EMPIRE: HOW BRITAIN MADE THE MODERN WORLD

CURRICULUM

The series can support GCSE/Standard Grade or A/S and A Level/Higher Grade History syllabuses.

It can also be used to support learning in many other areas of the curriculum, including Citizenship, Religious Studies and General Studies.

This series tackles some complex concepts and moves at a fast pace. It is most suitable for 14-19 year olds studying a history course.

DETAILED CURRICULUM RELEVANCE

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

The series will be useful to those studying GCSE/Standard Grade or A/S and A Level/Higher Grade History. The content of History qualifications varies across awarding bodies and, of course, will depend on the actual modules chosen. However, the following themes are commonly included and relate well to this series:

• Nationalism and independence in India
• Decolonisation in the 20th century
• The Suez crisis
• The American Revolution and independence
• The use of evidence to investigate events
• Understanding chronological timescales
• Looking at changing political power
• Understanding cause and effect in historical events
• Using historical vocabulary
• Understanding how historians and other experts come to conclusions.

FIND OUT MORE

For details of the History curriculum across the UK:

Northern Ireland

www.ccea.org.uk/

Scotland

www.sqa.org.uk

Wales

http://wales.gov.uk

England

www.qca.org.uk