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Government & Politics Course outline In the Lower Sixth year (AS) pupils study British Government & Politics and also look at the relationship between the UK and the EU: topics include UK elections, protest (pressure groups, parties, redress of grievance) and ‘macro-political’ issues such as the functions and powers of the Houses of Parliament, the power relationship between the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the importance of the Civil Service. In the Upper Sixth year (A2) pupils study broadly similar themes in American Government & Politics as well as making comparisons between the USA and the UK. Pupils will NOT be required to write coursework. Further information The specification numbers are: HO95 (AS); H495 (A2) We will be preparing for papers F851 (AS), F852 (AS), F853 (A2), and F855 (A2) Full course details can be found at: www.ocr.org.uk For further information, please contact: Mr P S Rolf, psr@millfieldschool.com Mr D W Carr, dwc@millfieldschool.com Mr J N Whiskerd, jnw@millfieldschool.com Mr M A Howard, mah@millfieldschool.com This course is assessed by examination only. Millfield Sixth Form Courses 2014-2015 47
History Overview “What’s the point, it’s all about dead people.” “It’s all bunk, you can’t learn anything from the past.” “Why bother with all that old stuff – it’s all been and gone.” “History can’t teach you anything, so why bother studying it.” Familiar cries from the doubters who see little point in studying history. How wrong they are. On a practical level, the study of history develops crucial skills, which are totally relevant to a wide range of careers, including journalism and law. Far from being dead and irrelevant, history is all around us and affects our lives in a multitude of ways. An understanding and awareness of it is vital for making sense of the present, and perhaps the future, of our world. The deluge of history TV programmes and books, whether factual or fictional, is a testament to people’s thirst for a deeper knowledge of history. Many regret not having learnt more about it when they were young. You have the chance, and in an age when the teaching of history is so colourful and vibrant. The department is proud of the number of its A level pupils who have gone on to read history at top universities, including recent entrants to Cambridge. Approach There is an emphasis on seminar style teaching and learning at AS and A2. The tutors at Millfield are very knowledgeable and good at what they do, but the more you are prepared to read around the subject outside the classroom, the more you will get out of your lessons. There is no coursework element at AS; you will be assessed through your ability to write effective essays in the ‘period study’ and evaluate historical documents in the ‘enquiry.’ For both these papers the most successful pupils will be those who are able to write and communicate effectively, while being in full command of the historical facts. History goes very well in combination with all other arts subjects, and is also successfully studied by science pupils who are looking for a more balanced combination of subjects. It is a subject highly regarded by both university admissions tutors and employers, as the skills it teaches – the ability to gather together information, analyse it and present conclusions – are valuable for so many different courses and professions. Course outline At Millfield a number of different options are offered, and it is possible to express some preference for what you want to study. In the Lower Sixth (AS) all pupils must study a British option and a European option and we feel that pupils develop into better historians if they have studied more than one period of history. Currently the following options are on offer: the Norman Conquest, Gladstone and Disraeli, The Crusades, the Cold War, twentieth century Russia and Elizabeth I. In the Upper Sixth (A2), pupils build on their Lower Sixth options, studying such topics as twelfth century England, Tudor rebellions, the causes of World War Two, the Cold War, civil rights in America and the war in Vietnam. Not all these options are always available, and only certain combinations are possible: for full details of what is available you should see your history tutor. At AS level, pupils take an essay paper and a documents paper, each worth 50% of the AS marks. The essay develops a skill already tackled in some of the longer answer questions asked at GCSE, and requires pupils to write analytical responses to open ended questions asking ‘How far…’ or ‘To what extent…’. The documents paper asks questions which again build on the skills of source handling and evaluation which were learnt at GCSE. 48 Millfield Sixth Form Courses 2014-2015
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