This qualification:
- offers a wide and stimulating choice of content including British, European and World history, with new options covering areas such as Medieval England, the British Empire, the Slave Trade, the Spanish Civil War and The Middle East, 1945 – 2001
- allows teachers to design their own interesting, balanced and coherent teaching programmes
- features coursework at Advanced level (A2), providing 45 Edexcel-designed 100-year coursework programmes, as well as offering teachers the opportunity to design their own coursework programmes
- offers a choice in every unit, including a choice of source questions in Units 2 and 3
- acts as a natural progression from the GCSE in History, and supports progression to further study.
‘Edexcel’s GCE in History contains subject matter that is refreshing but also relates to our teaching syllabus, enabling us to make a smooth transition to the new specification. We have a large cohort for History and the new coursework guidelines provide a programme that will cater for students and staff alike.’
Lisa Browne, History Teacher, Newcastle-under-Lyme College, Staffordshire