A Level History

For 3 A Level subjects you require 6 GCSEs grades 9-4 in academic subjects, taken in one sitting.

In addition, there are subject specific entry criteria which relate to the specific demands of the subject. To study A Level History you must have at least a GCSE Grade 6 in History or a suitable subject such as English Language or Literature.

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History is the study of change over time – however, is change the result of the efforts of leading individuals, or are larger social forces more important? This is one of many themes that students will study in the context of social change, such as the abolition of the slave trade in 1807, or political change, such as the unification of the many German states in 1871.

We study the EdExcel syllabus: Paper 1 – (30% of A Level mark) Option 1D: Britain, c1785-c1870: democracy, protest and reform. Paper 2, (20% of A Level mark)
Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840-1870. Paper 3, (30% of A Level mark) Option 37.2: Germany 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited. Paper 4 (20% of A Level mark) Coursework: Assessing the extent of Germany’s responsibility for the outbreak of World War I (4000 words based on independent research, and the evaluation of the interpretations in a selection of extended historical works (defined as chapter or article length).

Assessment will be through two examinations.

6 GCSEs, with a B in History, or a suitable subject, or a 6 in English Language or English Literature, (with a minimum 5 in English Language).

The current textbooks are:
Martin Collier, Rick Rogers, and Adam Kidson, Edexcel AS/A Level History, Paper 1&2: Challenges to the Authority of the State in the Late 18th and 19th Centuries.
Alan Farmer and Andrina Stiles, The Unification of Germany 1815-1919, third edition Hodder Education.

Geoff Layton, From Kaiser to Führer: Germany 1900-45 (Access to History, Hodder Education).

David Brown, Edexcel A Level History Paper 3: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited.

On successful completion of this course, you will achieve an A Level certificate in History. On successful completion of the first year of the course, you may progress to Year 2 of the A Level programme. A Level History is a very widely valued subject contributing to qualifying students for university entrance in a variety of subjects.