The AQA level specification comprises three components; a breadth study, a depth study and a historical investigation. Students study a range of different historical periods covering aspects of both British and International History. Component 1: Breadth Study – The Tudors: England 1485-1603 This option allows students to study in breadth issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence across a period of turbulent and fascinating English History. Part 1: Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England 1485-1547 • Henry VII, 1485-1509 • Henry VIII, 1509-1547 Part 2: England: Turmoil and Triumph, 1547-1603 • Instability and consolidation: ‘the Mid-Tudor Crisis’, 1547-1563 • The Triumph of Elizabeth, 1563-1603 Component 2: Depth Study – France in Revolution, 1774-1815 This option provides for the study in-depth of a key period of history which was the change in the relationship between the ruler and the governed, not only in France but throughout Europe and in the wider world. Key concepts such as absolutism, enlightenment, constitutionalism, democracy, republic and dictatorship will all be addressed. Part 1: The End of Absolutism and the French Revolution, 1774-1795 • The origins of the French Revolution 1774-1789 • The Experiment in Constitutional Monarchy, 1789-1792 • The emergence and spread of the Terror, September 1792-1815 Part 2: Napoleon’s Impact on France & Europe, 1795-1815 • The directory and Napoleon’s rise to power, 1795-1799 • The impact of Napoleon’s rule on France, 1799-1815 • The impact of Napoleon’s rule on Europe, 1799-1815 Component 3: Historical Investigation – Russia from the Tsars to Dictatorship, 1855-1953 This option enables students to develop skills, knowledge and historical understanding. Students develop an enhanced understanding of the nature and purpose of History as a discipline and how historians work. Students are required to independently develop a question to investigate and evaluate relevant primary sources and historical interpretations about it. Their final piece will be 4,000-4,500 words and is worth 20% of the final grade.
To join the Sixth Form we usually require five GCSE passes at Level 4 or above, including Mathematics and English Language.
Examination A level: Two written examinations to be completed within two and a half hours at the end of Upper Sixth, plus a 4,000-4,500 word piece of written coursework.
About Education Provider
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Local Authority | Wakefield |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD |
The AQA level specification comprises three components; a breadth study, a depth study and a historical investigation. Students study a range of different historical periods covering aspects of both British and International History. Component 1: Breadth Study – The Tudors: England 1485-1603 This option allows students to study in breadth issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence across a period of turbulent and fascinating English History. Part 1: Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England 1485-1547 • Henry VII, 1485-1509 • Henry VIII, 1509-1547 Part 2: England: Turmoil and Triumph, 1547-1603 • Instability and consolidation: ‘the Mid-Tudor Crisis’, 1547-1563 • The Triumph of Elizabeth, 1563-1603 Component 2: Depth Study – France in Revolution, 1774-1815 This option provides for the study in-depth of a key period of history which was the change in the relationship between the ruler and the governed, not only in France but throughout Europe and in the wider world. Key concepts such as absolutism, enlightenment, constitutionalism, democracy, republic and dictatorship will all be addressed. Part 1: The End of Absolutism and the French Revolution, 1774-1795 • The origins of the French Revolution 1774-1789 • The Experiment in Constitutional Monarchy, 1789-1792 • The emergence and spread of the Terror, September 1792-1815 Part 2: Napoleon’s Impact on France & Europe, 1795-1815 • The directory and Napoleon’s rise to power, 1795-1799 • The impact of Napoleon’s rule on France, 1799-1815 • The impact of Napoleon’s rule on Europe, 1799-1815 Component 3: Historical Investigation – Russia from the Tsars to Dictatorship, 1855-1953 This option enables students to develop skills, knowledge and historical understanding. Students develop an enhanced understanding of the nature and purpose of History as a discipline and how historians work. Students are required to independently develop a question to investigate and evaluate relevant primary sources and historical interpretations about it. Their final piece will be 4,000-4,500 words and is worth 20% of the final grade.
To join the Sixth Form we usually require five GCSE passes at Level 4 or above, including Mathematics and English Language.
Examination A level: Two written examinations to be completed within two and a half hours at the end of Upper Sixth, plus a 4,000-4,500 word piece of written coursework.