This Support Material booklet is designed to accompany the OCR Advanced GCE specification in History A for teaching from September 2008.
Contents
Contents 2
Introduction 3
Scheme of Work - History : H506 : F966 5
Lesson Plan - History : H506 : F966 64
Other forms of Support 83
Introduction
Background
A new structure of assessment for A Level has been introduced, for first teaching from September 2008. Some of the changes include:
The introduction of stretch and challenge (including the new A* grade at A2) – to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to reach their full potential
The reduction or removal of coursework components for many qualifications – to lessen the volume of marking for teachers
A reduction in the number of units for many qualifications – to lessen the amount of assessment for learners
Amendments to the content of specifications – to ensure that content is up-to-date and relevant.
OCR has produced an overview document, which summarises the changes to History A. This can be found at www.ocr.org.uk, along with the new specification.
In order to help you plan effectively for the implementation of the new specification we have produced this Scheme of Work and sample Lesson Plans for History A. These Support Materials are designed for guidance only and play a secondary role to the Specification.
Our Ethos
All our Support Materials were produced ‘by teachers for teachers’ in order to capture real life current teaching practices and they are based around OCR’s revised specifications. The aim is for the support materials to inspire teachers and facilitate different ideas and teaching practices.
Each Scheme of Work and set of sample Lesson Plans is provided in:
PDF format – for immediate use
Word format – so that you can use it as a foundation to build upon and amend the content to