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Key Stage 3 History Year 8

The Year 8 History course aims to develop a more sophisticated understanding of how modern Britain has changed over the last 400 years. We start with the Civil War, the first successful challenge to the power of the monarchy. We see some of the same themes reflected in our study of revolutionary France at the end of the eighteenth century. We explore industrial change and show how the picture had changed by 1900, with women pressing for the vote and the British Empire the envy of the world, temporarily at least.

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History Key Stage 3 Year 8

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Subscribe to the courses you wish to study.  Each course contains everything you require to succeed in your chosen subject, including detailed coverage of all required topics, activities, self-assessment questions and assignments with comprehensive suggested answers. You may choose to have the assignments marked by one of our fully-qualified tutors.

The minimum subscription period is 6 months. After that, you can cancel your subscription at any time.  If you wish, you may optionally purchase a printed, spiral-bound course pack at the point of subscription.

Step 2 – Taking control of your studies

You will be allocated a tutor from our bank of PGCE-qualified tutors.  Your tutor will arrange a free 15-minute induction call with you to introduce themselves and the course to you. As you require further tutor support, you can purchase:

  • Tutorial time, one-to-one in our virtual classroom
  • Assignment marking
  • Mock Exam marking

    Course Outline

    <span>During Year 8, we will learn how to find and analyse various different kinds of historical document and how to deal with conflicting accounts of events.</span>

    There are 19 lessons in the Year 8 course and seven tutor-marked assignments, including an end-of-year exam. The module titles, each with one assignment, are as follows:

    • Module 1 The Civil War
    • Module 2 The Glorious Revolution
    • Module 3 France 1789-94
    • Module 4 Industrial change
    • Module 5 Snapshot 1900
    • Module 6 Women and the vote
    • Module 7 The British Empire

    Examinations

    There are no formal examinations for Key Stage 3 History. 

    Course duration and study time

    The Recommended number of study hours for this course is 200 hours.  You will need to fit all of this in

    Because of the unique way Oxford Home Schooling courses are structured your support will last for as long as you are subscribed to the course, regardless of whether you decide to do the course in 12 months or 18.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Why should I choose Oxford Home Schooling for my child's Key Stage 3 study?
    • Oxford Home Schooling is a long-established educational company that prides itself on
      • treating every student as an individual
      • excellent customer service
      • comprehensive, quality courses.
    • We’re rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot by students who have studied with us.
    • We provide online and printed resources so you can study your way – other providers do not give you that choice.
    • We make it easy for you to home-educate your children with our flexible schedule, tutor support, and subscription-based payment plan.
    • Every year we help hundreds of children who have left mainstream education obtain the qualifications they need to progress and achieve their goals. A firm foundation at Key Stage 3 is vital. 
    Are there any exams for Key Stage 3 Courses?

    No.

    KS3 courses are the building blocks designed to prepare your child to begin studying for GCSE, which is formally examined.

    With no exams to worry about, your child can take as much or as little time as they need to assimilate the basic principles in KS3. This can be a time in school when gifted children become bored and troublesome if they find it all too slow and easy while others may be put off learning if they have not had time to grasp the first principles of a subject. Oxford Home Schooling has the flexibility to cope with both of these extremes and every child in between.

    Is there an age limit for KS3?

    There isn’t a specific age requirement to start a Key Stage 3 course but we strongly recommend that the pupil is a minimum of 10 and preferably 11 when they start the GCSE course and also that they are academically capable of starting the course.  If the student is not 10 before they start, we may have difficulty allocating you a tutor. There is no upper age-limit. 

     

    When can I start?

    You may take out a subscription and start any time of the year you like. The earlier the better! The important thing to think about is the context of secondary education as a whole and the objectives you have as a family. 

    Once you have taken out a subscription, you will get access to your course online immediately and (optionally) your printed course materials will arrive a few days later.

    Is it necessary to start with a Year 7 course?

    No. Students may jump in at Year 8 or Year 9 instead. If a student has already completed Year 7 (or Year 8) within a school environment, they find they were repeating skills and knowledge already acquired. But any course makes assumptions about prior knowledge and our Year 8 courses do assume the prior knowledge that comes from a Year 7 course. Our Year 9 course, similarly, assumes knowledge from both Year 7 and Year 8. So it may take a little while to adapt.

    Will completion of the KS3 course (to Year 9) put me in a good position to start my GCSE studies?

    This is one of the main objectives of our KS3 courses.  Some of our GCSE and International GCSE courses may go back briefly to first principles  for the benefit of those who are new to the subject but a student’s chances of success are hugely enhanced if they have achieved a firm grounding at KS3 first. 

     

    Are any additional textbooks or external resources required?

    The courses are largely self-sufficient so no additional textbooks should be required. The exception, perhaps, is English, where students will need to acquire certain novels, plays and poetry books. Access to the internet is advantageous at all levels of education, including KS3. Our science courses assume access to various very basic items of equipment for home-based experiments, usually under parental supervision. 

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