Studying History will broaden your knowledge and understanding of the contemporary world and of where you stand in it.
You will learn to organise, analyse and evaluate evidence, form interpretations, debate and persuade: skills highly prized by universities and employers in a wide range of careers.
And, of course, History has the best stories!
'History is the study of who we are and how we came to be here. It is fundamental to the understanding of ourselves.’
Suzannah Lipscomb
​Are you interested in...
Why democracy failed and Nazism won in Germany?
Powerful women in England before the Tudors?
How the fight for civil rights shaped the modern USA?
The minds and ideas of people from past centuries?
The foundations of the modern world?
Researching a topic of your own choice in history?
The Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII
A period of dramatic upheaval in England: political intrigue, powerful women, conflicting loyalties, and compelling personalities: England’s ‘Game of Thrones’.
Germany, 1919-1963
A period of revolution, democracy and dictatorship: the Weimar Republic, the rise of Nazism, the Third Reich including WWII and the Holocaust, post-war East and West Germany and life behind the Berlin Wall.
Civil Rights in the USA
The fight for equal rights for African Americans, women and indigenous Americans from the Civil War to the late 20th century.
Non-examination assessment: essay on your chosen topic
Choose your own topic from the other units or propose a project on a topic in history that fascinates you.
Research your topic using historical scholarship and source material and present it as an essay.
ASSESSMENT
Three exams at the end of Year 13
One non-examination assessment: personal research project, presented as a 4000-word essay
SUBJECT EXPERTS​
Mrs Carr, Subject Lead
Mrs Carr won the Inspiring History Teaching Award for the East of England in 2026. Her past A-level students have gone on to secure places at Oxbridge and Russell Group universities to study History, Classics, Archaeology, Law, Politics, Economics and many other subjects.
Mrs Burns is an expert in medieval history. She has a Master’s degree from the University of York and experience of supporting students with university applications and admissions.
Mr Stanning
Mr Stanning has taught A Level History for 9 years, specialising in topics ranging from the Tudors to Russian history. His past A Level students have gone on to study History and related courses at Oxbridge, Russell Group and other prestigious universities.
Mrs Goudie
Mrs Goudie has taught history and trained history teachers for over 25 years. She has taught A-level history at other outstanding regional VI forms and supported her history students into a range of universities and careers.
Study Visit
A-level History and Art students will have the opportunity to visit Berlin at Easter 2028.
Estimated cost: £600 per person.
Opportunities for local visits and lectures to be arranged.
HISTORY CAN LEAD TO A CAREER IN:
law and the justice system
politics and civil service
media and communications
heritage and tourism
finance, business and management; international relations, non-governmental organisations and the non-profit sector