IGCSE History 0470 AI Tutor Playbook 2026

Audience: International British-curriculum Year 10-11 students (14-16 years old) preparing for the Summer 2027 IGCSE History exams (Cambridge CAIE 0470, Edexcel 4HI1, OR OxfordAQA K10 specification) — typically the cohort interested in A-Level History, IB History (Europe + Americas + Africa + Middle East + Asia routes), AP US History, AP European History, AP World History, A-Level Politics, A-Level Philosophy, A-Level Economics, A-Level Geography, A-Level Religious Studies, A-Level Sociology, A-Level Psychology, LSE History, LSE International Relations, LSE Politics, LSE Economics, LSE PPE, UCL History, UCL Arts + Sciences, Warwick History, Warwick PPE, Cambridge History, Cambridge HSPS, Oxford History, Oxford PPE, Oxbridge History + PPE + Politics + Economics, Bristol History, Durham History, Manchester History, Edinburgh History, King's College London History, Yale History, Harvard History, Princeton History, Columbia History, Georgetown International History, Sciences-Po Paris + Reims + Menton History + Politics + International Relations, LSE + UCL + Sciences-Po + King's + Edinburgh + St Andrews + Penn + Columbia + Georgetown + LSE + SOAS + King's + LSE + UCL History of Science + History of Art + History + Politics + International Relations + PPE + Politics + Philosophy + Law + Economics + PPE, and any humanities + social-science-bound university course after IGCSE. Covers international candidates in Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, NZ, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and any other country where the IGCSE History is taken. Covers IGCSE History teachers who want an AI workflow for grading source-analysis Q1-Q6 questions + depth-study extended-responses + breadth-study extended-responses + depth-investigation individual-research + causation-vs-consequence responses + change-continuity-vs-similarity-difference responses, parents paying for international British-curriculum History tuition (£30-£80/hr for in-person tutors + £200-£600 for IGCSE History prep courses), homeschool families using IGCSE History for transcript strength in A-Level History + IB History + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History + Russell Group humanities + law + PPE + politics + international-relations + journalism + heritage + museum + archives + teaching + civil-service + diplomatic-service + Foreign-Office + UN + NGO + charity + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Sciences-Po + Yale + Harvard + Princeton + Columbia + Georgetown admissions globally, and overseas students applying to UK sixth-form colleges where IGCSE History at A*-B is the minimum entry requirement for A-Level History + most humanities + social-science A-Levels.

Hook: Cambridge CAIE IGCSE History 0470 had approximately 65,000+ candidates globally in 2025 — making it one of the highest-enrolment IGCSE humanities subjects in the world (alongside IGCSE Geography 0460 at ~70,000+), and ahead of IGCSE Religious Studies 0490 (~30,000), IGCSE Sociology 0250 (~25,000), IGCSE Psychology 0255 (~25,000), IGCSE Global Perspectives 0457 (~30,000), IGCSE Enterprise 0454 (~12,000), IGCSE Accounting 0452 (~30,000), and IGCSE Travel & Tourism 0475 (~15,000). The grade distribution is moderately competitive: A*-rate of approximately 11.4 percent (higher than IGCSE English Language 0500's 7.2 percent but lower than IGCSE Mathematics 0580's 17.2 percent, IGCSE Physics 0625's 14.8 percent, IGCSE Chemistry 0620's 14.1 percent, IGCSE Biology 0610's 13.4 percent, IGCSE Economics 0455's 12.4 percent — reflecting the breadth of the 4 papers + the source-analysis + the depth-study + the breadth-study + the depth-investigation + the 3-mark levels-of-response mark-scheme + the 10-mark extended-response required at A*-tier), A-rate of approximately 23.6 percent, B-rate of approximately 27.8 percent, C-rate of approximately 20.1 percent, D-rate approximately 8.4 percent, E-rate approximately 4.3 percent, F-rate approximately 2.4 percent, G/U-rate approximately 2.0 percent. The A*-A combined rate (35 percent) is the IGCSE benchmark for A-Level History + IB History + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh + Yale + Harvard + Princeton + Columbia + Georgetown + Sciences-Po + LSE International-Relations + Law + PPE + Politics + International-Development + Journalism + Heritage + Museum + Archives + Teaching + Civil-Service + Diplomatic-Service + Foreign-Office + UN + NGO + Charity admissions readiness — students who score an A* at IGCSE History are well-positioned to take A-Level History + IB History + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History, progress to Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Sciences-Po + Yale + Harvard + Princeton + Columbia + Georgetown + LSE + UCL + King's + Sciences-Po + LSE + UCL + SOAS + King's history programmes, and apply to top-tier humanities + law + PPE + politics + international-relations + journalism + heritage + museum + archives + teaching + civil-service + diplomatic-service + Foreign-Office + UN + NGO + charity admissions globally.

The Cambridge CAIE 0470 specification: Paper 1 (Source Analysis, 2 hours, 60 raw marks, weighted 30 percent of the IGCSE grade, 6 source-cluster questions on a given depth-study topic — Q1 source-A reliability 6 marks + Q2 source-B utility 6 marks + Q3 sources-A-and-B corroboration 6 marks + Q4 extended-response-on-given-issue 12 marks + Q5 source-comparison 12 marks + Q6 own-knowledge extended-response 18 marks). Paper 2 (Depth Study, 1 hour 30 minutes, 50 raw marks, weighted 25 percent of the IGCSE grade, 30-mark extended-responses on 1 of 25 depth-study options — candidates choose 1 topic from a list including Germany 1918-1945, Russia 1905-1941, USA 1919-1941, China 1900-1941, Japan 1853-1941, India 1857-1948, South Africa 1880-1984, Israel-Palestine 1920-present, Italy 1848-1945, Spain 1930-1975, French Revolution 1789-1815, etc). Paper 3 (Breadth Study, 1 hour 30 minutes, 50 raw marks, weighted 25 percent of the IGCSE grade, 30-mark extended-responses on 1 of 21 breadth-study options — candidates choose 1 topic from a list including International Relations 1918-present, World War 1 causes-course-treaty, World War 2 causes-course-consequences, Cold War 1945-present, decolonisation 1919-present, Middle East 1900-present, China 1949-present, etc). Paper 4 (Depth Investigation, 1 hour, 50 raw marks, weighted 20 percent of the IGCSE grade, 30-mark extended-responses on 1 of 10 individual depth-investigation options — candidates choose 1 topic from a list including causes-of-World-War-1, Russian-revolutions, Chinese-revolution, Israeli-Palestinian-conflict, American-civil-rights-movement, European-crusades, Italian-Renaissance, American-Westward-Expansion, South-African-apartheid, Cuban-revolution). The Core vs Extended tier choice: Cambridge CAIE 0470 has both Core tier (grades C-G available; capped at grade C; for non-progression candidates) and Extended tier (grades A*-E available; for A-Level + IB + AP progression). Most international schools sit Extended because parents and universities want A*-C. Edexcel IGCSE History 4HI1 covers the same breadth + depth structure across 3 papers (Paper 1: Historical Investigation 1 hour 30 minutes 50 marks, weighted 30 percent; Paper 2: Studies in Breadth + Depth 2 hours 50 marks, weighted 40 percent; Paper 3: Modern World Study 1 hour 30 minutes 50 marks, weighted 30 percent). OxfordAQA IGCSE History K10 covers 3 papers (Paper 1: Studies in History 1 hour 30 minutes 60 marks, weighted 30 percent; Paper 2: Depth Studies 2 hours 50 marks, weighted 40 percent; Paper 3: Historical Investigation 1 hour 30 minutes 60 marks, weighted 30 percent). For international applicants (Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, KSA, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, NZ, Canada, Caribbean), the IGCSE History A* is the gold-standard British-curriculum signal for A-Level History + IB History + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History progressions globally — and is treated as equivalent to GCSE History grade 9 at UK Russell Group universities, and as the humanities + analytical-thinking + extended-argument + source-evaluation competency signal for all A-Level + IB + AP + university admissions.

For LSE + UCL + Warwick + Oxbridge + Russell Group humanities + law + PPE + politics + international-relations + journalism + heritage + museum + archives + teaching + civil-service + diplomatic-service + Foreign-Office + UN + NGO + charity admissions globally, IGCSE History at A* is the foundation source-evaluation + extended-argument + causation-vs-consequence + change-continuity-vs-similarity-difference + significance-evaluation + interpretation-vs-fact signal for the A-Level History + IB History + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History + A-Level Politics + A-Level PPE pre-humanities pair at A-Level-equivalent.

The 22-Week IGCSE History Workflow

Weeks 1-4 (September-October): Paper 1 Source Analysis Foundation (Q1 + Q2 + Q3)

Topics covered: 1 Paper 1 Q1 source-A reliability (6 marks — provenance-trap + own-knowledge-trap + tone-trap + corroboration-trap + comprehensive-evaluation), 2 Paper 1 Q2 source-B utility (6 marks — purpose-trap + own-knowledge-trap + content-trap + context-trap + utility-vs-reliability distinction), 3 Paper 1 Q3 sources-A-and-B corroboration (6 marks — agreement-trap + disagreement-trap + contextual-knowledge-trap + cross-reference-trap + evaluation-band-language).

AI tutor prompt for this phase:

You are an IGCSE History 0470 tutor working with a Year 10-11 international
British-curriculum candidate preparing for the Summer 2027 Cambridge CAIE 0470 /
Edexcel 4HI1 / OxfordAQA K10 exam session. The candidate has completed the
source-analysis Q1 reliability + Q2 utility + Q3 corroboration module. The
candidate is sitting the Extended tier (grades A*-E) targeting an A*.

For the next 4 weeks, follow this 3-layer workflow:

LAYER 1 — DAILY SOURCE-ANALYSIS DRILL (30 minutes):
Present 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 Q1 source-A reliability question (6 marks)
+ 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 Q2 source-B utility question (6 marks) + 1
Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 Q3 sources-A-and-B corroboration question (6 marks).
For Q1, mark the candidate's evaluation across the 3 reliability criteria
(provenance + own-knowledge + corroboration) using the 6-mark levels-of-response
mark-scheme (Level 1: 1-2 marks = simple provenance statement + generalised
assertion, Level 2: 3-4 marks = specific provenance detail + some own-knowledge
+ some corroboration, Level 3: 5-6 marks = detailed provenance + specific
own-knowledge + corroboration + evaluation-band language + sustained
judgement). For Q2, mark the candidate's evaluation across the 3 utility criteria
(purpose + own-knowledge + content-extraction) using the 6-mark mark-scheme. For
Q3, mark the candidate's comparison across the 3 corroboration criteria
(agreement + disagreement + contextual-knowledge) using the 6-mark mark-scheme.
Surface the specific Q1 + Q2 + Q3 gap that is costing marks.

LAYER 2 — WEEKLY SOURCE-CLUSTER PAPER (60 minutes):
Every Sunday, present 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 source-cluster (6 sources on
a given depth-study topic — e.g. Germany 1918-1945, Russia 1905-1941, USA
1919-1941, China 1900-1941, Japan 1853-1941). The candidate answers all 6
questions (Q1-Q6) in timed conditions (2 hours). Mark every response against
the official Cambridge 0470 mark scheme. The 6-source-cluster covers all 6
mark-allocation paths (Q1 reliability 6 marks + Q2 utility 6 marks + Q3
corroboration 6 marks + Q4 extended-response-on-given-issue 12 marks + Q5
source-comparison 12 marks + Q6 own-knowledge extended-response 18 marks).

LAYER 3 — WEEKLY SOURCE-TECHNIQUE DRILL (30 minutes):
Every Wednesday, drill 1 source-analysis micro-skill (e.g. tone-evacuation,
purpose-vs-context-distinction, provenance-vs-content-distinction, corroboration-
vs-comparison-distinction, evaluation-band-language deployment, contextual-
knowledge deployment from depth-study, significant-content extraction, fact-
vs-opinion-vs-interpretation distinction). Use the official Cambridge 0470
mark-scheme for mark-allocation path Q1-Q3.

By the end of weeks 1-4, the candidate should be able to score consistently
Level 3 (5-6 marks) on Q1 reliability + Q2 utility + Q3 corroboration — that
is the source-analysis foundation needed before tackling Q4-Q6 extended-
responses.

Weeks 5-8 (November-December): Paper 1 Source Analysis Extended (Q4 + Q5 + Q6)

Topics covered: 1 Paper 1 Q4 extended-response-on-given-issue (12 marks — given-issue framing + cross-source-evaluation + own-knowledge-deployment + Level-1-to-Level-4 mark-scheme), 2 Paper 1 Q5 source-comparison (12 marks — explicit-comparison-paragraph-requirement + cross-source-evaluation + own-knowledge-deployment + Level-1-to-Level-4 mark-scheme), 3 Paper 1 Q6 own-knowledge extended-response (18 marks — own-knowledge-deployment + sustained-argument + causation-vs-consequence + Level-1-to-Level-5 mark-scheme + reach-a-conclusion + counter-argument + nuance + evaluated-judgement).

AI tutor prompt for this phase:

You are an IGCSE History 0470 tutor working with a Year 10-11 international
British-curriculum candidate preparing for the Summer 2027 Cambridge CAIE 0470
exam session. The candidate has completed the source-analysis Q1-Q3 foundation
module and is now starting the Q4-Q6 extended-response module. The candidate is
sitting the Extended tier (grades A*-E) targeting an A*.

For the next 4 weeks, follow this 3-layer workflow:

LAYER 1 — DAILY SOURCE-EXTENDED-RESPONSE DRILL (45 minutes):
Present 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 Q4 extended-response-on-given-issue
question (12 marks) + 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 Q5 source-comparison
question (12 marks) + 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 Q6 own-knowledge
extended-response question (18 marks). For Q4, mark the candidate's response
using the 4-level mark-scheme (Level 1: 1-3 marks = simple statements, Level 2:
4-6 marks = some analysis + some own-knowledge, Level 3: 7-9 marks = specific
analysis + sustained own-knowledge, Level 4: 10-12 marks = sustained analysis +
specific own-knowledge + cross-source-evaluation + conclusion). For Q5, mark
the candidate's comparison using the 4-level mark-scheme with the explicit-
comparison-paragraph-requirement weighting. For Q6, mark the candidate's
extended-response using the 5-level mark-scheme (Level 5: 15-18 marks = fully
sustained argument + specific own-knowledge + judgement + nuance + counter-
argument + conclusion, Level 4: 11-14 marks = clear argument + specific own-
knowledge + some judgement, Level 3: 7-10 marks = some argument + some own-
knowledge, Level 2: 4-6 marks = basic argument + limited own-knowledge, Level 1:
1-3 marks = simple statements). Surface the specific Q4 + Q5 + Q6 gap.

LAYER 2 — WEEKLY FULL PAPER-1 SIMULATION (2 hours):
Every Sunday, present 1 full Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 source-cluster paper
(6 sources, 6 questions, 2 hours). The candidate answers all 6 questions under
timed conditions. Mark every response. Track week-on-week improvement on the
4-level + 5-level extended-response mark-schemes. Target: by week 8, score
consistently Level 4 on Q4 + Level 4 on Q5 + Level 5 on Q6.

LAYER 3 — WEEKLY OWN-KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION DRILL (45 minutes):
Every Wednesday, drill 1 own-knowledge-integration micro-skill (e.g.
specific-date-deployment, specific-event-deployment, specific-figure-
deployment, specific-policy-deployment, specific-leader-deployment, specific-
treaty-deployment, contextual-depth-deployment, evaluation-band-language
deployment, sustained-argument-architecture, counter-argument-handling,
conclusion-deployment, causation-vs-consequence-distinction, change-continuity-
vs-similarity-difference-distinction, significance-evaluation). Use the
official Cambridge 0470 mark-scheme for mark-allocation path Q6.

By the end of weeks 5-8, the candidate should be able to score consistently
Level 4 (10-12 marks) on Q4 extended-response + Level 4 (10-12 marks) on Q5
source-comparison + Level 5 (15-18 marks) on Q6 own-knowledge — that is the
source-analysis extended-response mastery needed before tackling Paper 2 + 3 + 4
depth + breadth + investigation papers.

Weeks 9-12 (January-February): Paper 2 Depth Study Foundation

Topics covered: 1 Paper 2 depth-study-option selection (1 of 25 — Germany 1918-1945, Russia 1905-1941, USA 1919-1941, China 1900-1941, Japan 1853-1941, India 1857-1948, South Africa 1880-1984, Israel-Palestine 1920-present, Italy 1848-1945, Spain 1930-1975, French Revolution 1789-1815, etc), 2 Paper 2 30-mark extended-response structure (causation-vs-consequence + change-continuity-vs-similarity-difference + significance-evaluation + reach-a-conclusion), 3 Paper 2 specific-knowledge-bank (specific-dates + specific-events + specific-figures + specific-policies + specific-leaders + specific-treaties + specific-battles + specific-campaigns + specific-reforms + specific-acts).

AI tutor prompt for this phase:

You are an IGCSE History 0470 tutor working with a Year 10-11 international
British-curriculum candidate preparing for the Summer 2027 Cambridge CAIE 0470
exam session. The candidate has completed the source-analysis Q1-Q6 module and
is now starting the Paper 2 depth-study module. The candidate is sitting the
Extended tier (grades A*-E) targeting an A*.

For the next 4 weeks, follow this 3-layer workflow:

LAYER 1 — DAILY DEPTH-STUDY DRILL (45 minutes):
Present 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 2 30-mark extended-response question on
the candidate's chosen depth-study topic (e.g. 'How far was the Treaty of
Versailles the main cause of the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany, 1919-1933?'
for Germany 1918-1945). Mark the candidate's response using the 5-level mark-
scheme (Level 5: 25-30 marks = fully sustained argument + specific knowledge +
causation-analysis + counter-argument + conclusion, Level 4: 19-24 marks =
clear argument + specific knowledge + some causation-analysis, Level 3: 13-18
marks = some argument + some knowledge, Level 2: 7-12 marks = basic argument +
limited knowledge, Level 1: 1-6 marks = simple statements). Surface the
specific depth-study gap.

LAYER 2 — WEEKLY PAPER-2 SIMULATION (1 hour 30 minutes):
Every Sunday, present 1 full Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 2 depth-study paper (3
30-mark questions, 1 hour 30 minutes). The candidate chooses 2 of the 3
questions and answers under timed conditions. Mark every response. Track
week-on-week improvement. Target: by week 12, score consistently Level 5
(25-30 marks) on the chosen depth-study topic.

LAYER 3 — WEEKLY SPECIFIC-KNOWLEDGE-BANK BUILD (60 minutes):
Every Wednesday, build the specific-knowledge-bank for the chosen depth-study
topic. For Germany 1918-1945, this means: specific-treaties (Treaty of
Versailles 1919 + Locarno 1925 + Young Plan 1929 + Lausanne 1932), specific-
parties (SPD + Centre Party + DNVP + NSDAP + KPD + DDP + DVP + BVP), specific-
leaders (Ebert + Hindenburg + Brüning + Schleicher + Stresemann + Hitler +
Goebbels + Göring + Himmler + Röhm + von Schleicher), specific-events
(Hyperinflation 1923 + Munich Putsch 1923 + Night of the Long Knives 1934 +
Reichstag Fire 1933 + Enabling Act 1933 + Nuremberg Laws 1935 + Kristallnacht
1938 + Annexation of Austria 1938 + Munich Agreement 1938 + Invasion of
Czechoslovakia 1939 + Invasion of Poland 1939), specific-battles (Battle of
Stalingrad 1942-1943 + Battle of Britain 1940 + Battle of the Bulge 1944 + D-
Day 1944 + Battle of Kursk 1943 + Battle of Midway 1942 + Battle of El
Alamein 1942 + Battle of Normandy 1944), specific-figures (6 million Jews +
1 million Roma + 200,000 disabled + millions of Slavs + millions of political
prisoners + 70 million dead in WW2 + 50 million refugees), specific-policies
(Enabling Act 1933 + Nuremberg Laws 1935 + Final Solution 1942 + Aryan
paragraph 1933 + Reichstag Fire Decree 1933 + Weimar Constitution 1919 +
Stresemann's reforms 1924-1929 + Dawes Plan 1924 + Young Plan 1929). Drill
the candidate on these specific-knowledge-banks.

By the end of weeks 9-12, the candidate should be able to score consistently
Level 5 (25-30 marks) on the chosen depth-study topic — that is the depth-
study mastery needed before tackling Paper 3 breadth-study + Paper 4 depth-
investigation.

Weeks 13-16 (March-April): Paper 3 Breadth Study Foundation + Paper 4 Depth Investigation Foundation

Topics covered: 1 Paper 3 breadth-study-option selection (1 of 21 — International Relations 1918-present, WW1 causes-course-treaty, WW2 causes-course-consequences, Cold War 1945-present, decolonisation 1919-present, Middle East 1900-present, China 1949-present, etc), 2 Paper 4 depth-investigation-option selection (1 of 10 — causes-of-WW1, Russian-revolutions, Chinese-revolution, Israeli-Palestinian-conflict, American-civil-rights-movement, European-crusades, Italian-Renaissance, American-Westward-Expansion, South-African-apartheid, Cuban-revolution).

AI tutor prompt for this phase:

You are an IGCSE History 0470 tutor working with a Year 10-11 international
British-curriculum candidate preparing for the Summer 2027 Cambridge CAIE 0470
exam session. The candidate has completed the Paper 1 source-analysis module +
the Paper 2 depth-study module and is now starting the Paper 3 breadth-study
+ Paper 4 depth-investigation module. The candidate is sitting the Extended
tier (grades A*-E) targeting an A*.

For the next 4 weeks, follow this 3-layer workflow:

LAYER 1 — DAILY BREADTH-STUDY DRILL (45 minutes):
Present 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 3 30-mark breadth-study extended-response
question on the candidate's chosen breadth-study topic (e.g. 'How successful
was the United Nations in resolving international conflicts, 1945-1991?' for
International Relations 1918-present). Mark using the 5-level mark-scheme. For
breadth-studies, the emphasis is on wider-sweep + period-spanning + cross-
region + cross-era specific-knowledge + sustained-argument + significant-
change + reach-a-conclusion.

LAYER 2 — WEEKLY PAPER-3 + PAPER-4 SIMULATION (2 hours 30 minutes):
Every Sunday, present 1 full Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 3 breadth-study paper
(1 hour 30 minutes) + 1 full Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 4 depth-investigation
paper (1 hour). Mark every response. Track week-on-week improvement.

LAYER 3 — WEEKLY SPECIFIC-KNOWLEDGE-BANK BUILD (60 minutes):
Every Wednesday, build the specific-knowledge-bank for the chosen breadth-study
+ depth-investigation topics. For International Relations 1918-present, this
means: specific-treaties (Treaty of Versailles 1919 + League of Nations 1920 +
Washington Naval Treaty 1922 + Locarno Treaties 1925 + Kellogg-Briand Pact
1928 + Munich Agreement 1938 + Nazi-Soviet Pact 1939 + Atlantic Charter 1941
+ United Nations Charter 1945 + Marshall Plan 1947 + NATO 1949 + Warsaw Pact
1955 + Geneva Summit 1955 + Camp David Accords 1978 + INF Treaty 1987 + CFE
Treaty 1990 + Paris Charter 1990), specific-events (Russian Revolution 1917
+ End of WW1 1918 + Wall Street Crash 1929 + Rise of Hitler 1933 + Munich
Crisis 1938 + Outbreak of WW2 1939 + Pearl Harbor 1941 + D-Day 1944 +
Hiroshima + Nagasaki 1945 + Berlin Blockade 1948-1949 + Korean War 1950-1953
+ Hungarian Uprising 1956 + Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 + Vietnam War 1955-1975
+ Prague Spring 1968 + Sino-Soviet Split 1960s + Yom Kippur War 1973 +
Iranian Revolution 1979 + Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979 + Solidarity
Movement 1980s + Fall of Berlin Wall 1989 + Gulf War 1991 + Collapse of USSR
1991 + Yugoslav Wars 1991-2001 + 9/11 2001 + Iraq War 2003 + Arab Spring
2010-2012 + Syrian Civil War 2011-present + Crimea Annexation 2014 +
Brexit Referendum 2016 + COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 + Russia-Ukraine War
2022-present), specific-figures (70 million dead in WW2 + 17 million dead in
WW1 + 6 million Jews in Holocaust + 50 million refugees post-WW2 + 1 million
in Korean War + 58,000 Americans in Vietnam + 1 million in Rwandan Genocide
+ 200,000 in Syrian Civil War + 5 million in Yemen Crisis).

By the end of weeks 13-16, the candidate should be able to score consistently
Level 5 (25-30 marks) on the chosen breadth-study topic + consistently Level
5 (25-30 marks) on the chosen depth-investigation topic — that is the
breadth-study + depth-investigation mastery needed for the final push.

Weeks 17-20 (April-May): Full-Paper Simulation + Causation-vs-Consequence + Change-Continuity-vs-Similarity-Difference Mastery

Topics covered: 1 Full Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 + Paper 2 + Paper 3 + Paper 4 simulation under timed conditions (6 hours total across 4 papers), 2 Causation-vs-consequence distinction mastery (causation = 'what factors made X happen' vs consequence = 'what were the effects of X' — Cambridge treats these as 2 different question types with different mark-scheme weights), 3 Change-continuity-vs-similarity-difference distinction mastery (change-continuity asks 'how did X change over time and what stayed the same' vs similarity-difference asks 'compare X across 2 periods/countries/regions' — Cambridge treats these as 2 different question types).

AI tutor prompt for this phase:

You are an IGCSE History 0470 tutor working with a Year 10-11 international
British-curriculum candidate preparing for the Summer 2027 Cambridge CAIE 0470
exam session. The candidate has completed the Paper 1 source-analysis module +
the Paper 2 depth-study module + the Paper 3 breadth-study module + the Paper
4 depth-investigation module and is now in the final 4-week full-paper
simulation phase. The candidate is sitting the Extended tier (grades A*-E)
targeting an A*.

For the next 4 weeks, follow this 3-layer workflow:

LAYER 1 — DAILY CAUSATION-VS-CONSEQUENCE + CHANGE-CONTINUITY-VS-SIMILARITY-DIFFERENCE DRILL (45 minutes):
Present 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 causation question (e.g. 'How far was the
Treaty of Versailles the main cause of the rise of the Nazi Party?') + 1
consequence question (e.g. 'What were the most significant consequences of the
Treaty of Versailles for Germany, 1919-1933?') + 1 change-continuity question
(e.g. 'How far did the role of women in Germany change, 1918-1945?') + 1
similarity-difference question (e.g. 'Compare the rise of the Nazi Party in
Germany 1919-1933 with the rise of the Fascist Party in Italy 1919-1943').
Mark using the 5-level mark-scheme for each. Surface the specific
causation-vs-consequence + change-continuity-vs-similarity-difference gap.

LAYER 2 — WEEKLY FULL 4-PAPER SIMULATION (6 hours):
Every Sunday, present the full Cambridge CAIE 0470 4-paper exam under timed
conditions: Paper 1 source-analysis (2 hours) + Paper 2 depth-study (1 hour 30
minutes) + Paper 3 breadth-study (1 hour 30 minutes) + Paper 4 depth-
investigation (1 hour). The candidate answers all 4 papers in a single
Sunday. Mark every response. Track week-on-week improvement on the 5-level
mark-schemes. Target: by week 20, score consistently Level 5 across all 4
papers.

LAYER 3 — WEEKLY SIGNIFICANCE + INTERPRETATION + EVALUATION-BAND-LANGUAGE DRILL (45 minutes):
Every Wednesday, drill 1 significance-evaluation micro-skill (e.g.
significance-of-event + significance-of-leader + significance-of-policy +
significance-of-treaty), 1 interpretation-vs-fact micro-skill (e.g. detecting
historical interpretation vs fact vs opinion in source-analysis), 1
evaluation-band-language micro-skill (e.g. deploying 'X was the most
significant cause because...' vs 'Y was also a cause but less significant
because...' vs 'Z was the least significant cause because...'). Use the
official Cambridge 0470 mark-scheme for mark-allocation paths.

By the end of weeks 17-20, the candidate should be able to score consistently
Level 5 across all 4 Cambridge CAIE 0470 papers — that is the full IGCSE
History Extended-tier A*-readiness signal.

Weeks 21-22 (May-June): Final Polish + Source-Cluster Mastery + Extended-Response Architecture

Topics covered: 1 Final Cambridge CAIE 0470 source-cluster mastery (the 6-source-cluster mark-allocation paths Q1-Q6 weighted 30 percent of the IGCSE grade — every mark on Q1-Q6 matters), 2 Final Paper 2 + Paper 3 + Paper 4 depth + breadth + investigation extended-response architecture (the 30-mark 5-level mark-scheme weighted 25 + 25 + 20 = 70 percent of the IGCSE grade — every mark on the depth + breadth + investigation extended-responses matters), 3 Exam-eve + exam-day protocol (the morning-of-the-exam revision protocol + the per-paper timing protocol + the source-cluster reading protocol + the extended-response paragraph-architecture protocol).

AI tutor prompt for this phase:

You are an IGCSE History 0470 tutor working with a Year 10-11 international
British-curriculum candidate preparing for the Summer 2027 Cambridge CAIE 0470
exam session. The candidate has completed the 18-week module + the full-paper
simulation module + the causation-vs-consequence + change-continuity-vs-
similarity-difference module and is now in the final 2-week polish phase.

For the next 2 weeks, follow this 3-layer workflow:

LAYER 1 — DAILY 6-SOURCE-CLUSTER DRILL (60 minutes):
Present 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 6-source-cluster paper (6 sources, 6
questions, 2 hours). The candidate answers all 6 questions under timed
conditions. Mark every response using the 4-level + 5-level mark-schemes.
Target: score consistently Level 4 on Q4 + Level 4 on Q5 + Level 5 on Q6.

LAYER 2 — DAILY DEPTH + BREADTH + INVESTIGATION DRILL (60 minutes):
Present 1 Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 2 depth-study 30-mark question + 1
Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 3 breadth-study 30-mark question + 1 Cambridge
CAIE 0470 Paper 4 depth-investigation 30-mark question. The candidate answers
under timed conditions (45 minutes per question). Mark every response.

LAYER 3 — DAILY EVALUATION-BAND-LANGUAGE + REACH-A-CONCLUSION DRILL (30 minutes):
Drill 1 evaluation-band-language micro-skill (e.g. deploying 'X was the most
significant cause because...' + 'Y was also a cause but less significant
because...' + 'Z was the least significant cause because...' + 'However, it
is also important to consider...' + 'On balance, X is the most significant
because...' + 'In conclusion, while Y and Z both contributed, X was the
most significant cause of...'). Drill 1 reach-a-conclusion micro-skill (e.g.
reaching a clear judgement + avoiding wishy-washy 'both factors were
important' conclusions + ranking factors by significance + providing a
sustained judgement). Use the official Cambridge 0470 mark-scheme for mark-
allocation path Q6 + Paper 2 + Paper 3 + Paper 4 extended-responses.

By the end of weeks 21-22, the candidate should be at full Cambridge CAIE
0470 Extended-tier A*-readiness — confident in source-analysis Q1-Q6 +
depth-study extended-responses + breadth-study extended-responses + depth-
investigation extended-responses + causation-vs-consequence + change-
continuity-vs-similarity-difference + significance-evaluation + interpretation-
vs-fact + own-knowledge-deployment + evaluation-band-language + sustained-
argument + counter-argument + reach-a-conclusion.

The Cambridge CAIE 0470 Mark-Scheme Toolkit (4 Papers × 5-6 Levels × 6-Mark / 10-Mark / 12-Mark / 18-Mark / 30-Mark Paths)

The Cambridge CAIE 0470 mark scheme is the single most important document for IGCSE History — every mark on every paper is allocated through the official Cambridge mark scheme. The mark scheme has 5 levels for 30-mark questions (Level 1: 1-6 marks + Level 2: 7-12 marks + Level 3: 13-18 marks + Level 4: 19-24 marks + Level 5: 25-30 marks) and 3-5 levels for 6-18-mark questions. Every level requires specific-knowledge + own-knowledge + sustained-argument + causation-analysis + change-continuity-analysis + significance-evaluation + interpretation-vs-fact + evaluation-band-language + reach-a-conclusion. The candidate must memorise the mark-scheme levels + their mark-allocation paths + their specific-knowledge requirements + their own-knowledge deployment requirements.

The 10-Mark-Extended-Response Levels of Response (Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 Q4 + Q5 + Paper 4)

Level 1 (1-2 marks): Simple statements + generalised assertions + no specific knowledge + no own-knowledge. Level 2 (3-4 marks): Some specific knowledge + some own-knowledge + some analysis + no conclusion. Level 3 (5-6 marks): Specific knowledge + sustained own-knowledge + some analysis + some evaluation-band-language + some conclusion. Level 4 (7-8 marks): Sustained argument + specific own-knowledge + sustained analysis + sustained evaluation-band-language + sustained conclusion. Level 5 (9-10 marks): Fully sustained argument + specific own-knowledge + cross-source-evaluation + sustained evaluation-band-language + nuance + counter-argument + reach-a-conclusion. Most A*-candidates score consistently Level 5 on Q4 + Q5 + Paper 4 10-mark extended-responses.

The 18-Mark-Extended-Response Levels of Response (Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 1 Q6)

Level 1 (1-3 marks): Simple statements + generalised assertions + no specific knowledge. Level 2 (4-6 marks): Some specific knowledge + some own-knowledge + limited analysis. Level 3 (7-10 marks): Specific knowledge + sustained own-knowledge + some analysis + some evaluation-band-language. Level 4 (11-14 marks): Sustained argument + specific own-knowledge + sustained analysis + sustained evaluation-band-language. Level 5 (15-18 marks): Fully sustained argument + specific own-knowledge + cross-source-evaluation + sustained evaluation-band-language + nuance + counter-argument + reach-a-conclusion. Most A*-candidates score consistently Level 5 on Q6 own-knowledge extended-responses — this is the single biggest A*-signal in Paper 1.

The 30-Mark-Extended-Response Levels of Response (Cambridge CAIE 0470 Paper 2 + Paper 3 + Paper 4)

Level 1 (1-6 marks): Simple statements + generalised assertions + no specific knowledge. Level 2 (7-12 marks): Some specific knowledge + some own-knowledge + limited analysis + no causation-vs-consequence. Level 3 (13-18 marks): Specific knowledge + sustained own-knowledge + some analysis + some causation-vs-consequence + some evaluation-band-language. Level 4 (19-24 marks): Sustained argument + specific own-knowledge + sustained analysis + sustained causation-vs-consequence + sustained evaluation-band-language. Level 5 (25-30 marks): Fully sustained argument + specific own-knowledge + cross-paper-evaluation + sustained causation-vs-consequence + sustained evaluation-band-language + nuance + counter-argument + reach-a-conclusion. Most A*-candidates score consistently Level 5 on the chosen Paper 2 + Paper 3 + Paper 4 extended-responses — these are the 3 highest-weighted papers at 25 + 25 + 20 = 70 percent of the IGCSE grade combined.

How AI Tutor Sessions Should Score the Candidate

Every IGCSE History extended-response the candidate writes should be scored against the 5-level Cambridge CAIE 0470 mark scheme for that question type. Every source-analysis response should be scored against the 4-level + 5-level mark schemes for Q1-Q6. Every depth-study + breadth-study + depth-investigation extended-response should be scored against the 5-level mark scheme for 30-mark questions. Every response should surface the specific IGCSE History gap (source-reliability-evaluation vs source-utility-evaluation vs source-corroboration vs depth-study-narrative-detail vs breadth-study-sustained-argument vs depth-investigation-individual-research vs causation-vs-consequence-mastery vs change-continuity-vs-similarity-difference-mastery vs significance-evaluation vs interpretation-vs-fact vs own-knowledge-deployment vs evaluation-band-language) that is costing the candidate marks toward the A*.

Final Word

IGCSE History 0470 at A* is the gold-standard British-curriculum signal for A-Level History + IB History + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh + Yale + Harvard + Princeton + Columbia + Georgetown + Sciences-Po + LSE International-Relations + Law + PPE + Politics + International-Development + Journalism + Heritage + Museum + Archives + Teaching + Civil-Service + Diplomatic-Service + Foreign-Office + UN + NGO + Charity admissions globally. The Cambridge CAIE 0470 specification's 4-paper structure (Paper 1 Source Analysis + Paper 2 Depth Study + Paper 3 Breadth Study + Paper 4 Depth Investigation) is the framework that trains the candidate in source-evaluation + extended-argument + causation-vs-consequence + change-continuity-vs-similarity-difference + significance-evaluation + interpretation-vs-fact + own-knowledge-deployment + evaluation-band-language + sustained-argument + counter-argument + reach-a-conclusion — all the skills that distinguish A*-candidates from B-C-candidates at IGCSE History. The 22-week IGCSE History workflow in this playbook gives the candidate the source-analysis + depth-study + breadth-study + depth-investigation + causation-vs-consequence + change-continuity-vs-similarity-difference + significance-evaluation + interpretation-vs-fact + own-knowledge + evaluation-band-language + sustained-argument + counter-argument + reach-a-conclusion toolkit that is required for an A*. The AI tutor prompt library that scores every source-analysis response + depth-study extended-response + breadth-study extended-response + depth-investigation extended-response against the official Cambridge 0470 mark scheme is the force multiplier that turns a B-C-candidate into an A*-candidate within 22 weeks. Start week 1 today.

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• IGCSE Economics 0455 AI Tutor Playbook 2026 — post-119 — the IGCSE Economics anchor (cycle 987), the highest-volume IGCSE social-science globally (~80K+ Cambridge CAIE 0455 candidates per summer session) and the foundation economics + supply-and-demand + market-economics + macro-economics + international-economics + development-economics signal for IGCSE candidates targeting A-Level Economics + A-Level Business + IB Economics + AP Economics + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + PPE + Economics + Management + Finance + Accounting + Banking + Consulting + Civil-Service + Politics admissions.

• IGCSE Mathematics 0580 AI Tutor Playbook 2026 — post-118 — the IGCSE Mathematics anchor (cycle 986), the single highest-volume IGCSE subject globally (~250K+ Cambridge 0580 candidates per summer session) and the foundation UK + international British-curriculum mathematics for A-Level Mathematics + A-Level Further Mathematics + engineering + physics + computer-science + economics + finance + PPE + data-science + machine-learning + AI + Russell Group + Oxbridge + Imperial + MIT + Stanford + Caltech + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Edinburgh admissions.

• IGCSE Physics 0625 AI Tutor Playbook 2026 — the IGCSE Physics anchor (cycle 984), the highest-volume IGCSE science globally (~95K+ Cambridge 0625 candidates per summer session) and the foundation physics + mechanics + electricity + waves + atomic-physics signal for IGCSE candidates targeting A-Level Physics + A-Level Mathematics + engineering + physics + astrophysics + aerospace + mechanical + electrical + civil + chemical + materials + robotics + computing + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + Imperial + MIT + Stanford + Caltech admissions.

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Final Word

IGCSE History 0470 at A* is the foundation source-evaluation + extended-argument + causation-vs-consequence + change-continuity-vs-similarity-difference + significance-evaluation + interpretation-vs-fact + own-knowledge-deployment + evaluation-band-language + sustained-argument + counter-argument + reach-a-conclusion signal for A-Level History + IB History + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History + A-Level Politics + A-Level PPE + A-Level Economics + A-Level Philosophy + A-Level Geography + A-Level Religious Studies + A-Level Sociology + A-Level Psychology + LSE History + LSE International Relations + LSE PPE + UCL History + Warwick History + Warwick PPE + Cambridge History + Oxford History + Bristol History + Durham History + Manchester History + Edinburgh History + King's College London History + Yale History + Harvard History + Princeton History + Columbia History + Georgetown International History + Sciences-Po + LSE International-Relations + Law + PPE + Politics + International-Development + Journalism + Heritage + Museum + Archives + Teaching + Civil-Service + Diplomatic-Service + Foreign-Office + UN + NGO + Charity admissions globally. The Cambridge CAIE 0470 specification's 4-paper structure + the 25-depth-study-options + 21-breadth-study-options + 10-depth-investigation-options + the source-analysis Q1-Q6 mark-scheme + the 30-mark-extended-response 5-level mark-scheme + the causation-vs-consequence distinction + the change-continuity-vs-similarity-difference distinction + the significance-evaluation toolkit + the interpretation-vs-fact distinction + the own-knowledge-deployment toolkit + the evaluation-band-language toolkit are the tools that turn an IGCSE History candidate into an A*-candidate. The 22-week IGCSE History workflow in this playbook + the AI tutor prompt library that scores every response against the official Cambridge 0470 mark scheme are the force multiplier that compresses 22 weeks of self-study into a single AI-tutor-led workflow. Start week 1 today.

Pairs with IGCSE Geography 0460 (post-122)

The IGCSE History 0470 playbook (post-121) + IGCSE Geography 0460 playbook (post-122) form the IGCSE humanities double that anchors A-Level History + A-Level Geography + IB History + IB Geography + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History + AP Human Geography + AP Environmental Science progression. Grademy AI tutor holds both specs in working memory and tracks student progression from IGCSE History 0470 + IGCSE Geography 0460 → A-Level History + A-Level Geography → LSE + UCL + Warwick + Oxbridge + Russell-Group PPE + history + geography + politics + international-relations + journalism + heritage + museum + archives + teaching + civil-service + diplomatic-service + Foreign-Office + UN + NGO + charity admissions.

Pairs with IGCSE Sociology 0250 (post-124)

The IGCSE History 0470 playbook (post-121) + IGCSE Sociology 0250 playbook (post-124) form the IGCSE humanities + social-science foundation pair for the international British-curriculum cohort. The 0250 social-science themes (family + education + crime + deviance + media + religion + social stratification + research methods) all sit alongside History 0470 (international-history + source-investigation + depth-studies) as the dominant humanities + social-science IGCSE pair. Candidates sitting 0250 should pair with 0470 for humanities breadth, and candidates sitting 0470 alone should pair with 0250 for the social-science extension. Grademy AI tutor holds both specs in working memory for A-Level History + A-Level Sociology + A-Level Psychology + A-Level Politics + IB History HL + IB Sociology HL + IB Psychology HL + IB Global Politics HL + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History + AP Psychology + AP US Government + PPE + history + sociology + politics + law + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh admissions.

Pairs with IGCSE English Literature 0475 (post-125)

The IGCSE History 0470 playbook (post-121) + IGCSE English Literature 0475 playbook (post-125) form the IGCSE humanities + literature foundation pair for the international British-curriculum cohort. The 0475 close-reading + comparison + context + writer-intent + effect-on-reader toolkit (Macbeth + Romeo + Juliet + The Merchant of Venice + Othello + Julius Caesar + The Crucible + Lord of the Flies + Journey End + A Taste of Honey + A Raisin in the Sun + Things Fall Apart + Catcher in the Rye + Great Gatsby + Great Expectations + Tess + Wuthering Heights + Jane Eyre + To Kill a Mockingbird + Kite Runner + Wide Sargasso Sea + Pride and Prejudice + A Doll's House + Rebecca) all develop the historical-context + literary-context + social-context + political-context + cross-period toolkit that sits alongside 0470 international-history + source-investigation + depth-studies toolkit. Grademy AI tutor holds both specs in working memory for A-Level History + A-Level English Literature + IB History HL + IB English Literature HL + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History + AP English Literature + PPE + history + English + law + journalism + heritage + museum + archives + civil-service + diplomatic-service + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh + Yale + Harvard + Princeton + Columbia + Georgetown admissions.

Pairs with IGCSE Business 0450 (post-126)

The IGCSE History 0470 playbook (post-121) + IGCSE Business 0450 playbook (post-126) form the IGCSE humanities + commercial-vocabulary foundation pair for the international British-curriculum cohort. The 0450 external-environment theme (PESTLE + SWOT + stakeholder-analysis + business-ethics + CSR + political-factors + economic-factors + social-factors + technological-factors + legal-factors + environmental-factors + ethical-factors + demographic-factors) all sit alongside History 0470 (international-history + source-investigation + depth-studies) as the dominant humanities + commercial-vocabulary IGCSE pair. Candidates sitting 0450 should pair with 0470 for humanities-context on historical-political-systems + historical-economic-systems + historical-trade-routes + historical-imperialism + historical-globalisation. Grademy AI tutor holds both specs in working memory for A-Level History + A-Level Business + A-Level Economics + IB History HL + IB Business HL + IB Economics HL + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History + PPE + history + business + management + finance + economics + politics + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh + NUS + NTU + SMU + HKU + CUHK + HKUST admissions.

Pairs with IGCSE Mandarin Chinese 0547 (post-130)

The IGCSE History 0470 playbook (post-121) + IGCSE Mandarin Chinese 0547 playbook (post-130) form the IGCSE humanities-analytical + Mandarin-modern-languages pair for the international British-curriculum cohort. The Mandarin Chinese 0547 history-vocabulary (Chinese-history + dynasties + emperors + reforms + revolutions + wars + treaties + political-parties + ideologies + movements + figures + events + archaeology + cultural-heritage + museums + world-history + Asian-history + European-history + American-history + African-history + modern-history + contemporary-history) all benefit from the IGCSE History 0470 humanities foundation (source-analysis + depth-study + breadth-study + depth-investigation + source-reliability + source-utility + source-corroboration + causation + consequence + change-continuity + similarity-difference + significance + interpretation + 3-mark-levels-of-response + 10-mark-extended-response + Paper 1 + Paper 2 + Paper 3 + Paper 4). Candidates sitting 0470 should pair with 0547 for the bilingual-humanities + Chinese-history + Asian-history + global-history + international-relations + diplomacy + foreign-service foundation. Grademy AI tutor holds both specs in working memory for A-Level History + A-Level Mandarin Chinese + IB History HL + IB Mandarin B HL + AP US History + AP European History + AP World History + AP Chinese Language and Culture + history + chinese-history + asian-studies + international-relations + diplomacy + foreign-service + PPE + politics + journalism + heritage + museum + archives + teaching + civil-service + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh + Yale + Harvard + Princeton + Columbia + Georgetown + Sciences-Po + NUS + NTU + SMU + HKU + CUHK + HKUST + Peking + Tsinghua + Fudan + Jiao-Tong + NTU-Singapore + KAIST + Seoul-National admissions.

Pairs with IGCSE Religious Studies 0490 (post-140)

The IGCSE History 0470 playbook (post-121) + IGCSE Religious Studies 0490 playbook (post-140) form the IGCSE Humanities + Theology + Philosophy + History + Religious-Studies pair for the international British-curriculum cohort. The 0470 medieval + renaissance + reformation + industrial + world-war-1 + world-war-2 + cold-war + 19th-century + 20th-century + Paper-1 + Paper-2 + Paper-3 + Paper-4 + source-analysis + extended-response + comparison + evaluation + causation + consequence + significance + change-and-continuity toolkit — particularly the religious-studies-relevant sections on history-of-Christianity + history-of-Islam + history-of-Judaism + history-of-Buddhism + history-of-Hinduism + history-of-Sikhism + reformation + counter-reformation + thirty-years-war + crusades + reconquista + inquisition + religious-mission + religious-empire + religious-state + religious-conflict + religious-peace + religious-tolerance + religious-persecution + religious-renaissance + religious-revival + religious-awakening + religious-modernism + religious-fundamentalism + religious-traditionalism — sits alongside the 0490 Christianity + Islam + Judaism + Buddhism + Hinduism + Sikhism + 6 religious traditions + religions-and-ethics + religions-and-science + family + peace-and-conflict + medical-ethics + contemporary-society + 4 theme-pairs + 12 themes + 36 sub-topics + 50+-sacred-texts + 30+-religious-figures + 50+-concepts + 30+-ethical-theories + 30-practical-tools + 12-theory-concepts + 22-week-workflow + 48-AI-tutor-prompts toolkit as the dominant IGCSE Humanities + Theology + Philosophy pair. Grademy AI tutor holds both specs in working memory for A-Level History + A-Level RS + IB History HL + IB History SL + IB World Religions + AP World History + AP Comparative Government + Theology + Philosophy + PPE + Divinity + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh + Loughborough + Bath + Exeter + Birmingham + Leeds + Liverpool + Cardiff + Met + Cambridge-History + Oxford-History + LSE-History + Cambridge-Theology + Oxford-Theology + Oxford-PPE + LSE-Philosophy + UCL-Philosophy + Warwick-PPE + Bristol-Philosophy + Durham-Theology + Manchester-Theology + Edinburgh-Divinity + KCL-Theology + Exeter-Theology + Birmingham-Philosophy + Leeds-Philosophy + Liverpool-Philosophy + Cardiff-Religious-Studies + Met-Theology + US + Canadian + Australian + Singaporean + Hong-Kong + Global admissions.

Pairs with IGCSE Psychology 0255 (post-141)

The IGCSE History 0470 playbook (post-121) + IGCSE Psychology 0255 playbook (post-141) form the IGCSE Humanities + Psychology + History + Psychology pair for the international British-curriculum cohort. The 0470 medieval + renaissance + reformation + industrial + world-war-1 + world-war-2 + cold-war + 19th-century + 20th-century + Paper-1 + Paper-2 + Paper-3 + Paper-4 + source-analysis + extended-response + comparison + evaluation + causation + consequence + significance + change-and-continuity toolkit — particularly the psychology-relevant sections on history-of-psychology + history-of-psychological-disorders + history-of-mental-illness + history-of-asylums + history-of-psychotherapy + history-of-psychopharmacology + history-of-psychology-as-discipline + history-of-psychology-as-science + history-of-Wundt + history-of-introspection + history-of-Freud + history-of-psychoanalysis + history-of-Skinner + history-of-behaviourism + history-of-cognitive-psychology + history-of-cognitive-revolution + history-of-Piaget + history-of-attachment-theory + history-of-Milgram + history-of-Asch + history-of-Zimbardo + history-of-Raine + history-of-Loftus + history-of-Bartlett + history-of-Cattell + history-of-Eysenck + history-of-Spearman + history-of-Gardner + history-of-Bowlby + history-of-Ainsworth — sits alongside the 0255 biological-approach + cognitive-approach + social-approach + developmental-approach + individual-differences-approach + research-methods + 5 approaches + 20 sub-topics + 100+ studies + 50+ theories + 50+ concepts + 30+ ethical-considerations + 30+ statistical-tests + 30+ research-methods + 100+ terms + 30-practical-tools + 19-theory-concepts + 22-week-workflow + 76-AI-tutor-prompts toolkit. Grademy AI tutor holds both specs in working memory for A-Level History + A-Level Psychology + IB History HL + IB History SL + IB Psychology + AP World History + AP Psychology + Psychology + Neuroscience + Cognitive-Science + PPE + Psychiatry + Clinical-Psychology + Counselling-Psychology + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh + Loughborough + Bath + Exeter + Birmingham + Leeds + Liverpool + Cardiff + Met + Cambridge-History + Oxford-History + LSE-History + Cambridge-Psychology + Oxford-Experimental-Psychology + US + Canadian + Australian + Singaporean + Hong-Kong + Global admissions.

Pairs with IGCSE Global Perspectives 0457 (post-142)

The IGCSE History 0470 playbook (post-121) + IGCSE Global Perspectives 0457 playbook (post-142) form the IGCSE Cross-Curricular + Critical-Thinking + History + Global-Perspectives pair for the international British-curriculum cohort. The 0470 medieval + renaissance + reformation + industrial + world-war-1 + world-war-2 + cold-war + 19th-century + 20th-century + Paper-1 + Paper-2 + Paper-3 + Paper-4 + source-analysis + extended-response + comparison + evaluation + causation + consequence + significance + change-and-continuity toolkit — particularly the global-perspectives-relevant sections on history-of-prejudice + history-of-discrimination + history-of-stereotyping + history-of-migration + history-of-globalisation + history-of-cultural-conflict + history-of-religious-conflict + history-of-political-conflict + history-of-economic-conflict + history-of-environmental-conflict + history-of-human-rights + history-of-social-justice + history-of-gender + history-of-race + history-of-ethnicity + history-of-class + history-of-colonialism + history-of-imperialism + history-of-decolonisation + history-of-cold-war + history-of-globalisation + history-of-development + history-of-sustainability + history-of-environmentalism + history-of-climate-change + history-of-economic-development + history-of-political-development + history-of-social-development + history-of-cultural-development + history-of-religious-development + history-of-education + history-of-family + history-of-citizenship + history-of-democracy + history-of-authoritarianism + history-of-totalitarianism + history-of-humanitarianism + history-of-pacifism + history-of-military-history + history-of-conflict + history-of-peace + history-of-reconciliation + history-of-transitional-justice + history-of-international-relations + history-of-diplomacy — sits alongside the 0457 critical-thinking + reasoning + argument-evaluation + source-analysis + cross-curricular-research + research-methods + ethical-reasoning + active-citizenship + reflective-thinking + persuasive-communication + global-issues-analysis + cultural-perspectives + 5 topics + 12 sub-topics + 50+-global-issues + 500+-sources + 100+-perspectives + 200+-vocabulary + 30-practical-tools + 12-theory-concepts + 22-week-workflow + 30+-AI-tutor-prompts toolkit as the dominant IGCSE Cross-Curricular + History + Humanities + Global-Perspectives pair. Grademy AI tutor holds both specs in working memory for A-Level History + A-Level Global-Studies + IB History HL + IB History SL + IB Global Politics + AP World History + AP European History + History + International-Relations + Politics + PPE + Development-Studies + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + SOAS + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh + Loughborough + Bath + Exeter + Birmingham + Leeds + Liverpool + Cardiff + Met + Cambridge-History + Oxford-History + LSE-International-History + SOAS-History + UCL-History + Warwick-History + Bristol-History + Durham-History + Manchester-History + Edinburgh-History + KCL-History + Exeter-History + Birmingham-History + Leeds-History + Liverpool-History + Cardiff-History + Met-History + US + Canadian + Australian + Singaporean + Hong-Kong + Global admissions.

Pairs with IGCSE Travel and Tourism 0471 (post-144)

The IGCSE History 0470 playbook (post-121) + IGCSE Travel and Tourism 0471 playbook (post-144) form the IGCSE History + Travel + Tourism + Cultural-Heritage + Heritage-Tourism + Destination-Geography pair for the international British-curriculum cohort. The 0470 source-analysis + interpretation + cause-and-consequence + change-and-continuity + similarity-and-difference + significance + Paper-1 + Paper-2 + Paper-3 + Paper-4 + 30+-core-content-topics + 30+-depth-studies + 100+-historical-figures + 100+-events + 100+-concepts + 50+-interpretations + 30-practical-tools + 10-theory-concepts + 22-week-workflow + 80-AI-tutor-prompts toolkit — particularly the travel-and-tourism-relevant sections on cultural-heritage + heritage-tourism + heritage-preservation + heritage-management + heritage-interpretation + UNESCO-World-Heritage + historical-destinations + historical-monuments + historical-sites + historical-museums + historical-festivals + historical-events + historical-commemorations + historical-traditions + cultural-traditions + religious-traditions + pilgrimage + religious-tourism + dark-tourism + war-tourism + disaster-tourism + atrocity-tourism + memorial-tourism + museum-tourism + site-management + heritage-protection + cultural-protection + cross-cultural-heritage + cross-cultural-tourism + cross-cultural-exchange — sits alongside the 0471 6-units + 36-sub-topics + 100+-industry-concepts + 50+-destination-profiles + 30+-customer-service-scenarios + 30+-marketing-campaigns + 100+-industry-concepts + 36-sub-topics + 50+-destinations + 30-practical-tools + 10-theory-concepts + 60-AI-tutor-prompts toolkit as the dominant IGCSE History + Travel + Tourism + Hospitality + Cultural-Heritage + Heritage-Tourism + Destination-Geography pair. Grademy AI tutor holds both specs in working memory for A-Level-History + A-Level-Business + A-Level-Travel + A-Level-Tourism + A-Level-Hospitality + BTEC-Business + BTEC-Travel + BTEC-Tourism + BTEC-Hospitality + IB-History + IB-Business + IB-Hospitality + IB-Tourism + AP-European-History + AP-World-History + AP-Human-Geography + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + SOAS + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh + Loughborough + Bath + Exeter + Birmingham + Leeds + Liverpool + Cardiff + Met + Cambridge-History + Oxford-History + LSE-History + UCL-History + Warwick-History + Bristol-History + Durham-History + Manchester-History + Edinburgh-History + KCL-History + Exeter-History + Birmingham-History + Leeds-History + Liverpool-History + Cardiff-History + Met-History + Cambridge-Tourism + Oxford-Tourism + LSE-Tourism + UCL-Tourism + Warwick-Tourism + Bristol-Tourism + Durham-Tourism + Manchester-Tourism + Edinburgh-Tourism + KCL-Tourism + Exeter-Tourism + Birmingham-Tourism + Leeds-Tourism + Liverpool-Tourism + Cardiff-Tourism + Met-Tourism + US + Canadian + Australian + Singaporean + Hong-Kong + Global admissions.

Pairs with IGCSE Sociology 0495 (post-148)

The IGCSE History 0470 playbook (post-121) + IGCSE Sociology 0495 playbook (post-148) form the IGCSE History + Sociology + Society + Social-Change + Social-Movements + Power + Politics pair for the international British-curriculum cohort. The 0470 core-content + depth-studies + Paper-1 + Paper-2 + Paper-3 + Paper-4 + 30+-core-topics + 30+-depth-studies + 100+-concepts + 50+-case-studies + 50+-historians + 30-practical-tools + 10-theory-concepts + 22-week-workflow + 60-AI-tutor-prompts toolkit — particularly the sociology-relevant sections on social-history + history-from-below + people's-history + labour-history + women's-history + gender-history + history-of-race + history-of-ethnicity + history-of-migration + history-of-the-working-class + history-of-the-middle-class + history-of-the-upper-class + history-of-elites + history-of-power + history-of-resistance + history-of-revolutions + history-of-social-movements + history-of-activism + history-of-trade-unions + history-of-cooperatives + history-of-collectives + history-of-socialism + history-of-communism + history-of-anarchism + history-of-feminism + history-of-civil-rights + history-of-LGBTQ-rights + history-of-indigenous-rights + history-of-decolonisation + history-of-postcolonialism + history-of-globalisation + history-of-capitalism + history-of-industrialisation + history-of-urbanisation + history-of-modernisation + history-of-secularisation + history-of-religion + history-of-conflict + history-of-war + history-of-peace + history-of-diplomacy + history-of-international-relations + history-of-political-thought + history-of-social-thought + history-of-sociology + founding-figures + Auguste-Comte + Herbert-Spencer + Karl-Marx + Émile-Durkheim + Max-Weber + Georg-Simmel + W.E.B.-Du-Bois + WEB-Dubois + WEB-du-Bois + W-I-Thomas + Robert-Park + Chicago-School — sits alongside the 0495 2 papers + 30+-topics + 100+-concepts + 50+-frameworks + 30-practical-tools + 10-theory-concepts + 50-AI-tutor-prompts toolkit as the dominant IGCSE History + Sociology + Society + Social-Change + Social-Movements + Power pair. Grademy AI tutor holds both specs in working memory for A-Level-History + A-Level-Sociology + A-Level-Politics + A-Level-Economics + A-Level-Philosophy + IB-History + IB-Sociology + IB-Politics + IB-Economics + IB-Philosophy + IB-Theory-of-Knowledge + TOK + AP-World-History + AP-US-History + AP-European-History + AP-Comparative-Government + AP-Sociology + AP-Macroeconomics + AP-Microeconomics + Russell-Group + Oxbridge + LSE + SOAS + UCL + Warwick + Cambridge + Bristol + Durham + Manchester + Edinburgh + Loughborough + Bath + Exeter + Birmingham + Leeds + Liverpool + Cardiff + Met + Harvard + Yale + Princeton + Columbia + MIT + Stanford + Chicago + NYU + Penn + Duke + US + Canadian + Australian + Singaporean + Hong-Kong + Global admissions.