)
    • Unit A953 - Controlled assessment cover sheet (PDF, 134KB)
    • Unit A953 - Controlled assessment cover sheet - Interactive (PDF, 169KB)
  • (31) Past papers, mark schemes and reports
    • (14) 2015 - June series
      • Examiners' report - June (PDF, 690KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A954A/11 - Development study with Elizabethan England - Depth study - June (PDF, 560KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A954B/12 - Development study with Britain 1815-1851 - Depth study - June (PDF, 608KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A954C/13 - Development study with the American West 1840-1895 - Depth study - June (PDF, 570KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A954D/14 - Development study with Germany c. 1919-1945 - Depth study - June (PDF, 787KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A955A/21 - Developments in British medicine 1200-1945 - June (PDF, 416KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A955B/22 - Developments in crime and punishment in Britain 1200-1945 - June (PDF, 432KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 59MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A954/11 - Development study with Elizabethan England - Depth study (PDF, 3MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A954/12 - Development study with Britain 1815-1851 - Depth study (PDF, 3MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A954/13 - Development study with the American West 1840-1895 - Depth study (PDF, 4MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A954/14 - Development study with Germany c. 1919-1945 - Depth study (PDF, 3MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A955/21 - Developments in British medicine 1200-1945 (PDF, 3MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A955/22 - Developments in crime and punishment in Britain 1200-1945 (PDF, 4MB)
    • (16) 2016 - June series
      • Examiners' report - June (PDF, 466KB)
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      • Mark scheme - Unit A954A/11 - Development study with Elizabethan England - Depth study - June (PDF, 446KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A954B/12 - Development study with Britain 1815-1851 - Depth study - June (PDF, 514KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A954C/13 - Development study with the American West 1840-1895 - Depth study - June (PDF, 623KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A954D/14 - Development study with Germany c. 1919-1945 - Depth study - June (PDF, 824KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A955A/21 - Developments in British medicine 1200-1945 - June (PDF, 432KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit A955B/22 - Developments in crime and punishment in Britain 1200-1945 - June (PDF, 444KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 69MB)
      • Past paper materials' availability dates for all series
      • Question paper - Unit A954/11 - Study in development with Elizabethan England depth study (PDF, 2MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A954/12 - Study in development with Britain, 1815-1851 depth study (PDF, 2MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A954/13 - Study in development with the American West, 1840-1895 depth study (PDF, 2MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A954/14 - Study in development with Germany, c.1919-1945 depth study (PDF, 2MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A955/21 - Historical source investigation - A study in British history: British public health 1800-1914 (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit A955/22 - Historical source investigation - A study in British history: Protest and reaction in Britain 1800-1914 (PDF, 1MB)
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  • (6) Promotional materials
    • Talking History update - Issue 1 (PDF, 2MB)
    • Talking History update - Issue 2 (PDF, 4MB)
    • Talking History update - Issue 3 (PDF, 5MB)
    • Talking History update - Issue 4 (PDF, 4MB)
    • Talking History update - Issue 5 (PDF, 5MB)
    • Talking History update - Issue 6 (PDF, 2MB)
  • (7) Sample assessment materials
    • Unit A953 - History around us or modern world study - Specimen - For September 2013 (PDF, 49KB)
    • Unit A954/11 - Development study with Elizabethan England - For September 2013 (PDF, 727KB)
    • Unit A954/12 - Development study with Britain 1815-1851 - For September 2013 (PDF, 1MB)
    • Unit A954/13 - Development study with the American West - For September 2013 (PDF, 1MB)
    • Unit A954/14 - Development study with Germany 1919-1945 - For September 2013 (PDF, 845KB)
    • Unit A955/21 - Historical source investigation: A Study in British History: Public Health in Britain 1800–1914 - For September 2013 (PDF, 1MB)
    • Unit A955/22 - Historical source investigation: A Study in British History: Protest and Reaction in Britain 1800–1914 - For September 2013 (PDF, 847KB)

Teaching and learning resources

  • (1) Skills guides
    • Download skills guides
  • (19) Support materials
    • Controlled assessment consultancy service (PDF, 29KB)
    • Guide to controlled assessment in History A (PDF, 451KB)

      Guide to controlled assessment in History A - cover

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    • Parent and learner guide - History A (PDF, 253KB)
    • Teachers' handbook (PDF, 514KB)

      Teachers' Handbook - History A - cover

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    • Unit A951 and A954 - Crime and punishment through time - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet (DOC, 1MB)
    • Unit A951 and A954 - Medicine through time - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet (DOC, 850KB)
    • Unit A951/11 and A954/11 - Elizabethan England depth study - Candidate style answers (PDF, 79KB)
    • Unit A951/12 and A954/12 - Britain, 1815-51 - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet (DOC, 853KB)
    • Unit A951/13 and A954/13 - The American west, 1840-1895 - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet (DOC, 876KB)
    • Unit A951/14 and A954/14 - Germany, c.1919-1945 - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet (DOC, 909KB)
    • Unit A953 - History around us - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet (DOC, 842KB)
    • Unit A953 - Modern world study - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet (DOC, 852KB)
    • Unit A953 - Overview (PDF, 908KB)
    • Unit A955/21 - Overview (PDF, 1MB)
    • Unit A955/22 - Overview (PDF, 17MB)
    • Unit A971 and A954 - Development studies - Candidate style answers (PDF, 134KB)
    • Unit A971/12 - Britain depth study - Candidate style answers (PDF, 67KB)
    • Unit A971/13 and A954/13 - The American west depth study - Candidate style answers (PDF, 69KB)
    • Unit A971/14 and A954/14 - Germany depth study - Candidate style answers (PDF, 79KB)
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