History

Applications Open: - Now

Applications Close: - Friday 13th February 2026 (This is the official deadline, when planning for the new timetable will begin; however, applications may still be accepted after this date.)

Entry Requirements: - 6 GCSE passes at Grade 5+, including a minimum of Grade 5 in Mathematics and English.

How to Apply: - Apply via KentChoices

Why study this subject?

A contrasting course that explores how both Britain and the USA emerged into modern states. The course supports a range of learning styles and encourages the independent learner. Students have the opportunity to look at history in depth and as part of a survey course.

History at A Level is a widely recognised qualification that provides access to a wide range of courses and careers. The focus on critical thinking and careful use of evidence is training in both, the arts of writing and reading. Many students go on to study history or one of the other humanities at degree level, but other students take it as a contrast to their other A Levels.

Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry: The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603-1660

Enquiry Topic Y138: The Execution of Charles I and the Interregnum 1646-1660

• The course explores the issues behind the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642 with an enquiry element on the results of the war.

Unit 2: World History Study-Y246 The USA in the Nineteenth Century: Westward Expansion and the Civil War 1803-1890

• The course looks at how the USA grew after independence from Britain and the different reasons behind the settlement of the great territories of the west. A special study is made of the Civil War as the defining feature of the USA in the C19th.

Unit 3:

Y316 Britain and Ireland

• The course focuses on the relationship between Britain and Ireland during a time of growing Irish nationalism and periods of revolutionary action. Students look at attempts to make the Union work as well as the risings of 1798, 1848 and 1916.

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Y318 Russia and its Rulers 1855-1969

• The focus is on the changing nature of the Russian government and the often dramatic input it had on the Russian people. The course spans the emergence of Russia from an agrarian autocracy to a nuclear power.

Unit 4:

Non exam assessment: Consent and Coercion in the Third Reich

• Students look at aspects of the Third Reich before producing an essay based on independent study.

Unit 1: Written examination of essays and source questions

Unit 2: Written examination of essays

Unit 3: Written examination of 2 hours 30 minutes, covering both essays and interpretations

Unit 4: Y100 Topic based essay

An extended essay of 3000-4000 words based on the material studied in class. The work will be produced as part of the course in class.

GCSE grade 5 in History or 5 in English Language or Literature if not studied previously.

Please apply directly to our School or visit our website to download an application form.

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