A guide for parents and carers

*National 5 History

Course Content

3 units:*The Scottish Wars of Independence,

*1286-1328

*Free at Last? Civil Rights in the USA,*1918-1968

*The Making of Modern Britain,1880-1951

The Scottish Wars of Independence,1286 – 1328

*The Succession Problem, 1286 – 1292

*Balliol and Edward I, 1292 – 1296

*William Wallace, 1296 – 1305

*Robert Bruce, 1306 - 1328

June-October

Free at Last? Civil Rights in the USA, 1918 – 1968

*The ‘Open Door’ policy and immigration to 1928

*‘Separate but Equal’ to 1945

*Civil Rights campaigns, to 1968

*The ghettos and black American radicalism

October-December

The Making of Modern Britain, 1880 – 1951

*Divided Society: poverty, housing, politics

*Liberal Reforms, 1906 – 1914

*Social Impact of World War II on Britain

*Labour Reforms: the Welfare State, 1945 – 1951

January-March

*80 marks – final examination*20 marks- Added Value Assignment

*The Final Grade is made up of…..

Exam QuestionsDescribe – 4 marksExplain – 6 marksShort essay– 9 marksHow fully – 6 marksCompare the views- 4 marksEvaluate usefulness – 5 marks

Added Value Assignment Feb/March

Essentially a 20 mark essayPersonal choice over topic & question-within reasonc. 3 wks of class time for reading & research Write up- 1 hr in full exam conditions200 word resource sheet (plan) Submitted to SQA for external marking

*What we provide….*5 periods per week of teaching.

*A information booklet/textbook for each unit of learning as well as a skills booklet, helping students develop exam question techniques including source handling skills and essay writing.

*Opportunities for individuals to come with queries at lunchtimes, during Personal Support lessons and/or after school, as issues arise.

*After-school support sessions & workshops at pinch-points, such as before prelims, before the final exam, in preparation for the Assignment and so on.

*What else?

*The History department uses GLOW groups to allow pupils to access resources, such as powerpoints and word documents used in class. Pupils should ensure that they have a GLOW username and password to enable this access.

*ShowMyHomework is also used.

*Assessments

*Pupil performance in assessments will be used by teachers to help inform the tracking/reporting process and to predict grades.

*Teachers and pupils will also have 1-1 discussions regarding performance . From these, pupils will set personalised targets and next steps.

*We are always happy to mark extra pieces of work students have completed e.g. past paper practice responses.

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*As far as possible, we would aim to present as many candidates as possible for the N5 exam at the end of the session.

*However, it may be that, particularly in the very early stages of the course, some students seem more appropriately placed at N4 in terms of reporting, tracking and monitoring.

*It is our hope, nonetheless, to support each student to work towards and achieve the best possible outcome, which, for most students, is attainment at N5.

*Homework*Frequency- N5 candidates should expect homework most

weeks, at least once per week, duration usually 30mins – 1 hour per week

*Tasks- additional questions to support learning, ‘finishing off’ class work, extra reading, watching a recommended documentary etc. The majority of homework will be focused upon exam skills and consolidation of content knowledge and understanding.

*Preparation for assessments- revision as well as more exam skills. Pupils will be given adequate notice before all assessments. 1-2weeks.

*In Feb/March much of the homework will be Assignment preparation.

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*Monday, 5th

November*5pm-7.30 pm – In the Dining Hall

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*Wednesday, 21st

November *5pm-7.30 pm – In the Dining Hall

*How can you help...?*Support and encouragement. Take an interest.*Check over work.*Quizzing before a test.*Monitor target setting process.*Time, space, environment, health and well-being.*Organisation and planning.*Encourage attendance and punctuality.

*How much is too much?

*Resources to support learning…

*Students can access a range of support materials and past papers/marking instructions via the SQA website. – and they’re FREE!

*Students should be able to access the Nat 5 history GLOW group, where the files that have been uploaded by teachers contain many of the powerpoints, etc used in lessons as well as copies of course and skills booklets.

*BBC Bitesize- National 5 History also has many useful resources to support learning such as revision tasks, mini tests and video clips.

*Textbooks and support guides…..(avoid “specimen/model papers” booklets and L&L)