Teaching AQA GCSE History for the First Time

Course Code: T0042 £289.00

ABOUT THIS COURSE

  • The course will explain the structure of AQA GCSE History
  • The mark scheme will be explained in a simple, jargon-free way
  • All areas of the specification and all questions will be covered
  • Teachers will provided with materials that can be used immediately in class

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

  • Teachers will gain immediate insight into all aspects of GCSE History
  • Strategies will be explained for approaching all aspects of the specification
  • There will be special focus on source and interpretation questions
  • New approaches will be explored to tackle the thematic study

PROGRAMME

AQA GCSE History an Overview

10.00am
  • How does GCSE History operate in the Awarding Bodies?
  • Structure of the specifications
  • Preparation at Key Stage 3
  • Concepts: First and Second Order in the classroom
  • Question styles: What do they mean?
  • Mark schemes: How do they operate?
  • Demands of Grades 2, 4, 5, 8 and 9
 

Break

11.15am

Extended Writing

11.35am
  • Levels 1-4: What is expected?
  • Detailed analysis of the questions
  • Analysis of content for levels in the mark scheme
  • Dealing with the depth of content
  • Special focus on the ‘account’ question
  • Ideas for lessons to tackle areas of controversy
  • Activities for use in class
 

Lunch

12.30pm

Tackling Source and Interpretation Questions

1.30pm
  • Levels 1-4: What is expected?
  • Detailed analysis of the questions
  • Innovative approaches to source questions
  • Tackling interpretations
  • Ideas for lessons to tackle areas of controversy
  • Activities for use in class
 

Break

2.10pm

Teaching the Thematic Study

2.30pm
  • Detailed analysis of the questions
  • Analysis of content for levels in the mark scheme
  • Dealing with the depth of content
  • Ideas for lessons to tackle areas of controversy
  • Activities for use in class

Depart

3.15pm  
GCSE - Code: T0042

Teaching AQA GCSE History for the First Time

COURSE LEADER

Malcolm Chandler was Chief Examiner for GCSE History for twenty years and has been leading courses for teachers and students since 1998, throughout England and Wales, but also in Europe and Dubai. He aims to simplify the demands of GCSE History for both teachers and students by avoiding ‘jargon’ and using straightforward terminology.

He believes that the best way of teaching history and improving results is to set clear, manageable targets for students and to enable them to feel ‘part of the process’. Many schools that have adopted the approaches and techniques that he recommends have seen significant improvements in examination grades in relatively short spaces of time.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • All teachers teaching AQA History for the first time
  • Newly qualified or probationary teachers of AQA GCSE History

THIS COURSE INCLUDES

  • A specially prepared folder of detailed notes, practical advice and guidance
  • Notes prepared by the educational experts leading the course
  • Expert produced PowerPoint presentations
  • CPD Certificate of attendance
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