History

Course summary

History gives you lots of transferable skills such as research, analysis of source materials, communication, debate, presentation of ideas, and the ability to prove or disprove theories. It is therefore a highly useful course for a range of careers, such as journalism, broadcasting, publishing, law, politics, management, teaching and media. In the classroom, you will be involved in researching for, and producing, presentations and debates. You will also have the opportunity to develop skills needed for independent learning. In the Breadth study, you will research the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII, as well as life for ordinary people during these times. In the Depth study, you will find out about Russia from 1917 to 1929, and investigate the impact of war and revolution. In Year 13, you will continue with these these two topics, studying the rest of the Tudor monarchs, and Russia up to 1953. You will also produce an extended essay on 19th Century British History, focusing on the struggle for the vote.