History is a subject that is not only very rich in terms of content but also it helps to equip students with a variety of very useful skills . Firstly, it is a subject that will help students appreciate the world that they live in and will give them an understanding of current events, and their knowledge will also help them to never make the same mistakes that were made in the past. In terms of the skills, it is not just a subject in which knowledge is just reproduced , but by its very nature, it requires that students develop analytical skills that will hold them in good stead in a large number of different professions such as Law and teaching. The subject is split into four units. In Year 12 you will study British history and American history. The specification for Britain Transformed spans from 1918 -1997 and in this unit there is a focus on the policies of various British governments. The focus on America is on the post WW2 years where there was a period of relative prosperity. The main issues that are discussed as those of conformity and the transition to a period of great challenge in the USA. Year 13 will find the students tackling a course of Witchcraft in Britain with a key focus on how witches were dealt with moving on to the emergence of Science. Students will also write a coursework essay which is 4000 words. The main purpose of the A-Level course in History is to allow students to pursue further education. They can study a variety of different courses such as History, Law, and Politics at university. These will lead them into careers in either teaching, law or even politics. However there are many options that also open up due to the nature of the skills that they learn in History at A-Level will also enable them to pursue a variety of another careers such as journalism becoming a Civil service administrator, an archivist, a curator, a heritage manager, or even an academic librarian.