History - A level

Assessment

We follow the OCR specification at Key Stage 5 and pupils will study the full A Level across two years with all units examined at the end of Year 13. Unit 1: England 1445 – 1509, Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII. This examination is worth 25% of the final AS grade and is an essay and source based examination paper. Unit 2: International Relations, 1885-1941. This examination is worth 15% of the final A2 grade and is an essay based paper. Unit 3: Civil Rights in the USA—Women, Native Americans, Trade Unions and African-Americans. This examination is worth 40% of the final grade and is an interpretations and essay based paper. Unit 4: Independent enquiry of the pupils choice. Pupils can chose to investigate a period in History that is of interest to them and will be assessed through a 3000 - 4000 word essay. This is worth 20% of the final grade.