History
| Subject: | History |
| Contact: | Miss L Whitford-Stark |
Overview
Like all other Advanced Level subjects, A level and AS level History are difficult- that is why they are called ‘advanced’. KS5 students will build on knowledge and understanding of history that they developed at GCSE and KS3- ideas like ‘historical sources’ and ‘cause and consequence’ for example. Students will need to do a lot of reading and writing to progress in History. Most importantly, they will need to do a lot of thinking and thinking about their thinking. Our curriculum is designed to support our students and develop both their knowledge and understanding of in depth historical concepts, enabling them to construct knowledge about the world through research, interpretation, argument and debate.
Curriculum content
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Term 3 |
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Year 12 |
Religion and state in early modern Europe/Martin Luther: A depth study. |
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Year 13 |
The British Experience of Warfare 1790-1918 Controlled assessment component – 3000-4000 word essay |
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Assessment components:
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Paper 1 (Y12): England, 1509-1603: authority, nation and religion |
Paper 2 (Y12): Luther and the German Reformation, 1515-55 |
Paper 3 (Y13): The British Experience of Warfare, 1790-1918 |
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How it's assessed Sections A and B: assessment of understanding of the period in breadth Section C: Source analysis |
How it's assessed Section A: Source analysis Section B: assessment of understanding of the period in depth. |
How it's assessed Section A: Source analysis Section B: essay - testing knowledge of key topics in depth Section C: essay relating to themes in breadth and testing knowledge of change over a period of at least 100 years. |
