History

Course summary

Small seminar-style study groups offer students individual attention and tailored support in all aspects of the course. Students are challenged with extension reading in all their studies and have the opportunity to develop their own interests through free choice of coursework topics. We meet with students on a one- to-one basis to check their progress and offer help with particular skills or topics where needed, and to prepare them for university applications including Oxbridge. All students are encouraged to attend Historical Association lectures, which are free to them through the School’s membership. We are fortunate to have exam markers in the department who can offer students guidance on improving their answers, and History is delivered by excellent subject specialists around whose expertise the A Level course has been built. We run an exciting range of trips and visits including the popular Berlin Tour to help enrich and develop students’ understanding of the subject. What will I study during the course? You will study Germany and West Germany, 1918-1989; Spain, 1930-1978: republicanism, Francoism and the UK establishment of democracy OR The rise and fall of fascism in Italy c1911-1946; Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603, and independently research a piece of coursework on a topic of your own choice from outside your A Level course of study.