History

Assessment

Our GCE History course from AQA is linear with all examinations completed at the end of Upper Sixth. In addition to the two examination modules the AQA GCE in History also comprises a Non-Examined Assessment accounting for 20% of the A level. Paper 1 and Paper 2 A-Level History combine as a thematic study of Communist states in the twentieth century. Paper 1 covers Russia 1917–91. It is a breadth study with interpretations, structured into four themes. Paper 2 is an depth study with sources on Mao’s China 1949–76. It is also structured into four key topics and laid out in a more chronological fashion and more depth than Paper 1. Paper 3 follows Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 and meets the subject criteria requirement for pupils to show an understanding of change over at least 100 years. The Non-Examined Assessment is worth 20%. You have a free choice of topic, but the History department will guide you through the topics of the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the Black Power Movement of 1960s and 1970s America. Our Non-Examined Assessment will provide you with a broad sweep of African American history, from the death of slavery during the Civil War (1861-65) through to the re-election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the USA. You will write a 3,500-word essay examining either why this change happened or the extent of the change taking place.