Course information
History
Littleover Community School - Derby
01332513219
Pastures Hill, Littleover, Derby, DE23 4BZ
Course summary

Paper 1: The Crusades, c1095-1204 (Breadth Study) Students explore the lives of medieval crusaders who chose to give up everything they knew to capture and control the Holy Land. They go on to look at the controversy surrounding the Fourth Crusade’s diversion to Constantinople. Paper 2: England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry ll, 1154-89 (Depth Study) Students examine the reign of Henry ll and his struggle to regain control of England and his Empire after a bitter civil war. Paper 3: Protest, agitation and Parliamentary Reform in Britain, c1780-1928 (Breadth and Depth Study) Students examine the pressure groups that campaigned and protested for the right to vote, and the successes they achieved. Coursework: Interpretations of History: The Causes of the First Crusade.

Entry requirements

Five GCSES at grades 9-5, which must include grade 9-5 in GCSE English Language and Mathematics. GCSE graded 9-6 in History.

How you'll be assessed

1 Written examination (2 hours 15 minutes) - Crusades June 30% 2 Written examination (1 hour 30 minutes) – Angevin Empire June 20% 3 Written examination (2 hours 15 minutes) – Parliamentary Reform June 30% 4 Individual assignments of approximately 4,000 words at the end of the taught course – Causes of The First Crusade May 20%

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityDerby
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressPastures Hill, Littleover, Derby, DE23 4BZ