We are privileged to be able to offer A Level History in its intended 2-year linear form. This allows us the time and space to properly approach the exacting demands of the A Level course and examination with sufficient rigour, vigour and depth. We prepare students, from the outset, for the intellectual demands of the synoptic questions they will ultimately face. The new A Level allows our teachers and students the opportunity to delve into the study of history in all of its breadth and richness: to draw trends across broad periods of time, and expose the stories and quirks of human nature
A minimum of five full GCSEs or equivalent at grades 9–5, which would include English (Language or Literature) and Mathematics, with three of the passes at grade 6 or above in History and in two further subjects. This course is aimed at those students who have studied History at GCSE Level and have obtained a grade 6 or above. However, the Department would consider applications from those students who had not taken History at GCSE but had gained a grade 7 in GCSE English Literature or English Language and a grade 6 or above in two further subjects.
Unit 1: The British Empire: 1857–1957 Written exam of 2 hours 30 minutes. Worth 40% of A Level. Unit 2: The Birth of the USA: 1760–1801 Written exam of 2 hours 30 minutes, based on sources and own knowledge. Worth 40% of A Level. Unit 3: Historical Investigation Historical Enquiry (NEA) of 4,500 words analysing a historical issue relating to the Civil Rights movement, which will be chosen from a variety of approved questions, set by the department. This is marked out of 40 and is worth 20% of A Level.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Sun Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4TD |
We are privileged to be able to offer A Level History in its intended 2-year linear form. This allows us the time and space to properly approach the exacting demands of the A Level course and examination with sufficient rigour, vigour and depth. We prepare students, from the outset, for the intellectual demands of the synoptic questions they will ultimately face. The new A Level allows our teachers and students the opportunity to delve into the study of history in all of its breadth and richness: to draw trends across broad periods of time, and expose the stories and quirks of human nature
A minimum of five full GCSEs or equivalent at grades 9–5, which would include English (Language or Literature) and Mathematics, with three of the passes at grade 6 or above in History and in two further subjects. This course is aimed at those students who have studied History at GCSE Level and have obtained a grade 6 or above. However, the Department would consider applications from those students who had not taken History at GCSE but had gained a grade 7 in GCSE English Literature or English Language and a grade 6 or above in two further subjects.
Unit 1: The British Empire: 1857–1957 Written exam of 2 hours 30 minutes. Worth 40% of A Level. Unit 2: The Birth of the USA: 1760–1801 Written exam of 2 hours 30 minutes, based on sources and own knowledge. Worth 40% of A Level. Unit 3: Historical Investigation Historical Enquiry (NEA) of 4,500 words analysing a historical issue relating to the Civil Rights movement, which will be chosen from a variety of approved questions, set by the department. This is marked out of 40 and is worth 20% of A Level.