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History

at Dame Alice Owen'S School, Potters Bar · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

The aim of A Level History is to nurture people who are questioning and critical but with an open mind to new ideas and different opinions. The study of History is bound up with the study of evidence and what that evidence can say to historians about the past. In this sense, it builds upon ideas encountered at GCSE. History is, however, also about communicating ideas and findings. This means that Sixth Form students will write essays, as essays are the main way by which historians tell each other what they think. History thus develops the skills of logical and clear argument and writing. It is for these reasons that A Level History is well thought of by employers and the top universities.

What you need to get on

You don't need to have taken History GCSE, but if you have done we require you to have achieved at least a grade 6. If you haven't taken History, we require you to achieve at least a grade 6 in English Literature.

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

  • Dame Alice Owen's School

    DUGDALE HILL LANE, POTTERS BAR, EN6 2DU

    DaytimeClassroom based
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