A-Level | history

Our Curriculum

AS and A2 History currently follow the AQA examination board. There are two exams in the first year, on British History 1906-51 and the Holocaust in Germany, the second of which includes sourcework questions.

AS Level

A Level

For A2 history, students are required to complete a coursework unit, where they will undertake their own research and complete a 4000 word assignment. There is also a final examination on International Relations 1945-2004, where students learn about the Cold War and the War on Terrorism.

Britain 1906 - 1951

This unit provides an overview of the changing relationship between Government and society and the control that they had over people’s lives. You will study the beginning of the Welfare state and the impact that the World Wars had on British society.

Examination: 1h 15 mins

50% of AS Level

The study of anti-Semitism in Germany focuses on the conditions in society which allowed the Holocaust to take place. How did the German nation allow 6 million Jewish people to be murdered by 1945?

Examination: 1h 30 mins

50% of AS Level

This unit promotes an understanding of change and continuity over approximately 60 years. Through the study of key events in depth, such as the introduction of containment as the foundation of US foreign policy after 1947, candidates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship of individuals, ideas and other factors and their relative importance to the processes of change and consolidation.

Students will undertake individual research on a subject matter, analysing both primary and secondary source evidence. They will then write their findings up in a 4000 word essay.

Anti- Seminitism in Germany 1918 - 1945

Aspects of International Relations 1945 -2004