History

Assessment

YEAR 12 The course is assessed through four internal quarterly assessments on each component, with each component contributing 50% to the overall grade. • Component 1 ‐ The Tudors: England, 1485‐1547 • Component 2 ‐ Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918‐1933 YEAR 13 The A Level is assessed through an examination on each component, in addition to the Historical Investigation. There will be three internal quarterly assessment focusing on Components 1 and 2 before the external summer A Level exams. • Component 1 ‐ The Tudors: England 1485‐1603 • Component 2 ‐ Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918‐1945 • Component 3 ‐ Historical investigation. This is a personal study (coursework) of 3500‐4500 words focusing on Tsarist and Communist Russia. Each exam contributes 40% to the overall grade A level grade; the Historical Investigation is worth 20% of the overall grade.