This course develops the analytical skills to help students make sense of our past and understand today’s world. The History Department offers two A Level options or ‘routes’ for students, each of which has its own distinct themes. Route one focuses on the attempts of modern governments, states and ideas to maintain or extend their power, and how at times this erupted into conflict. Route two allows students to concentrate more directly on early modern history by examining the struggles of peoples and authorities for rights and control. For both options, the study of units will incorporate analysis of countries and periods in depth and breadth, whilst ensuring that a study of at least a 200 year period is achieved.
- Grade 5 in English Language, and Grade 5 in History (if taken) - All students need to have at least five GCSEs at Grade 4 or above (and a satisfactory school reference) in order to be accepted on an A Level/BTEC Level 3 Programme
Route One Breadth Component: The British Empire, c. 1857-1967 – 2 ½ hour exam, 40% Depth Component: The Cold War, c. 1945-1991 – 2 ½ hour exam, 40% Historical Investigation within: The Struggle for Political Change in the 19th Century, 4,000-4,500 word essay, 20% OR Route Two Breadth Component: The Tudors: England 1485-1603 – 2 ½ hour exam, 40% Depth Component: France in Revolution, 1774-1815 – 2 ½ hour exam, 40% Historical Investigation within: Civil Rights Movement in the UK throughout the 20th Century, 4,000-4,500 word essay, 20%
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Surrey |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Castlefield Road, Reigate, RH2 0SD |
This course develops the analytical skills to help students make sense of our past and understand today’s world. The History Department offers two A Level options or ‘routes’ for students, each of which has its own distinct themes. Route one focuses on the attempts of modern governments, states and ideas to maintain or extend their power, and how at times this erupted into conflict. Route two allows students to concentrate more directly on early modern history by examining the struggles of peoples and authorities for rights and control. For both options, the study of units will incorporate analysis of countries and periods in depth and breadth, whilst ensuring that a study of at least a 200 year period is achieved.
- Grade 5 in English Language, and Grade 5 in History (if taken) - All students need to have at least five GCSEs at Grade 4 or above (and a satisfactory school reference) in order to be accepted on an A Level/BTEC Level 3 Programme
Route One Breadth Component: The British Empire, c. 1857-1967 – 2 ½ hour exam, 40% Depth Component: The Cold War, c. 1945-1991 – 2 ½ hour exam, 40% Historical Investigation within: The Struggle for Political Change in the 19th Century, 4,000-4,500 word essay, 20% OR Route Two Breadth Component: The Tudors: England 1485-1603 – 2 ½ hour exam, 40% Depth Component: France in Revolution, 1774-1815 – 2 ½ hour exam, 40% Historical Investigation within: Civil Rights Movement in the UK throughout the 20th Century, 4,000-4,500 word essay, 20%