A-Level - History

Students will seek out the evidence, sort out the facts from the fiction, analyze what they have discovered, before arriving at a true understanding of what really happened. History therefore, will help students to develop the analytical and communication skills employers look for. The History department strives to develop these skills through its use of innovative teaching strategies, which include investigating crime scenes, problem solving, film reconstruction and interrogating historical suspects. The course structure is set out below. The A level is a two year course and students take their exams at the end of year two.