A-level History at Kings

Overview

Everything happening around us today has been influenced by and is a result of what has happened in the past. History can help us predict what could happen in the future. Students develop transferable skills of analysis, prioritisation, drawing conclusions, decision making and effective communication.

Key Facts

Start Dates:

9 September 2024
6 January 2025

Colleges:

Bournemouth
Brighton
Oxford

Entry level:

Academic: Completed 10 years of schooling (GCSE or equivalent)
English: IELTS 5.5 or equivalent

Minimum age:

Length:

2 Academic Years (3 terms)
We also offer entry from Year 12

Lessons:

Average 7 hours per week for each A-level subject (plus homework and private study)

Learning outcomes

Gain UK national university entrance qualification
Raise English to university level
Develop study skills required at degree level
Develop specialist subject expertise

Course content and structure

The following content outline is based on the Edexcel exam board. Please note that exam boards may vary from college to college.

Edexcel A level History specification offers a wide and stimulating choice of content including British, European and world history, with options covering areas such as Medieval England and the British Empire. Schools can design their own teaching programmes.

Sample content

Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399– 1509

Changing relationships between crown and the nobility: ‘overmighty subjects’
Changes in the sinews of power

Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603

Changes in governance at the centre
Gaining the cooperation of the localities

The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598

Changing geographical reach of Spanish power
Changing military and financial power

The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750

Changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britain
The wider intellectual context: the coming of the age of science and reason

Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928

Changing patterns of adult work and working conditions
The world of childhood

Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939

The impetus for public health reforms
Changes in public health

Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914

The changing nature and extent of trade
The changing Royal Navy, 1763–191

The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918

Changes in organising the military
Changes in the role of the people

Typical A-level subject combinations with History

History, Politics and Government, Geography
History, Geography and Art
History, Politics or Economics and Maths
History, Economics and Geography

Sample enrichment activities

Houses of Parliament trip
Bletchley Park visit
History Film Club

Trinity Arts Awards
Current Affairs and News Club
Debating Society

Sample academic calendar (2023-2024 and 2024-2025)

Year 1

Sept

11th: term starts
Student induction

Oct

23 – 27th: half term
Progress tests

Nov

University fairs and talks

Dec

15th: term ends
End of term exams

Jan

8th: term starts

Feb

15th – 16th: half term
Progress tests
University fairs

Mar

End of term exams
22nd: term ends

Apr

8th: term starts

May

Progress tests

June

Exams
14th: term ends

Year 2

Sept

9th: term starts

Oct

21st Oct – 1st Nov: half term
15th October: UCAS deadline (Medicine)
Progress tests

Nov

University fairs and talks

Dec

13th: term ends
End of term exams

Jan

6th: term starts
15th January: UCAS deadline (other subjects)

Feb

13 – 14th: half term
Progress tests

Mar

21st: term ends
Mock exams

Apr

7th: term starts
Progress tests

May

Final exams

June

13th June: term ends

Degree progression

Many students who do History at A-level use their qualification to do a degree in History or a related subject.

A History related degree is useful for a number of careers, including teaching, librarianship, banking and commerce, the law, publishing, museums and art galleries and a wide variety of social work.

Example degree courses which require or accept History A-level include:

Archaeology
Architecture
Anthropology
Classics
History

History of Art
Law
Philosophy
Politics

Sample alumni progression

Nikita Stetsyuk

History/Economics/Maths
University of Manchester (Business)

Janice Chee Jing Wong

History/Economics/Maths/Further Maths
University of Manchester (Law)

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A-level History factsheet

Overview

Key Facts

Learning outcomes

Course content and structure

Sample content

Typical A-level subject combinations with History

Sample enrichment activities

Sample academic calendar (2023-2024 and 2024-2025)

Year 1

Year 2

Recommended reading

Degree progression

Sample alumni progression

University Progression

Elite Preparation

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Core Pre-university Programmes

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A-level History factsheet

Overview

Key Facts

Learning outcomes

Course content and structure

Sample content

Typical A-level subject combinations with History

Sample enrichment activities

Sample academic calendar (2023-2024 and 2024-2025)

Year 1

Year 2

Recommended reading

Degree progression

Sample alumni progression

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