It is difficult to escape the importance of History in shaping and affecting our modern world. We are living with the consequences of the past every day. Employers and Universities rate History as a very worthwhile A Level. Universities and Employers appreciate that students of History have developed several skills that can be applied to any situation. British period study and enquiry: Britain 1930 – 1997 Key content: • Churchill’s view of events 1929–1940 • Churchill as wartime Prime Minister • Churchill and International Diplomacy 1939–1951 • Conservative domination 1951–1964 • Labour and Conservative governments 1964–1979 • Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979–1997 • Non-British period study: (unit group 2) 15% of total A level The French Revolution and Napoleon 1776 – 1915 Key content: • The causes of the French Revolution from 1774 and the events of 1789 • The Revolution from October 1789 to the Directory of 1795 • Napoleon Bonaparte to 1807 • The decline and fall of Napoleon 1807–1815 • Thematic study and historical interpretations: (unit group 3) 40% of total A-level • The Middle East 1908 – 2011 Key content: • The Role of the Great Powers in the Middle East • Zionism, Israel and the Palestinian issue • Statehood and Pan-Arabism in the Middle East • Religion, ethnicity and political Minorities
Students will have a minimum of 6 GCSE subjects at Level 5 (grade C) or above and the following subjects also have additional requirements: • Further Mathematics: Level 7 in GCSE Mathematics • Science subjects: Level 6 in GCSE Mathematics • P.E: Club-level participation in at least one sport • Music: Proficiency in an instrument/voice to at least grade 5 level and GCSE music • Art and Design: A strong portfolio of work, if GCSE has not been studied previously
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Wolverhampton |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £26,514 - £37,458 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £10,650 - £16,473 |
| Address | Wood Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8QX |
It is difficult to escape the importance of History in shaping and affecting our modern world. We are living with the consequences of the past every day. Employers and Universities rate History as a very worthwhile A Level. Universities and Employers appreciate that students of History have developed several skills that can be applied to any situation. British period study and enquiry: Britain 1930 – 1997 Key content: • Churchill’s view of events 1929–1940 • Churchill as wartime Prime Minister • Churchill and International Diplomacy 1939–1951 • Conservative domination 1951–1964 • Labour and Conservative governments 1964–1979 • Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979–1997 • Non-British period study: (unit group 2) 15% of total A level The French Revolution and Napoleon 1776 – 1915 Key content: • The causes of the French Revolution from 1774 and the events of 1789 • The Revolution from October 1789 to the Directory of 1795 • Napoleon Bonaparte to 1807 • The decline and fall of Napoleon 1807–1815 • Thematic study and historical interpretations: (unit group 3) 40% of total A-level • The Middle East 1908 – 2011 Key content: • The Role of the Great Powers in the Middle East • Zionism, Israel and the Palestinian issue • Statehood and Pan-Arabism in the Middle East • Religion, ethnicity and political Minorities
Students will have a minimum of 6 GCSE subjects at Level 5 (grade C) or above and the following subjects also have additional requirements: • Further Mathematics: Level 7 in GCSE Mathematics • Science subjects: Level 6 in GCSE Mathematics • P.E: Club-level participation in at least one sport • Music: Proficiency in an instrument/voice to at least grade 5 level and GCSE music • Art and Design: A strong portfolio of work, if GCSE has not been studied previously