Year 10 Scheme of Work

Here is the link to the Year 10 Scheme of Work

Year 10 (2009-2010) will be studying the AQA History "B" GCSE Course. More information can be found on the AQA website here.

First we will examine Hitler's Germany from 1933 to 1939, completing the course that was begun in Year 9. We will look at how he developed his position from Chancellor to Fuhrer, and how the Nazi Party maintained control of the country.

We then study Russia from 1914-1924, considering the final years of the Tsar, how the Communists were able to take control during the November Revolution and Civil War, and how successful Lenin was in creating a new Communist society.



In the Spring and Summer Terms we will look at the Cold War in its entirity, from 1945-1991, examining how the USA and USSR became rivals after World War II, key events such as the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, the Hungarian Uprising, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Detente, war in Afghanistan and the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. Key figures such as Truman, Stalin, Kennedy, Khrushchev, Reagan and Gorbachev will be considered.

Key skills required for success at GCSE will include:

• Communicating knowledge and understanding of historical events and concepts


• Explaining the causes and consequences of key events


• Considering elements of change and continuity within a historical period


• Considering key features and charactersitics of the periods studied


• Analysing and evaluating source material, considering both its content and provenance


• Considering how the past has been interpreted and represented in different ways