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George Santayana famously said “Those who do not learn History are doomed to repeat it.” It is through studying the past that we truly understand the political, economic and social problems of our world today, and our course has been chosen to examine and analyse three significant events in recent History that have contributed to the current events we read about on a regular basis. 

Studying history allows students to study change, continuity, cause and consequence in a pivotal century in British History and the world. We also include an in-depth study of the evolving course of international relations during the Cold War, an era of tension between communist and capitalist powers which threatened nuclear Armageddon. 

We teach the following A-Level components: 

  • Paper 1 (1F): Industrialisation and the People: Britain c1783 to 1885 (40%) 
  • Paper 2 (2R): The Cold War c.1945-1991 (40%) 

Students also undertake an independent historical investigation connected to the topic of African-American Civil Rights in the United States c.1860-1965 (20%).

 

Requirements:

To study History at Jane Austen College Sixth Form, we require students to have achieved a Grade 5 in History at GCSE.

History course information