Year 10 / 11 History
Full teaching content for WJEC / Made-for-Wales GCSE History – sources, interpretations, Wales & Britain 1930–51, depth studies and thematic skills – with bilingual explanations and practice.
Areas of focus
Historical skills
Sources, interpretations, causation and essay technique.
Wales & Britain
Depression, war and recovery – life in Wales and Britain c.1930–1951.
Depth studies
High-frequency non-Welsh depth themes (USA, Germany).
Thematic study
Change over time – crime, punishment and society.
Lessons
Each lesson includes clear explanations, examples and practice questions.
Using Historical Sources
Inference, utility and reliability – how to analyse sources in WJEC-style questions.
Historical Interpretations
Why historians disagree and how to evaluate interpretations with your own knowledge.
Cause, Consequence & Significance
Explaining why events happened, what followed, and why some developments matter more than others.
History Essay Technique
Structuring WJEC-style history answers – clear judgements, paragraphs and conclusions.
The Depression in Wales & Britain (1930s)
Causes and impact of the Depression, especially in industrial Wales – unemployment, poverty and responses.
Wales & Britain on the Home Front (1939–45)
How war changed daily life – evacuation, rationing, bombing, women workers and Welsh experiences.
Recovery & the Welfare State (1945–51)
Post-war reforms – Labour government, NHS, welfare and nationalisation – and what recovery meant in practice.
The USA in the 1920s – Boom & Problems
Economic boom, social change and the groups left out – a common WJEC depth theme.
Germany 1919–1939 – Democracy to Dictatorship
Weimar problems, the impact of the Depression, and how the Nazis established dictatorship.
Crime & Punishment – Change Over Time
How definitions of crime, policing and punishment changed from the medieval period to the modern era.
The Elizabethan Age – Key Issues
Religion, plots, the Armada, poverty and whether Elizabeth’s reign was a ‘Golden Age’.
Industry & Society in Modern Wales
How industry shaped Welsh communities – work, migration, language and social change.
Full Year 10/11 History coverage – historical skills, Depression–War–Recovery, USA & Germany depth themes, crime & punishment, and essay technique.
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