History

Course summary

WHAT WILL I STUDY & LEARN? In Year 12, students study Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855 – 1964 which links well to the depth and world studies that students covered at GCSE level and allows students to critically examine the history of one of the world’s most intriguing powers. In Year 13, students study The Making of Modern Britain, 1951 – 2007. By being able to critically study Britain’s very recent past, it allows students to be fully informed about the Britain that they are currently living in, and, as part of the next generation of voters, our History students are therefore able to fully make objective decisions during future election processes. Also, in Year 13, students produce their university-style dissertation based on a topic area and question of their choice which forms 20% of their final exam grade. Students become engrossed and invested in this third element of the A Level course as it allows them to have a degree of expertise in their chosen area of History and gives them ownership of one-fifth of their A Level. When History students have gone on to University, they regularly cite this element of their A Level as being particularly useful in helping them to quickly adapt to both work expectations and standards that Higher Education Institutions demand of them.