The main concern facing every GCSE teacher of the new specification is how to teach the amount of content that is now required. With this in mind, I am suggesting that you focus your KS3 teaching on embedding the historical thinking and concepts so that you can master the content teaching needed at KS4.
If you are teaching the new Edexcel GCSE, my
new KS3 Workbooks should help you embed a concept focused programme in the lower years that will free up time for you to cover the content needed across the three examination papers. Here are my top tips for planning your KS3 programme, with a little help from my workbooks!