It will help to develop your ability to: • Analyse events, motives, causes, and consequences; • Argue a case coherently and clearly both on paper and orally; • Research and read widely and independently; • Use and analyze sources and interpretations; • Reach supported judgments on a wide range of historical events and outcomes. There are two components that are taught concurrently throughout the course until the exams at the end of Year 13. You will see two teachers during the fortnight and each teacher will deliver a component. The course examines the following: • Government and the changing society 1812-1832 • Political change and social reform 1832-1846 • Economy, society and politics 1846-1885
Five GCSEs Grade 4. Grade 5 History.
Component 1 Industrialization and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 This option allows students to study change, continuity, cause, and consequence in this period through the following key questions: • How was Britain governed and how did democracy and political organizations change and develop? • What pressures did governments face and how did they respond to these? • How and with what results did the economy develop and change? • How and with what results did society and social policy develop? • How important were ideas and ideology? • How important is the role of individuals and groups and how were they affected by developments? The course examines the following: • Impact of industrialisation in Britain, c1783–1832 and the pressure for change, c1783–1812 • Government and a changing society, 1812–1832 • The Age of Reform: Britain, 1832–1885 • Political change and social reform, 1832-1846 • Economy, society and politics, 1846–1885 Component 2 America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877 This option provides for the study of a period of major change in American history, which saw the disintegration of the country into the Civil War, resulting in a subsequent reconstruction. It explores concepts such as political authority, abolitionism, and social justice. It also encourages students to consider what creates social tension and harmony, the idea of nationhood, and the issues surrounding political compromise. The course examines the following: • The origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861 • North and South in c1845 • Attempts to maintain the Union, c1845–1854 • The outbreak of the Civil War, 1854–1861 • Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877 Component 3: Historical Investigation • A personal study based on one question chosen from three different topics. It will take the form of a question in the context of around 100 years
About Education Provider
Region | North West |
Local Authority | Lancashire |
Ofsted Rating | Good |
Gender Type | Co-Educational |
Address | Dallam Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 5BG |
It will help to develop your ability to: • Analyse events, motives, causes, and consequences; • Argue a case coherently and clearly both on paper and orally; • Research and read widely and independently; • Use and analyze sources and interpretations; • Reach supported judgments on a wide range of historical events and outcomes. There are two components that are taught concurrently throughout the course until the exams at the end of Year 13. You will see two teachers during the fortnight and each teacher will deliver a component. The course examines the following: • Government and the changing society 1812-1832 • Political change and social reform 1832-1846 • Economy, society and politics 1846-1885
Five GCSEs Grade 4. Grade 5 History.
Component 1 Industrialization and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 This option allows students to study change, continuity, cause, and consequence in this period through the following key questions: • How was Britain governed and how did democracy and political organizations change and develop? • What pressures did governments face and how did they respond to these? • How and with what results did the economy develop and change? • How and with what results did society and social policy develop? • How important were ideas and ideology? • How important is the role of individuals and groups and how were they affected by developments? The course examines the following: • Impact of industrialisation in Britain, c1783–1832 and the pressure for change, c1783–1812 • Government and a changing society, 1812–1832 • The Age of Reform: Britain, 1832–1885 • Political change and social reform, 1832-1846 • Economy, society and politics, 1846–1885 Component 2 America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877 This option provides for the study of a period of major change in American history, which saw the disintegration of the country into the Civil War, resulting in a subsequent reconstruction. It explores concepts such as political authority, abolitionism, and social justice. It also encourages students to consider what creates social tension and harmony, the idea of nationhood, and the issues surrounding political compromise. The course examines the following: • The origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861 • North and South in c1845 • Attempts to maintain the Union, c1845–1854 • The outbreak of the Civil War, 1854–1861 • Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877 Component 3: Historical Investigation • A personal study based on one question chosen from three different topics. It will take the form of a question in the context of around 100 years