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History modern

at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith, Penrith · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

The breadth study focuses on Russia, a country that experienced wars, revolution and some of the most interesting and controversial individuals in the whole of history. The course examines the causes, extent and impact of political, economic, social and cultural change across this transformative period. It begins by investigating attempts to preserve the Tsarist autocracy of the late nineteenth century. It goes on to examine the political developments of 1917 before investigating the Bolshevik takeover and establishment of a communist dictatorship under Lenin and later Stalin. Finally, the course considers Khrushchev and the significance of his attempts to reform communism. The depth study on the making of modern Britain will allow students to study the key social, economic, political and international changes that have helped to create the Britain we live in today. It explores concepts such as class, social division, cultural change and effective government and challenges students to reflect on Britain’s changing place in an increasingly inter-connected world. Students will be encouraged to assess historical questions such as how far the British lived in an affluent society in the 1950s, to what extent did the sixties swing, were the unions to blame for the political crises in the 1970s, did Mrs Thatcher really ‘change everything’ in Britain as she declared and had Britain become ‘cool Britannia’ and a multi-cultural society by 2007?

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

  • Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

    Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Penrith

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