Unit Award Scheme

History

Here you will find the Unit Award Scheme (UAS) units that we have mapped to our GCSE History specification.

Resources that could be used to assist in the delivery of UAS can be found on our website.

GCSE History

The GCSE History content has been split into bite-sized units making it more accessible to learners.

Students will receive a certificate each time they complete a unit. By recognising their achievements in this way, the scheme allows students to engage with learning and take clear steps towards success.

Paper 1: Understanding the modern world

Section A: Period studies

AA America, 1840–1895: Expansion and consolidation

AB Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy and dictatorship

AC Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom and Communism

AD America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and inequality

Section B: Wider world depth studies

BA Conflict and tension, the First World War, 1894–1918

BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918–1939

BC Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945–1972

BD Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950–1975

Paper 2: Shaping the nation

Section A: Thematic studies

AA Health and the people: c1000 to the present day

AB Power and the people: c1170 to the present day

AC Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day

Section B: British depth studies including the historic environment

BA Norman England, c1066– c1100

BB Medieval England – the reign of Edward I, 1272 –1307

BC Elizabethan England, c1568–1603

BD Restoration England, 1660–1685

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