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GCE A Level in History

at Shaftesbury School, Shaftesbury · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

All students will be working towards completing an A Level, based on three "Components" taught across Year 12 and 13. A Depth Study on the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union and a Breadth Study on Stuart England (the era of the English Civil War) will be assessed in Year 12. After Year 12 internal exams we will begin coursework into an issue of historical controversy, which is supported by a taught course but designed by individual students, as well as a fully-taught component on African-American Civil Rights from the end of slavery to President Obama.

What you need to get on

Grade 6 in GCSE English and History (if taken). GCSE in History is not essential. No prior knowledge will be assumed. You do need to be interested in what motivates human beings in their behaviour and beliefs. Reading and independent research should not be a chore. It is important to consider a range of interpretations before you arrive at your own opinion, which you should then be able to develop and defend, both orally and in writing.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Shaftesbury School

    Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER

    DaytimeClassroom based
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