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Sixth-form history students will be taught more about the Middle East as part of a national overhaul of the A-level curriculum, a leading exam body has announced.
OCR, one of the country's biggest exam's boards, revealed on Monday that its history courses will soon switch focus from recent British history to a broader range of international topics – spanning at least 200 years.
Pupils will learn about the rise of Islam between 550 and 750AD, as well as developments in the Middle East over the last century leading up to the Arab Spring. This will give less time to studying more traditional history subjects such as the Second World War and t he Tudors.