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Broader History curriculum to be introduced
Topic Started: May 20 2014, 05:59 PM (325 Views)
CJ
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A very minor case of serious brain damage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-27477149

Exam board OCR is introducing a broader history A-level, after their head of history, Mike Goddard, said the subject had been criticised "for being too repetitive and having a 20th Century Western focus", and that "Hitler and the Henrys can dominate". The new curriculum which he plans to introduce offers the following options:
  • Alfred and the Making of England: 871 - 1016
  • The Early Anglo Saxons: 400 - 800
  • Genghis Khan and the Explosion from the Steppes: 1167 - 1405
  • Japan: 1853 - 1937
  • African Kingdoms: 1400 - 1800
  • The Rise and Decline of the Mughal Empire in India: 1526 - 1739
  • The Rise of Islam: 550 - 750
  • The Ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire: 1453 - 1606
  • China and its rulers: 1839 - 1989
  • The Middle East, Ottomans to Arab Spring: 1908 -2011


I think this is definitely a step forward. The only thing is, back when I was at school, not a lot of it would have interested me - but today, I'd have trouble choosing which options not to study :P !
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Makes me wish this was around when I was still in highschool, this would be a lot more interesting in my opinion
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When I was at high school, A-level History was about the French Revolution and the causes of World War I - which seemed very boring to me, and put me off completely. A real shame, since I enjoyed GCSE History so much :( .
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