History

Aims of the course: 

“The study of history provides intellectual capabilities that allow us to evaluate evidence and find truth, arrive at the root causes of things, understand the full complexity of the human past and be ready and able to constructively participate in pluralist democracies.” 

                   History Today, 2026 

Our course provides students with the skills needed to: 

  • Demonstrate, organise and communicate historical knowledge. 
  • Analyse and evaluate key features, allowing students to reach substantiated judgements 
  • Understand how to utilise second-order concepts like cause, consequence, change, continuity, similarity, difference and significance. 
  • Analyse and evaluate primary or contemporary source material. 
  • Analyse and evaluate different ways historians have interpreted the past, examining how and why differing interpretations arise and judging how convincing they are in relation to the historical context. 

Our A-level History course will enable you to develop useful skills in critical thinking, evaluation, analysis and interpretation. It is a qualification with currency which is valued both in higher education and employment.   

Content: 

  • The Tudors: England 1485-1603 
  • Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-1945 
  • Civil Rights in the USA: 1877- 1980 (historical investigation topic) 

Curriculum map 

Year  Curriculum overview  Assessment 
12  Exam paper 1C:  

Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England, 1485–1547 

  • Henry VII 
  • Henry VIII 

Exam paper 2O: Part One  

The Weimar Republic, 1918–1933 including  

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

Background research in preparation for the NEA 

 2 x Trial exams to help prepare for year 13, alongside class assessments. 
13  Exam paper 1C:  

England: turmoil and triumph,
(1547–1603) 

  • Instability and consolidation: ‘the Mid-Tudor Crisis’, 1547–1563 
  • The triumph of Elizabeth, 1563–1603 

Exam paper 20: 

Nazi Germany, 1933–1945 

  • The Nazi Dictatorship, 1933–1939 
  • The Racial State, 1933–1941 
  • The impact of war, 1939–1945 

 

NEA: 

Independently guided research into Civil Rights in the USA (1877-1980). 

 

 2 x Trial exams to help prepare for year 13, alongside  class assessments. 

 

Course is examined through: 

 

2 exam papers, each worth 40% of the final mark 

 

NEA (coursework) – worth 20% of the final grade 

 

Career opportunities (What can this qualification lead to) 
A Level History is well regarded by universities and employers for the wide range of transferable skills it develops, including critical thinking, close analysis, and confident written and verbal communication. 

 

Students can progress to higher education courses such as History, Politics and International Relations, Law and Classics and Archaeology or related fields including Business, Media, English, Journalism and Teaching.  

 

Beyond university, the qualification supports a wide range of careers connected to history, including teaching, advertising and marketing, human resources, public relations, business, finance and investment, research and administration and law. 

 

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