History

Assessment

Paper 1 – Crusades – A breadth study that focuses on the significant developments over a 100-year period. In this unit, you will study how and why people went on Crusade in the Middle Ages and what happened when they got to where they were going. The exam sat at the end of 2 years of study. Paper 2 – The Making of Modern Britain – A in-depth study that looks at the political, social, and economic developments in Britain as it went from post-war to the 21st Politics A Level is no longer offered and so this unit offers students an alternative. The exam sat at the end of 2 years of study. Historical Investigation – a personal study based on a topic of a student’s choice within the era of Russia and the USSR 1855, the beginning of the end of Tsardom to 1956, the death of Stalin. 3000 – 4000 word essay, marked by teachers, moderated by AQA, 20% of A Level.