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Maplesden Noakes School, The

History A Level

Maplesden Noakes School, The

, Buckland Road, Great Buckland, MAIDSTONE, ME16 0TJ

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent
Level 3
History, Philosophy and Theology

Available start dates

Available start dates

Sunday, 01 September 2024
The Maplesden Noakes School
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
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Application Instructions

Applications open: 10 November 2025

Application deadline: 13th February 2026

Entry Requirements: - 5 x GCSEs Grade 4-9 including English. Maths desirable. Please see individual courses for subject entry requirements. Please visit our website for more information https://www.maplesden.kent.sch.uk/830/welcome

Subject Choices: - You will need to select a minimum of 3 subjects to study and these can be a mixture of A Levels and BTECs with SEFA and MWBA in addition to your full time studies.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

Course Summary

The course is taught in an inter-active manner which caters for differing learning styles. Lessons are full of debate - and great use is made of a range of source materials (film, posters, diary extracts, documentaries etc.) to bring topics to life!

Course Structure - The full A Level course consists of three parts:

Component One (1H): A breadth study (Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964) (one exam of 2 hours 30 minutes duration, worth 40% of final grade).

Component Two (2M): A depth study (Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition 1906-1957) (one exam of 2 hours 30 minutes duration, worth 40% of final grade).

Component Three: An independent historical enquiry (4,000- 4,500 words) marked by teachers and moderated by AQA (worth 20% of final grade).


Course Details

Component One (1H): A breadth study (Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964)
Part one: Autocracy, Reform and Revolution: Russia, 1855-1917
Trying to preserve autocracy, 1855-94
The Collapse of autocracy, 1894-1917

Part two: The Soviet Union, 1917-1964
The emergence of Communist dictatorship, 1917-41
The Stalinist dictatorship and reaction, 1941-64

Component Two (2M) Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition 1906-1957

Part one: Society in Crisis, 1906-1929
The Liberal Crisis, 1906-1914
The Impact of War, 1914-1922
The Search for Stability 1922-1929

Part two: The Emergence of the Affluent Society 1929-1957
The Hungry Thirties, 1929-1939
The People’s War and Peace, 1039-1951
‘Never had it so good’? 1951-1957

Revision Websites:
• www.hoddereducation.co.uk/accesstohistory2
• History Review – www.historytoday.com/historyreview
• The History Channel – www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/main.htm
• New Perspective – www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~semp
• Spartacus – www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
• Get revising - https://getrevising.co.uk/revision-notes/history-aqa-2m-as-level-notes-britain-in
• BBC History - https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/pm_and_pol_tl_01.shtml
• Research website - https://academic.oup.com/tcbh

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Two exams – 2hr 30 minutes each

One piece of NEA Independent historical study - of 4,000 words

Entry requirements

Grade 5-9 in GCSE English + Grade 5-9 in GCSE History if taken

Your next steps...

Degree courses based around History or the historical skills you gain from the course. Career paths in:

Hertiage and conservation, Teaching, Archaeology, Archives, Journalism, Civil Service, Editorial roles, Politics, Law among many others.

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