Exam board: OCR (Specification B, SHP)
Level: GCSE (9-1)
Subject: History
First teaching: September 2016
First exams: Summer 2018

An OCR endorsed textbook.

Help more students to access the content for OCR GCSE History B (SHP) with this Foundation Edition, designed to work alongside the mainstream textbook for effective co-teaching in the same class.

Covering The Norman Conquest 1065-1087, this book:

> Follows the same structure and page numbers as the mainstream textbook so that students of all abilities can explore the same enquiries

> Simplifies and reduces the text on each page, using carefully-controlled vocabulary and clear explanations of key terms

> Focuses on the key points that students need to understand and includes new content summaries at the end of each enquiry to reinforce learning

> Offers full support for the student tasks, using a wide range of scaffolding to make the tasks accessible and achievable

> Provides specific assessment guidance and develops the historical thinking skills required for success at GCSE

About the Author
Michael Riley is Director of the Schools History Project. He has taught in schools in Tanzania, Yorkshire and Somerset, and has worked as Humanities Adviser in Somerset and as Course Leader for the History PGCE at Bath Spa University, a consultant for the QCA, the States of Guernsey, the Council of Europe and UNESCO. Michael regularly provides professional development for history teachers at national and international conferences, and has published extensively. Much of his work focuses on helping teachers to plan for effective learning in history, particularly through an emphasis on the development of students' enquiry and communication skills. In 2010 he will be conducting a number of INSET events around the country on promoting independent enquiry in Key Stage 3 History.


Book Information
ISBN 9781510469655
Author Jamie Byrom
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Hodder Education
Publisher Hodder Education
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 275mm * 214mm * 6mm