History

Assessment

THE A LEVEL CONSISTS OF 3 SEPARATE UNITS; Unit 1: Breadth study The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1149 (2 hour 30 min exam, 40% of final mark) This component is the study of a period of over 100 years, looking at change and continuity over this time. Unit 2: Depth study The Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007 (2 hour 30 min exam, 40% of final mark) This component allows students to student a shorter period of history and the impact that events in this time had. Units may include: Unit 3: Historical Investigation (3000 – 3500 words, 20% of final mark) This unit allows students to complete their own investigation into a period of history. It can be British or non-British and should be linked to one of the units that they have studied.