History

Course summary

History is so much more than a succession of past events to be interpreted by modern man: our trade is the sum of human experience and our tools the skills to find pattern and sense in the enormous mass of data and the finely focused details that surround us. Ask any current Sixth Form historian and they will tell you that studying History for its own sake is intrinsically rewarding but that the subject also combines very well with any other subject, whether the sciences or arts. It is the subject that nurtures skills crucial to every other discipline and is regarded well on any competitive UCAS application. In each class pupils will be taught a different topic by a subject specialist teaching to their own degree specialism and interest; their subsequent enthusiasm and knowledge combine to offer a popular and very well taught academic A Level. Records illustrate the department’s long-standing reputation for exam success.