History

Course summary

In the Sixth Form, History is an exciting and enjoyable option. Beyond being genuinely interesting in its own right, History has much to offer; in particular, it helps develop students’ critical skills and intellectual powers. Evidence of this can be seen in how it encourages independent thinking, provides students with an understanding of cause and effect, and gives them the confidence to form their own judgments. Moreover, History can be combined with Arts or Sciences. Students who choose History have usually studied it at GCSE, but it can be taken by those who have not done so. Indeed, it is anticipated that most areas of study will be essentially new to students. We follow the OCR specification which enables us to offer an exciting range of courses that give students a flavour of the 12th through to the 20th centuries. Our courses are both rewarding and challenging – we cover medieval non-European, early modern European and British history from a modern perspective.