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Subject: History
Subject: History
Examination Board: Edexcel
Examination Board: Edexcel
Controlled Assessment: 20%
Controlled Assessment: 20%
Examination: 80%
Examination: 80%
Specific entry requirements: Grade 6 in History and grade 6 in English Language or English Literature.
Specific entry requirements: Grade 6 in History and grade 6 in English Language or English Literature.
What will you study?
What will you study?
In Year 12 you will study the largest scale social experiment in the history of humankind, conducted in the two largest countries in the world and which continues to impact world events to this day and will continue to do so for many years to come. In studying Communist Russia and Mao’s China, you will learn how the governments of these countries tried to implement an entirely different way of living, based on the idea of fairness and equality and how in both cases this led to corruption, terror and famine, as well as higher standards of education, healthcare, levels of employment and gender equality. You will address the extent to which this was this down to the actions of power hungry individuals, inadequate systems of government, fear of failure, or the ideology of communism itself.
In Year 12 you will study the largest scale social experiment in the history of humankind, conducted in the two largest countries in the world and which continues to impact world events to this day and will continue to do so for many years to come. In studying Communist Russia and Mao’s China, you will learn how the governments of these countries tried to implement an entirely different way of living, based on the idea of fairness and equality and how in both cases this led to corruption, terror and famine, as well as higher standards of education, healthcare, levels of employment and gender equality. You will address the extent to which this was this down to the actions of power hungry individuals, inadequate systems of government, fear of failure, or the ideology of communism itself.
In Year 13 you will complete coursework that challenges you to identify the differences in view between leading historians and to account for why this occurs by developing your understanding of the process by which historians research and write history. You will also bring your knowledge of the events they write about to bear on their views by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of their arguments in arriving at your own view of the events. In addition to the coursework you will study the Wars of the Roses. This period in British History, coming at the end of the medieval period, provides an insightful contrast to the study of power relationships to the study of 20th C Communist States. You will study the factors in England, Scotland and Wales that led to a breakdown in the authority of monarchy as shifting alliances of noble families competed for the throne and for influence over the governance of these regions.
In Year 13 you will complete coursework that challenges you to identify the differences in view between leading historians and to account for why this occurs by developing your understanding of the process by which historians research and write history. You will also bring your knowledge of the events they write about to bear on their views by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of their arguments in arriving at your own view of the events. In addition to the coursework you will study the Wars of the Roses. This period in British History, coming at the end of the medieval period, provides an insightful contrast to the study of power relationships to the study of 20th C Communist States. You will study the factors in England, Scotland and Wales that led to a breakdown in the authority of monarchy as shifting alliances of noble families competed for the throne and for influence over the governance of these regions.
What Super Curricular opportunities are there linked to this subject?
What Super Curricular opportunities are there linked to this subject?
- Visits to the Tower of London, the Metropolitan Archives, the British Library and Royal Academy of Arts.
What can this course lead to?
What can this course lead to?
- Due to its analytical and argumentative nature, studying politics at A level is highly compatible with a wide range of university courses including: Politics, International Relations, History, Law, English, Philosophy, Sociology.
KS5 Student Handbook
KS5 Student Handbook
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