OCR GCSE History SHP

Let SHP successfully steer you through their new specification with an exciting, enquiry-based series that invigorates teaching and learning; combining best practice principles and worthwhile tasks to develop students' high-level historical knowledge and skills. - Tackle unfamiliar topics from the broadened curriculum 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 students need to succeed: the scaffolded three-part task structure enables students to record, reflect on and review their learning - Boost student performance across the board: 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: the visually stimulating text design uses memorable case studies, diagrams, infographics and contemporary photos to bring fascinating events and people to life About this book The People's Health 1250 to present is a brand new take on the long standing SHP course on the History of Medicine. It has been streamlined and refocused as part of the new GCSE History specifications to make it more teachable and coherent. This textbook is SHP's official text for this Thematic Unit providing comprehensive coverage of the content through an enquiry approach. It is written by the current Director of the Schools History Project Michael Riley and former History adviser for Devon, Jamie Byrom. Both Michael and Jamie have been driving the development of the new SHP specification, writing the content and the specimen assessment material.