Exam Board: SQA Level: N4/5 Subject: History

The National 4 & 5 History Course Notes provide comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the entire CfE course. Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer an appropriate blend of sound teaching and learning with exam and assessment guidance.

Progress and attainment for all * A complete course text with seven of the most popular topics covered in depth (Migration and Empire; The Era of the Great War; The Atlantic Slave Trade; Changing Britain; Red Flag: Lenin and the Russian Revolution; Hitler and Nazi Germany and Free at Last? Civil Rights in the USA) * ‘Activities’ will get students thinking about what they have learned and help them to develop the skills needed for the assessment * ‘Activities’ are mapped and indexed by Outcome so you can see at a glance which criteria each activity fulfils

Active learning * ‘Make the link’ features encourage broader thinking between and across subjects * ‘Hints’ give helpful tips to support learning and highlight important information * ‘Key words’ define words and phrases to aid understanding

Assessment and practice you can rely on * ‘Exam style questions’ for every section ensure that students will be fully prepared for the assessment * ‘Summary’ sections and ‘Learning checklists’ enable students to monitor progress regularly