History

Assessment

Paper 1 – Britain, c1785-c1870: democracy, protest and reform study in breadth (taught by Mr Howard) Students will study the growth of parliamentary democracy, industrialization and protest, unionism and cooperation, poverty and pauperism, and the abolition of the slave trade. 2hr 15min exam. 30% of A-level two essay questions and one source question. Paper 2 – The unification of Italy, c1830-70 study in-depth (taught by Mr Kingswood) Students will study the failures of the early revolution, the rise of Piedmont, the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, and the consolidation of the Kingdom of Italy. 1hr 30min exam. 20% of A-level one essay questions and one source question. Paper 3 – Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited breadth and depth study (taught by Mr Mainwaring) Students will study social and economic changes in Germany and West Germany, ruling the Second Reich, the Weimar Republic, the establishment of the Nazi regime, establishing the German Federal Republic and the reunification of Germany. 2hr 15min exam. 30% of A-level two essay questions and one source question. Paper 04 - Coursework essay on a topic chosen by the student (taught by Mr Kingswood) The purpose of this coursework is to enable students to develop skills in the analysis and evaluation of interpretations of history in a chosen question, problem, or issue as part of an independently researched assignment. Coursework 20% of A level Internally assessed, externally moderated.