History GCSE 2016-2018 Edexcel

Why choose History? Do employers value history? Well do they? How is History relevant? Do employers value history? Well do they?

Employers and universities value history very highly Skills are very useful in work, study and life in general You are taught to think and make up your mind

You can… Use information effectively Help analyse problems that businesses and organisations face Weigh conflicting factors before making critical decisions Be analytical and critical when considering information

And…….. You will learn to understand human decisions and how they are made Particularly why actions were taken in the past and how people might behave. Essential for those important relationships with work colleagues You will learn the art of debating Expressing a clear opinion and supporting it with relevant information

You will be taught to think and make up your own mind!

Employers need: Independent thinkers Open-minded workers Disciplined individuals Problem solving skills People able to pick out the essential from the trivial

Why? The total number of history graduates rose by 65% from 3177 in 1989 to 5248 in 1998. By 2009, the total had reached 9800, an increase of nearly 87%. 54% in 1998 in employment, dropped to 47% during the 2011 recession but this was significantly less than all other subjects. At this time 32% of graduates were pursuing some form of further education.

Occupations of those in employment Marketing, Sales and Advertising Professionals: 6.5% Marketing Executive. Commercial, Industrial and Public Sector Managers: 10.3% Management trainee. Education Professionals: 4.0%: FE Lecturer Business and Financial Professionals and Associate Professionals: 8.3% International Manager, Tax inspector: HMRC, Financial crimes Associate. Information Technology Professionals: 1.0%: Web project officer, Political party Games tester, SEGA Arts, Design, Culture and Sports Professionals: 3.7%: Editorial assistant, Gallery assistant Social & Welfare Professionals: 3.2%: Other professionals, Associate Professional and Technical Occupations: 3.9% Police Officer, Chef, Proofreader, Auctioneers assistant. Retail, Catering, Waiting and Bar Staff 23.0% Other Occupations 17.9%: Personal trainer

History Careers Architect City Financiers and Merchant Banks Local architects, JSA, recommend History as an A Level to support the ability to write detailed and evaluative reports. City Financiers and Merchant Banks Prize History highly as a subject that enables employees and fund managers to converse with clients so that they can build an effective rapport with them

History Careers Medical Schools like their prospective undergraduates and trainees to have studied a subject beyond the disciplines of Maths & Science to demonstrate their all round abilities. History of Politics is highly recommended

History Careers The Foreign & Diplomatic Service of the UK Government often seek students who have studied History because this proves that they are able to synthesise lots of information and produce evaluative written responses.

Some successful Historians Journalists & Writers Dermot Murnaghan – Breakfast TV Jeremy Bowen – BBC News Reporter Alan Green – 5 Live Football commentator Martin Tyler – Sky Sports commentator Jeremy Warner – Business Editor, The Independent Business Lord John Sainsbury Martha Lane-Fox – founder Lastminute.com Patrick Gillam - ex CEO BP, Standard Chartered Bank John Varley – Chairman, Barclays Bank Helena Stride –Head of Education, IWM Charles Miller – CEO, ICI Entertainment Louis Theroux Chris Martin The Chemical Brothers Sting Nicky Wire, The Manic Street Preachers Sacha Baron Cohen

Units Crime & Punishment over time Tudor England The Cold War Including a study of Jack the Ripper Tudor England Henry VIII or Elizabeth I The Cold War Relations between the USA and the USSR between 1945 and 1991 Germany 1918-1939 The effects of WW1 The rise of the Nazi Party Hitler

Future businesses need people who have studied History because they are able to think for themselves and do not need to be taught how to analyse information.

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