OCR GCSE History SHP: The Elizabethans, 1580-1603

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

An OCR endorsed textbook

Let SHP successfully steer you through the OCR B specification with an exciting, enquiry-based series, combining best practice teaching methods and worthwhile tasks to develop students’ historical knowledge and skills.

> Tackle unfamiliar topics with confidence: The engaging, accessible text covers the content you need for teacher-led lessons and independent study

> Ease the transition to GCSE: Step-by-step enquiries inspired by best practice in KS3 help to simplify lesson planning and ensure continuous progression within and across units

> Build the knowledge and understanding that students need to succeed: The scaffolded three-part task structure enables students to record, reflect on and review their learning

> Boost student performance: Suitably challenging tasks encourage high achievers to excel at GCSE while clear explanations make key concepts accessible to all

> Rediscover your enthusiasm for source work: A range of purposeful, intriguing visual and written source material is embedded at the heart of each investigation to enhance understanding

> Develop students’ sense of period: Memorable case studies, diagrams, infographics and contemporary photos bring fascinating events and people to life