Cambridge · IGCSE
Study IGCSE History with one-to-one teaching from a specialist subject teacher, live and recorded lessons, and a pace you set yourself. Inventum is a Cambridge-accredited online school teaching learners aged 14–16 in more than 50 countries.
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The Cambridge History syllabus covers 5 topics. Your teacher works through them with you one-to-one, at a pace that matches how quickly you pick each one up.
4 externally marked papers, set by Cambridge. Exams are sat in person at a registered exam centre — your success coach helps you find one near you.
Candidates answer two questions from Section A (Core Content) and one question from Section B (Depth Studies). All questions are in the form of structured essays, split into three parts: (a), (b) and (c). Externally assessed
Candidates answer six questions on one prescribed topic taken from the Core Content. There is a range of source material relating to each prescribed topic. The prescribed topic changes in each examination session – see section 4. Externally assessed
Candidates produce one piece of extended writing based on a Depth Study from the syllabus or a Depth Study devised by the Centre. Internally assessed/externally moderated
Candidates answer one question on a Depth Study. Externally assessed
Every History student gets one-to-one lessons with a specialist teacher — not a seat in a 30-person virtual class.
Attend live or catch up on your own schedule. Missing a lesson never means falling behind.
No fixed 9-to-3 timetable. Fit study around training, travel, relocation or recovery.
Cambridge qualifications are accepted by universities and employers internationally.
Yes. You can take History as a single subject alongside another school, or as part of a full-time IGCSE programme with Inventum. Many families start with one subject and add more later.
History is assessed through 4 externally marked papers: Paper 1 - Written paper, Paper 2 - Written paper, Component 3 Coursework, Paper 4 - Alternative to Coursework - Written paper. Full details are in the assessment section above.
Written exams are taken in person at a registered Cambridge exam centre. There are centres in most countries, and your success coach helps you find and register with one near you.
IGCSE History is recognised internationally and supports progression to A-Levels, IB or other post-16 study.
Fees depend on which learning journey you choose and how many subjects you take. The fees page sets out each journey, and a discovery call gives you an exact figure for your situation.
Combine History with any of these — most students take several.
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