History

Level 3 Pathway - In order to enrol onto our Level 3 courses, students must have achieved a minimum of 5 grade 4s at GCSE Level across 4 different subject areas; this should ideally include a Grade 4 for English Language and Mathematics.

It is important that students also pay attention to any individual subject entry requirements.

It may be that a small number of students are recommended to sit AS qualifications at the end of Year 12 in order to inform decisions about progression into Year 13, however these AS examinations are standalone and do not contribute to the overall A Level qualification.

Why?

A History qualification is highly prized by Universities and employers. A study of History gives you transferable skills including essay writing, research, reaching sustained judgement. Students embarking on this course will have an innate appreciation of how the past impacts upon the present. Students will need to be willing to debate and revise their thinking in view of the uncovering of more evidence.

Course Structure

In Year 1 you will study:

Component 1:

Breadth study: 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964

Victorian and Edwardian Britain, c1851–1914

• Reform and challenge, c1851–c1886
• Challenges to the status quo, c1886–1914

Component 2:

Depth study: Unit 2, 2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945

The Weimar Republic, 1918–1933

• The Establishment and early years of Weimar, 1918–1924
• The 'Golden Age' of the Weimar Republic, 1924–1928
• The Collapse of Democracy, 1928–1933

Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes - Three questions (one compulsory) 80 marks

In Year 2 you will study:

Component 1:

Breadth study: 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964

The World Wars and their legacies: Britain, 1914–1964

1. The Great War and its impact, 1914–1939
2. Transformation and change, 1939–1964

Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes - Three questions (one compulsory) 80 marks

Component 2:

Depth study: Unit 2, 2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945

Nazi Germany, 1933–1945 (A level only)

1. The Nazi Dictatorship, 1933–1939
2. The Racial State, 1933–1941
3. The impact of War, 1939–1945

Component 3:

Historical Investigation

A personal study based on a topic of student's choice. This should take the form of a question in the context of approximately 100 years. It must not duplicate the content of options chosen for Components 1 and 2. 3,000 – 3,500 words. 40 marks

Extended Learning

This will include research and essay writing and students will be expected to read widely around topic.

Level 3 Sixth Form entry requirements