This course gives students knowledge and skills for life, including the ability to communicate clearly and to not accept everything at face value. It will help you to make greater sense of the world we live in by giving you increased understanding of the events and people who have helped to shape it. Students undertake a breadth study of how Britain was transformed between 1918 and 1997, conduct a study in depth on the USA in the 1920s and 1930s, investigate Tudor Rebellions, and produce coursework on American civil rights, which can be on a topic of choice from the end of the Civil War through to the assassination of Martin Luther King and emergence of Black Power. Students have the opportunity in Years 12 and 13 to visit Hampton Court Palace, the National Archives, and the Houses of Parliament.
- Grade 5 in History or in an English if not studied. - Entry criteria is at least a grade 4 in Mathematics and English Language or Literature and at least a grade 5 in your three/ four chosen subjects at A level.
3 exams at the end of Year 13: 1. A breadth study on how Britain was transformed between 1918 and 1997 (30%) 2. A depth study on America in the 1920s and 1930s (20%) 3.An investigation into Tudor Rebellions (30%). 20% coursework on Civil Rights in the United States.
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Gloucestershire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, GL51 3EF |
This course gives students knowledge and skills for life, including the ability to communicate clearly and to not accept everything at face value. It will help you to make greater sense of the world we live in by giving you increased understanding of the events and people who have helped to shape it. Students undertake a breadth study of how Britain was transformed between 1918 and 1997, conduct a study in depth on the USA in the 1920s and 1930s, investigate Tudor Rebellions, and produce coursework on American civil rights, which can be on a topic of choice from the end of the Civil War through to the assassination of Martin Luther King and emergence of Black Power. Students have the opportunity in Years 12 and 13 to visit Hampton Court Palace, the National Archives, and the Houses of Parliament.
- Grade 5 in History or in an English if not studied. - Entry criteria is at least a grade 4 in Mathematics and English Language or Literature and at least a grade 5 in your three/ four chosen subjects at A level.
3 exams at the end of Year 13: 1. A breadth study on how Britain was transformed between 1918 and 1997 (30%) 2. A depth study on America in the 1920s and 1930s (20%) 3.An investigation into Tudor Rebellions (30%). 20% coursework on Civil Rights in the United States.