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at Brookfield Community School · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level9 monthsFull time

What the college says

The content of the course will be divided into three units. The A Level compromises a breadth study, depth study and piece of individually researched coursework and investigates the 17th, 19th and 20th Centuries. Unit 1 -Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy 1603-1702 You will explore issues such as the kingship of James I and Charles I, the origins, causes, events and consequences of the English Civil War, England as a republic under Oliver Cromwell and the re-establishment of the monarchy under Charles II. Unit 2 - The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945-1980 The depth study comprises an investigation of the USA and the domestic and international situation it faced after WW2 and up to the Reagan era. You will explore issues such as the causes and events of the Cold War including the Korean and Vietnam wars, the campaign for African-American civil rights, the role and responsibilities of the presidents and the development of the US economy over the period. Unit 3 - Historical Enquiry: British Imperialism in Africa, 1870-1981 For your coursework, you investigate how and why Britain acquired her African empire during the Scramble for Africa and how and why this empire was decolonised during the twentieth century.

What you need to get on

To study the subject at A level you will need to achieve at least a Grade 5 in History.

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

  • Brookfield Community School

    Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 3NS

    DaytimeClassroom based
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