Our exam board is OCR.

The history course has been designed to create a deepened historical knowledge and understanding by promoting a lifelong enjoyment of the subject. The course will enable you to develop important skills including, critically evaluating evidence, researching and using historical documents, producing reasoned and thoughtful arguments, presentation and interpersonal skills. You will study the significance of historical events, the role of individuals in history and the nature of change over time and will study the past through political, economic and cultural perspectives. History is an academic subject that is well respected in a variety of courses in Higher Education as well as in a vast range of careers.

How will it be delivered?

Year 1

Unit 1: The Later Tudors: England, 1547-1603

(25% of A Level)

Assessment: 1 hour and 30 minutes examination

One source based question analysing and interpreting historical interpretations based on the Enquiry topic and then one essay focused period study.

We learn about the mid-Tudor crisis first, including Edward and Mary’s issues with gender and age, their key advisors, religious policy, economic and social policy and unrest and rebellion. Then we look at Elizabeth, her religious policy, social and economic policy, uprisings, power, strength and war.

Unit 2: Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-1963

(15% of the A Level)

Assessment: 1 hour examination

One question based on comparing two major events and one essay question.

We learn about Weimar Germany and Germany’s struggles post-First World War, how the Nazi’s rose to power and controlled Germany. Nazi dictatorship and rearmament and total-war during the Second World War Then Germany post-Second World War and the impact of it. We also look at the division of Germany after the Second World War.

Year 2

Unit 3: Witchcraze and Popular Culture of the 16^th and 17^th Centuries

(40% of the A Level)

Thematic Study:

Assessment: 2 hours and 30 minutes examination

One depth study source based interpretation question followed by two thematic study essay questions.

We study popular culture of both urban cultures and the elite. The growth and decline of the persecution of witches and how gender, age and geography effect the victims of witch hunts.

Depth Studies include the Salem Witch trials, Hopkins and the witch hunt of 1645–1649 and The Witchcraze in Southern Germany c.1590–1630

Unit 4: Coursework (Independent assignment)

(20% of the A Level) 3000–4000 word essay. You choose the question, we approve it, you research and write it.

Entry requirements

Students must have either a 6 or above in GCSE History and/or a 6 in English Language/Literature