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History

at Dover Grammar School For Boys, Dover · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

With the new specifications for A-Level teaching having been introduced for first teaching in September 2015, we will follow the AQA History specification, which will include covering Unit IC The Tudors: England, 1485—1603, Unit 2R The Cold War 1945-1991 and coursework on the Development of the Civil Rights Movement in the USA between 1880 and 1980. Welcome to our award-winning History Department, which has been recognised nationally by the Good School Awards on multiple occasions. History allows you to open a window on the past, where you can eavesdrop on political conversations in times of crisis. You can join a GI in the jungles of Vietnam and look on while thousands of people crowd to see the crowning of King Henry WII. You can use your knowledge of the development of Civil Rights to explain the significance of Martin Luther King and his "I have a dream" speech. You also discover the vital role history plays in understanding the present. Where have we come from? Why do we live the way we do? The A-Level history course is linear, meaning that you sit your two final examinations at the end of Year 13. You will study the development of Tudor England and consider if Henry VII combined majesty with menace or if he created stability or was an incompetent monarch. The Cold War course allows you to discover the reasons behind Churchill's famous Iron Curtain Speech or consider how and why the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. This will be coupled with a personal investigation into th

What you need to get on

In order to secure a place in our sixth form for History, a student is required to achieve the following grades: • At least a grade 6 in GCSE History • At least a grade 5 in GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature • At least a grade 5 in GCSE Mathematics • At least four additional grade 6 GCSEs or equivalent

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

  • Dover Grammar School for Boys

    Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0DQ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Dover

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