History allows you to not only develop knowledge of the past, but also a broader understanding of the human condition and human nature. It is a discipline that requires the precision of a scientist, the persistence of a detective and the imagination of a novelist. The study of history should teach you to ask the right questions, think critically, analyse dispassionately, and communicate with power and clarity. It also should empower you to better understand the human condition: who we are, where we came from, where we are going. 

The GCE History course has been designed to help you understand the value and significance of British and global events in the past. In the process you will gain a deeper understanding of how Britain became an industrial power, Britain’s colonial impact on India, and how people in both India and America fought for their freedoms.

Through the A level history course, students are able to develop the skills laid out in KS3 and KS4. Students will develop a much stronger grasp of disciplinary knowledge involved in history such as change and continuity, evidence, interpretation, and cause and consequence.

We ensure that SEND and disadvantaged children are given the necessary support in class to fully access the Curriculum and that equal opportunities are given to all.

The Saint George’s History curriculum is intended to help students access the next stage in their academic and personal lives. Three assessment objectives are used throughout the scheme of work and in A Level to assess a wide range of skills. These are:

• AO1: Understanding, explaining, and communicating knowledge of the subject and of the disciplinary skills. (50-60%)
• AO2: Analyse and evaluate appropriate source material in its historical context (20-30%)
• AO3: Analyse and evaluate, in relation to the historical context, different ways in which aspects of the past have been interpreted (20-30%)

These three objectives will give students the skills needed to: demonstrate command of a substantial body of historical knowledge, understand how people have existed, acted and thought in the context of the past, read and use texts and other source materials critically and empathetically, express themselves orally and in writing with coherence, clarity and fluency, gather, organise and deploy evidence, data and information, work with others and have respect for others’ reasoned views, work collaboratively and participate effectively in group discussions, and show empathy and imaginative insight.