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History A Level

at Ark Isaac Newton Academy, Ilford · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Hopefully students at Isaac Newton Academy who study History will enjoy the fascination of people, patterns and change in the past. History combines the excitement of exploration and discovery with the sense of reward born of successfully confronting and making sense of complex and challenging problems. An A Level History course allows you to further study events you know something about to a deeper level, and learn about new events and people, building on skills developed at KS3 and GCSE. At INA History course at A Level will be taken from Edexcel. Students will study 3 topics which will be examined at the end of Year 13. The exams account for 80% of the final grade. The exam topics are: • Paper 1: 1G: Germany and West Germany, 1918–89 • Paper 2: 2G.1: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 • Paper 3: 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 Students will also complete a piece of coursework in History, which contributes up to 20% of the final grade. The coursework involves students researching and then writing a 3,500 word essay on a particular historical topic.

What you need to get on

Grade 6 in GCSE 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

  • Isaac Newton Academy

    1 Crickle Field Place, Ilford, IG1 1FY

    DaytimeClassroom based
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