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| Half Term 1 (September - October) |
- The ‘Attlee legacy’ and the so-called post-war consensus; the reasons for Conservative political dominance from 1951; the role of key personalities, including Eden, Butler and Macmillan; internal divisions in the Labour Party; the reasons for Conservative defeat in 1964.
- Britain’s declining imperial role; the Suez crisis of 1956 and the ‘wind of change’ in Africa; Withdrawal from commitments and bases ‘east of Suez’, 1967–1971; the problem of Rhodesia;
- The growth of the economy and rising living standards; problems of the balance of payments and ‘stop-go’ policies.
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A New Dawn, 1865-1877?
- Implications of the death of President Lincoln and the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
- The implications and impact of Congressional Reconstruction 1867-75.
- The position of African Americans in politics and society at the end of Reconstruction, 1877.
Reaction and Resistance 1877-1933
- The introduction of segregation in the Old South.
- The roles of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois and Marcus Garvey in the movement to improve African American rights.
- The impact of the First World War.
- The impact of the mass migration of African Americans from the Old South to the North from the Inter-War period.
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External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No | External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No |
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| Half Term 2 (November - December) |
- Social tension: 1950s unrest; race riots, violence, criminality and hooliganism; selection and the divisive nature of secondary education; changes in attitudes to class
- The role of key personalities: Wilson, Heath and their cabinets;
- the reasons for Labour’s defeat in 1970 and Conservative defeat in 1974; the emergence of Thatcher as Conservative leader
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A Turning Point, 1933-45?
- The impact of the New Deal.
- Changes in tactics of the NAACP.
- The Impact of WWII.
- The situation in 1945.
The development of the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s.
- The role and influence of the NAACP.
- The support of the Supreme Court, 1945-60.
- The emergence of the SCLC and the growing influence of Martin Luther King.
- Non-violent protests including the Montgomery bus boycott.
- The emergence of SNCC and the sit-in movement
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External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No | External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No |
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| Half Term 3 (January - February) |
- Social tension: 1950s unrest; race riots, violence, criminality and hooliganism; selection and the divisive nature of secondary education; changes in attitudes to class
- The role of key personalities: Wilson, Heath and their cabinets;
- the reasons for Labour’s defeat in 1970 and Conservative defeat in 1974; the emergence of Thatcher as Conservative leader
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Progress towards Civil Rights 1960–1968
- The growing influence of Martin Luther King
- Attitudes of, and actions by, the Kennedy administration,
- Freedom riders, sit-ins and non-violent demonstrations,
- The role of President Johnson in passing the Civil Rights Bill,
This remainder of this half- term sees class time used for the students to work o their coursework. One to one tutorials are provided for all students on a regular basis to monitor their progress. A detailed reading list will be provided for students towards the end of the second half term. |
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No | External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No |
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| Half Term 4 (March - April) |
- The leadership of Major and growing internal divisions in the Conservative Party after 1992; the revival of Labour under Kinnock, Smith and Blair; the reasons for Labour’s victory in 1997; and the subsequent victories, 2001 and 2005
- ‘Black Wednesday’ and its impact on the economy and public opinion; the role of economic issues in weakening support for the Conservatives; Labour’s economic policies and their impact, 1997–2007
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- This half- term sees class time used for the students to work on their coursework. One to one tutorials are provided for all students on a regular basis to monitor their progress.
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External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No | External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: April
Field Trips/Visits: No |
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| Half Term 5 (May - June) |
- Social issues and population change; the extent to which Britain had become an integrated and multicultural society by 2007
- Britain’s role in NATO and interventions in the Balkans, 1995–1999; Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with the United States and its impact on Britain’s position in the world by 2007.
- Revision
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- The reasons why Britain did not join the EEC between 1955 and 1963.
- Economic motives behind the application for membership of the EEC in 1961
- Britain’s entry into the EEC in 1973
- Britain’s position in the European Union under Thatcher, Major and Blair.
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External Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No | External Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No |
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