AQA GCSE History: New to Teaching AD America, 1920 – 1973

Course Code: T0354 £289.00

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This brand-new course is designed to equip teachers with the confidence, knowledge, and strategies to successfully deliver the AQA GCSE History period study, AD America, 1920–1973. Whether you're new to teaching this unit or looking to refine your approach, this course will provide you with in-depth subject knowledge, expert guidance on examination requirements, and practical curriculum design strategies. You will leave with ready-to-use resources, engaging lesson ideas, and the confidence to prepare students for success in their external exams. You’ll also explore common student misconceptions and gain valuable insights into how to help learners at all levels thrive. Expect engaging, and insightful sessions that will give you the tools to make this unit both accessible and exciting for your students at your school.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

  • Boost your subject knowledge and feel confident in delivering the unit
  • Master the six-question stems and understand how to help students maximise marks
  • Discover effective scaffolding techniques to support lower-attaining students
  • Gain examiner insight into what differentiates top-mark responses from lower-level answers
  • Tackle common misconceptions head-on and learn strategies to improve student understanding
  • Take away ready-to-use teaching strategies and resources to enhance your lessons

PROGRAMME

10.00am: What are the Key Components of AD America, 1920 -1973 period study for AQA?
  • Introduction to Course Leader and delegates
  • Review of AQA Specification requirements of the USA unit
  • An overview of key content and how best to approach teaching the unit
10.30am: Sequencing the Lessons, Maximising Success - How to teach AD America, 1920 -1973 period study for AQA
  • Reviewing the specification - deciding how long to spend on each unit
  • Develop an overview of successful teaching strategies for the USA unit
  • Making it fit for your school - how would this work?
11.30am: Break
11.45am: Teaching and Marking the Interpretation Questions
  • Analyse the requirements of each question and how they differ
  • Review answers that demonstrate different examples of the levels in the mark scheme
  • Top tips for teaching the interpretations and making them relatable to all students
12.45pm: Lunch
1.45pm: Teaching and Marking the Extended Writing Questions
  • Review the question stems and what each one requires the students to do
  • Review answers that demonstrate different examples of the levels in the mark scheme
  • Evaluate strategies to support students to get a grade 9 or 4
2.30pm: Break
2.40pm:  Student Misconceptions and How to Address them
  • Discuss key misconceptions that students often make in the exam
  • Review activities that address misconceptions
  • How to ensure confidence at grade 9, 7, 5 and 4
3.40pm: Depart
GCSE - Code: T0354

AQA GCSE History: New to Teaching AD America, 1920 – 1973

COURSE LEADER

Alex Anderson is an experienced Head of Humanities and Senior Examiner based in the North East of England and has been teaching AQA GCSE History for 11 years. Throughout this time, she has worked with a wide range of students, securing excellent outcomes in three schools across the region.

She has been a Senior Examiner for AQA for the past seven years, working across various GCSE History units. She has expert insight into the course structure and grading criteria, allowing her to clearly explain how different grades can be achieved across the papers. As a result, she has supported other schools in improving their AQA History results and successfully implementing the specification. She has also contributed to GCSE History revision resources, having written a revision workbook for Hodder and developed additional materials for their website.

As a Course Leader, she is passionate about supporting teachers in breaking down barriers to learning and ensuring students achieve their full potential.

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