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Training for History teachers

Resources and support materials

New A level History student walkthrough videos

We’ve worked with one of our specialist trainers, Jane Marjoram, to create these new student walkthrough videos to support Edexcel A level History students ahead of this summer’s exams. In the pdf document below, you can find recordings for different skills and question types on Paper 1. We’ll be updating this with links to more videos over the next couple of weeks.

GCSE History student walkthrough videos and command word guidance

Don't forget we've also porovided these GCSE History student walkthrough videos to help prepare students for this summer’s exams. There is one video for each question type and the document also includes guidance on command words and some handy revision tips:
 

General qualifications Summer 2026 assessment support

On this page we’ll provide updates and information from Ofqual, the Department for Education (DfE), the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) and Pearson, relating to the exams and assessments for our GCSE, AS and A level qualifications.

Support for centres affected by the conflict in the Middle East

We know many centres are experiencing disruption due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to stay informed. This page brings together the latest updates and guidance to help you navigate upcoming teaching, learning and assessment activity.

A level History Online Coursework Submission Summer 2026

This update contains a summary of how to submit A level History coursework marks and samples in Summer 2026. It includes guidance on how to submit your marks and samples online, a reminder of the deadlines, the materials you need to submit, and lots of other useful advice and links.

Reminder of GCSE History Paper 2 assessment arrangements Summer 2026

This update is to remind teachers and exams officers of the exam arrangements for Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2 in Summer 2026, to ensure there is a clear understanding of how the paper will be assessed on the day of the exam.

Reminder of GCSE History minor content amendments for first assessment Summer 2026

Ahead of this summer’s exams this is a final reminder of the minor content amendments that were made to our GCSE History specification in 2024 for first assessment Summer 2026.

You can find a summary of all the changes to GCSE History content and assessment that were made for Issue 5 (first assessment 2025) and Issue 6 (first assessment Summer 2026) in this guidance document.

Students risk their qualifications by taking phones into exam hall

This is an important reminder from Ofqual ahead of this summer's exams that students should not be taking mobile phones into exam halls.

New Migration to Britain 1900-1980 teaching resources from the British Library

Learn about Jewish, Polish, Caribbean and South Asian people who moved to Britain with resources from the British Library’s Discovering Historical Sources project. These include a short animation, a timeline, historical sources, and expert articles written by leading academics.

Teaching Medieval Women Nottingham CPD Day

Teaching Medieval Women are hosting their third annual CPD day at Nottingham Trent University on 25 June. The day is free to attend and is intended to introduce teachers to new examples of medieval women and ways they can incorporate more medieval women into their own teaching with talks from historians, archivists and teachers.

New report calls for action on teaching empire, migration and belonging in schools

The Portrait EMB project have recently published a report on their findings based on a large-scale national study into teaching about the British Empire and Migration. The report calls on exam boards to reframe GCSE and A level History specifications, and we are already working with the Portrait EMB team to review our content and explore what this might look like as we work towards future spec reform.