GCSE History: Supporting higher-attaining students
25 June 2025 at 16:00-18:00 BST
This is a repeat of the summer 2024 event held previously. This paid-for online event is intended to support teachers who are delivering Pearson Edexcel GCSE History and would like training to support higher-attaining students.
It will focus on some of the specific mark scheme requirements for extended writing questions that enable student responses to access Level 4 and reach the top of the level, before then exploring strategies for building on these students’ enthusiasm for history more generally.
You will:
• consider the ways in which the assessment model differentiates higher-attaining students
• explore the strengths that higher-attaining students have alongside where room for improvement can be found
• look at exemplar student answers
• develop strategies for improving higher-attaining students’ historical skills and knowledge.
Please note, as this session may be repeated, and to ensure recorded content is not accessed by undisclosed third parties, it is Pearson’s policy not to share recordings for paid training events.
This event counts as 2 hours of CPD. You will receive an e-certificate by email, post attendance.

Learning outcomes
- Consider the ways in which the assessment model differentiates higher-attaining students
- Explore the strengths that higher-attaining students have alongside where room for improvement can be found
- Look at exemplar student answers
- Develop strategies for improving higher-attaining students’ historical skills and knowledge