History

Assessment

Students will study the following periods of history. Lower Sixth: Unit Group 1: British Period Study, the Stuarts and the Interregnum 1603-1660 Assessment: 50 marks, 1hr 30min exam, 25% of total A level (assessed at the end of the Upper Sixth). Unit Group 2: Non-British Period Study, either the Crusades 1095-1192 or Liberal and Fascist Italy 1896-1943. Assessment: 30 marks, 1hr exam, 15% of total A level (assessed at the end of the Upper Sixth). Upper Sixth: Unit Group 3: Thematic study and Historical Interpretations, either Popular Culture and the Witchcraze 1500-1750 or Civil Rights in the USA 1865-1992. Assessment: 80 marks, 2hr 30min exam, 40% total A level. Topic-Based Essay Coursework: Non-exam assessment, 4,000-word essay/coursework, 40 marks, 20% total A level.