GCSE History B (Schools History Project) (9-1) - J411 Teaching from 2016

Assessment

Question papers, mark schemes and reports

Sample assessment materials

2021 series only

The Norman Conquest, 1065-1087 J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 834KB
The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 678KB
Britain in Peace and War, 1900-1918 J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 830KB
The People's Health, c.1250 to present J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 607KB
Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 616KB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 609KB
History Around Us J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 682KB
Viking Expansion, c.750-c.1050 J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 636KB
The Mughal Empire, 1526-1707 J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 614KB
The Making of America, 1789-1900 J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 639KB
The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 791KB
Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest 1519-1533 J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 773KB
Living under Nazi Rule, 1933-1945 J411 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 805KB

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The people's health, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065-1087 J411/11 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1019KB
The people's health, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 J411/12 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 988KB
The people's health, c.1250 to present with Britain in peace and war, 1900-1918 J411/13 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
Crime and punishment, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065-1087 J411/14 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1022KB
Crime and punishment, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 J411/15 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 986KB
Crime and punishment, c.1250 to present with Britain in peace and war, 1900-1918 J411/16 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065-1087 J411/17 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1019KB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 J411/18 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 985KB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with Britain in peace and war, 1900-1918 J411/19 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
History around us J411/21 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 773KB
Viking expansion, c.750-c.1050 with The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 J411/31 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1019KB
Viking expansion, c.750-c.1050 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519-1535 J411/32 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
Viking expansion, c.750-c.1050 with Living under Nazi rule, 1933-1945 J411/33 - Sample assessment materials and question paper. PDF 1MB
The Mughal Empire, 1526-1707 with The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 J411/34 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1023KB
The Mughal Empire, 1526-1707 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519-1535 J411/35 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
The Mughal Empire, 1526-1707 with Living under Nazi rule, 1933-1945 J411/36 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
The making of America, 1789-1900 with The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 J411/37 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1020KB
The making of America, 1789-1900 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519-1535 J411/38 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
The making of America, 1789-1900 with Living under Nazi rule, 1933-1945 J411/39 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB

Practice papers and mark schemes

Year 10 practice papers (ZIP) J411 - interchange login required
Year 11 practice papers (ZIP) J411 - interchange login required

Candidate exemplars

2019 - June series

Crime and punishment, c.1250 to present J411 - PDF 1MB
Living under Nazi Rule, 1933–1945 J411 - PDF 1MB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present J411 - PDF 1MB
Mughal empire/Aztecs/Britain in peace and war/First Crusade J411 - PDF 4MB
The Elizabethans, 1580–1603 J411 - PDF 2MB
The Making of America 1789-1900 J411 - PDF 1MB
The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087 J411 - PDF 1MB
The People's health, c.1250 to present J411 - PDF 1MB
Viking expansion, c.750–c.1050 J411 - PDF 1MB
History around us J411/21 - PDF 1MB

2018 - June series

The people’s health, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087 J411/11 - PDF 8MB
The people's health, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 J411/12 - PDF 15MB
The people's health, c.1250 to present with Britain in peace and war, 1900-1918 J411/13 - PDF 12MB
Crime and punishment, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087 J411/14 - PDF 8MB
Crime and punishment, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580–1603 J411/15 - PDF 8MB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087 J411/17 - PDF 8MB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580–1603 J411/18 - PDF 10MB
History around us J411/21 - PDF 11MB
Viking expansion, c.750–c.1050 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519–1535 J411/32 - PDF 7MB
The Mughal Empire, 1526–1707 with Living under Nazi Rule, 1933–1945 J411/36 - PDF 14MB
The Making of America, 1789–1900 with The First Crusade, c.1070–1100 J411/37 - PDF 4MB
The Making of America, 1789–1900 with Living under Nazi Rule, 1933–1945 J411/39 - PDF 8MB

Candidate style answers

Aztecs and the Spanish conquest, 1519-1535 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 839KB
Britain in peace and war, 1900-1918 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 363KB
Crime and punishment, c.1250-present J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 380KB
History around us J411 - These responses illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall level. PDF 631KB
Living under Nazi rule, 1933-1945 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 352KB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 367KB
The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 361KB
The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 J411 - These responses illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall level. PDF 390KB
The making of America, 1789-1900 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 383KB
The Norman Conquest, 1065-1087 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 357KB
The people’s health J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 348KB
Viking expansion, c.750-c.1050 J411 - These responses illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 798KB

Assessment guides

Guide to assessment (Schools History Project) J411 - PDF 1MB

Summer 2021 grading support

Grade descriptors guidance DOCX 296KB
Grade descriptors DOCX 34KB
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Assessment

Question papers, mark schemes and reports

2020 - November series

2019 - June series

2018 - June series

Sample assessment materials

2021 series only

Practice papers and mark schemes

Candidate exemplars

2019 - June series

2018 - June series

Candidate style answers

Assessment guides

Summer 2021 grading support