Junior SchoolSenior SchoolSixth Form

History

History students need a questioning approach to their studies and should carry out their own research into the topics they study to broaden their perspectives.

History is traditionally very highly regarded by universities. Students develop a range of transferable skills allowing them to construct reasoned arguments, handle data and carry out independent research.

Topics covered in this course include:

AS Level

Unit 1

  • Change and Consolidation
  • Tsarist Russia 1855-1917

Unit 2

  • Historical Issues: Periods of Change
  • Life in Nazi Germany 1933-1945 

A2 Level

Unit 3

  • The State and People: Change and Continuity
  • Britain, 1918-1964

Unit 4

  •  Historical Enquiry

The A2 course includes an Historical Enquiry, of approximately 3500 words, on an analysis of a historical issue.