History

Assessment

Unit 1 A British unit of study and enquiry making up 25% of the overall A level marks. The examination for this unit will be 60 minutes long and will comprise a source-based task and an essay-based piece of work. Unit 2 A non-British period study which makes up 15% of the overall marks and is essay-based in the examination, which is an hour long. Unit 3 A thematic study and an interpretation covering a period of at least 100 years and three in-depth studies of events, individuals and issues that are important within that period. This paper makes up 40% of the A level and is examined over 2 ½ hours. Unit 4 A 3,000 – 4,000 word essay on a topic recommended by the staff and Board. Where particular effort is shown, this work may be on a non-taught topic that the pupil is particularly interested in. This is an internally-assessed unit later moderated by the Board, worth 20% of the overall A level.