Subject : History

Awarding body:

Edexcel: History - Advanced Subsidiary (8H101)
History - Advanced GCE (9H101)

Course content and examination requirements:

The course enables students to study some of the formative developments in British, European and American history, and assess how states and societies were transformed. It develops students' skills of analysis, the ability to deal with conflicting data as well as the ability to communicate ideas clearly. The Department aims to incorporate a range of methods into teaching and learning, including group work, presentations, film, lectures, the use of IT, as well as individual reading, research and writing. In addition to lessons students will be expected to complete about six hours of independent study a week.

Entry requirements:

GCSE History – Grade A minimum.

A genuine interest for the past, whilst also having the motivation for independent study.

Relevance to further studies and careers:

History is valuable for the transferable skills it develops, and as such is highly recognised by institutions and employers; historians are found in many professions – especially Law and Finance. It can be combined with many other subjects, especially English, Modern Foreign Languages and RE, but can also be successfully combined with Sciences.

Teaching staff / further information:

Mr D Harris and Mr J Skidmore

Year 12 - AS Units Year 13 - A2 Units (full GCE)
Unit 1
Externally assessed written exam:
One hour and twenty minutes

50% of AS marks (25% of total GCE)

Unit 1: Option A: England in the Middle Ages and the Transition to the Early Modern World.

A6—The Wars of the Roses in England, 1455-85

A7—The Reign of Henry VII, 1485-1509		 Unit 3
Externally assessed written exam:
Two hours

60% of A2
(30% of total GCE)

The United States: Challenged and Transformed 1820-1877.

The United States : Boom, Bust and Recovery 1917-1954.
Unit 2
Externally assessed written exam:
One hour and twenty 20 minutes

50% of AS marks
(25% of total GCE)

Unit 2: Option C: Conflict and change in 19th and 20th Century Britain.

The Experience of warfare in Britain: Crimea, Boer and the First World War, 1854-1929.		 Unit 4
Internally assessed coursework
4,000 words

40% of A2
(20% of total GCE)

Part A: Enquiry in depth into the short-term significance of a key event/ individual.

Part B: Set the chosen event/individual in a broader context. Maximum word length 4,000.

Coursework:

Representation and Democracy in Britain, c1830- 1931   

Focus: The process of change whereby a representative system of government developed in Britain from just before the 1832 Reform Act to just after 1928 when women obtained the vote on the same basis as men.

- The ways in which political parties and the parliamentary system changed during the period.

- The ways in which the size and composition of the electorate changed during the period.

- Relevant key factors, eg pressure for change and the role of the aristocracy.

- Relevant key events and developments, eg legislation on redistribution, franchise and corruption; growth of the Labour movement.

This programme may not be combined with:

Topic B1: Britain, 1830-85: Representation and Reform
Topic C2: Britain, c1860-1930: The Changing Position of Women and The Suffrage Question.

 

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