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Studying history at A-Level, IB or Pre-U is challenging, yet rewarding as you get to unwrap more complex layers of history, delve deeper into historical evidence and debate issues that inform your understanding of the present. Whatever you are planning to do next, congratulations on making an excellent choice in choosing to continue your study of history beyond the age of 16. Not only does history work in perfect harmony with most other subjects, but the transferable skills that a study of history brings will help to prepare you for the world beyond your formal education, whether that is a history degree, a degree in a different subject, an apprentiship or a job. Your 6th form study of history will enable you to evaluate, make complex judgments, understand how historical interpretations are constructed and communicate an argument effectively. Read more
How to guides
- International Baccalaureate
- Taking Notes at A-Level History
- Using Historical Sources
- Essay Writing
- What is a Synoptic Essay and How Do I Write One?
- Analysing Portraits
A-level topic guides
- A-Level Topic Guide: Russia and the USSR
- A-level Topic Guide: the Crusades
- A-level Topic Guide: the Stuarts, the Civil War and the Restoration
- A-Level Topic Guide: The Cold War
- A-Level Topic Guide: Germany 1871-1991
- A-level Topic Guide: USA in the 20th century
Choosing history
Past event resources
- Film: Life and Death in Occupied France
- Lecture recording: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution
- Recorded webinar: Introduction to Sporting Heritage in the Curriculum
- Film: Meet the author: Marc Morris on The Anglo-Saxons
- Recorded webinar: Untold Stories of D-Day
- Film: 'Mayflower Lives: building a New Jerusalem in the New World'