History and Politics
History and Politics
Curriculum Vision
History at All Saints is designed to inspire our students to learn about the past and encourage students to understand the world around them. We consider big questions about how events, individuals and periods of time have impacted upon the world and the lessons we can learn from this as a society. We utilise a variety of material and a wide range of teaching styles in order to inspire and equip our students with the skills to analyse, evaluate and interpret.

KS3 History Curriculum
KS4 GCSE History Curriculum
Year 10 History Curriculum Outline
Year 11 History Curriculum Outline
Exam board: AQA
In KS4 GCSE History, our students study the following topics:
Paper 1: Understanding the Modern World
Germany, 1890 – 1945: Democracy and Dictatorship
- Germany and the growth of democracy
- Germany and the Depression
- The experience of Germans under the Nazis
Conflict and Tension between East and West, 1945 – 1972 (Cold War)
- The origins of the Cold War
- The development of the Cold War
- Transformation of the Cold War
Paper 2: Shaping the Nation
Britain: Health and the People: c1000 to the present day (Medicine)
- Medicine stands still
- The beginnings of change
- A revolution in medicine
- Modern medicine
Elizabethan England, c1568 – 1603
- Elizabeth’s court and Parliament
- Life in Elizabethan times
- Troubles at home and abroad
- The historical environment of Elizabethan England
Useful websites
KS5 A Level History Curriculum
Year 12 History Curriculum Outline
Year 13 History Curriculum Outline
Exam board: AQA
In KS5 A Level History, our students study the following topics:
Component 1: Breadth study
The Tudors: England, 1485 – 1603 (40% of A Level)
- Henry VII, 1485–1509
- Henry VIII, 1509–1547
- Instability and consolidation: ‘the Mid-Tudor Crisis’, 1547–1563
- The triumph of Elizabeth, 1563–1603
Component 2: Depth study
The Cold War, c1945 – 1991 (40% of A Level)
- The Origins of the Cold War, c1945–1949
- The Widening of the Cold War, 1949–1955
- The Global War, 1955–1963
- Confrontation and cooperation, c1963–1972
- The Brezhnev era, 1972–1985
- The ending of the Cold War, 1985–1991
Component 3: Historical Investigation
Non-Examined Assessment – 3500 – 4000 words (20% of A Level)
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KS5 A Level Politics Curriculum
Year 12 Politics Curriculum Outline
Exam board: AQA
In KS5 A Level Politics, our students study the following topics:
Paper 1: Government and Politics of the UK (33% of A Level)
- The government of the UK
- The politics of the UK
Paper 2: Government and Politics of the USA and Comparative Politics (33% of A Level)
- Government and politics of the USA
- Comparative politics
Paper 3: Political Ideas (33% of A Level)
- Core ideologies
- Other ideologies
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