{"id":74,"date":"2018-08-20T14:09:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T14:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archbishopholgates.academy\/sixth-form\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2025-11-17T09:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:52:26","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archbishopholgates.academy\/sixth-form\/curriculum\/a-level-qualifications\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

History<\/h1><\/div>
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History is regarded by employers as an excellent subject for developing analytical ability and the capacity for debate. The subject is highly regarded by admissions tutors for universities, as it equips you with so many transferable skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cA people without the\u00a0knowledge\u00a0of their\u00a0past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n

Marcus Garvey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Entry requirements<\/span><\/h3>\n

Automatic entry onto Level 3 courses includes students achieving 4 x Grade 9-4 or equivalent at GCSE alongside a Grade 4 or above in English and\/or Mathematics. Students with either English and\/or Mathematics at Grade 3 or below will have individual meetings to determine the most suitable pathway within the Sixth Form.<\/span><\/p>\n

Course description<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Tudors unit of study covers the consolidation of Tudor power under Henry VII following his victory in the Battle of Bosworth and the Reformation in England under Henry VIII, and his further consolidation of Tudor power. Students will also assess the extent of the mid-Tudor crisis under the reigns of Edward VI and Mary I, and of the \u2018Golden Age\u2019 under Elizabeth I as Queen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the American\u00a0Civil War unit of study students will learn about the causes of tension between the North and South, and the long road toward the Confederacy breaking away from the Union in 1861. Students will also analyse the great battles of the\u00a0American Civil War\u00a0and evaluate the causes of Northern victory in 1865.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The final component of A Level\u00a0 History is the\u00a0coursework element, for which students will study and write an extended essay on African-American civil rights, 1890- 1992.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exam board<\/h3>\n

AQA A Level History<\/a><\/p>\n

Assessments<\/h3>\n

This is a two year linear course that will be weighted in the following way:<\/p>\n