Subject Information

History is a subject for people who like to ask questions about society and how things came to be the way they are today.  History also gives us insights into the nature of humanity as we uncover the attitudes and motivations of those who lived in the past, which can at once seem both strange and familiar to us today.

What will I study?

There are four parts to A-Level History. You will study:

• Modern Britain 1930-1997
• Russia from 1894-1941
• The Origins of the British Empire 1558-1783
• The Atlantic Slave Trade (coursework).

What can I do with A-Level history?

People who study history go on to a range of courses in the future, including university degrees in history, law, journalism, literature, languages and many others. An A-Level in history proves that you can write well, read complex texts, think about difficult questions in a logical way and back up your arguments with evidence. 

More information can be found in the document below:

History A-Level Curriculum