GCSE specifications should include history: • from three eras: Medieval (500-1500), Early Modern (1450-1750) and Modern (1700-present day) • on three time scales: short (depth study), medium (period study) and long (thematic study) • on three geographical contexts: a locality (the historic environment); British; and European and / or wider world settings British history must form a minimum of 40% of the assessed content over the full course.

HIST-11General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · History · 10th Grade

The course and each element within it must form a coherent and substantial study of history in which the elements are reasonably balanced across the full range of assessed content.

HIST-12General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · History · 10th Grade

GCSE specifications in history should require students to study: • at least one British depth study chosen from the historical eras defined above • at least one European or wider world depth study chosen from the historical eras defined above. This should focus on the history of a nation or group of peoples or on international relations between several nations. It must not merely study British overseas involvements