History

Sixth Form Prospectus for the school year 2023-24 History

Are you interested in:

• Thinking? • Analysing information? • Discussion and debate? • Research? • Independent reading? • Working in groups? • Evaluating evidence?

What is History?

Students will need to become familiar with a large amount of background material, but will also need to be able to analyse this and produce from it reasoned arguments in response to specific questions. They will also need to be familiar with sources from the periods studied and be able to evaluate them.

Course content

Leading to a career in:

• Law • Education • Media • Public Sector • Business • Journalism

Unit 1: Great Britain 1900-51

Students will learn about the key political events around this time period.

Unit 2: Russia 1645-1741

Students will learn about the reign of Peter the Great, as well as what came before and after him.

Unit 3: Civil Rights in the USA 1865-1992

This unit focuses on the struggle of citizens in the United States to gain equality before the law.

Unit 4: Coursework - Peter the Great

Students write an independently researched essay of 3000-4000 words based around Russia 1645-1741.

Exam Board: OCR Course Code: History A H505

Teaching staff: Assessment criteria

Unit 1: Examination of 1 hour 30 minutes—25% Unit 2: Examination of 1 hour—15% Unit 3: Examination of 2 hours 30 minutes —40% Unit 4: Coursework—20%

Mr Copeland Mr Rodgers

This is a good school. Ofsted, May 2017 A good school with an outstanding Sixth Form. Ofsted, October 2012