Because it trains the intellect and gives you:

• A clear mind
• The ability to select what is important
• The ability to weigh evidence
• The ability to detect bias and prejudice
• The ability the communicate effectively
• Confidence in your own judgement

Because it provides a foundation for further study:

• History is a traditional and much respected subject which, because of the intellectual benefits mentioned above, opens many doors...
• A-Level History is a perfect springboard for study at Higher Education
• Although many of our students go on to read History at University, A-Level History is also ideal for those wishing to study Law, Media, Finance, Tourism (to name just a few) at post-18 Level.

Because it provides many employment opportunities:

• As a subject, History has a solid, academic reputation and A-Level historians are therefore well- equipped to enter the world of work...
• All employers recognise the special qualities needed to succeed at A-Level History...
• A-Level historians are seen as hard-working, organised, articulate and balanced – young people with an eye for detail and also an awareness of the ‘bigger picture’.

+ just because ...

• The real value of History is that it teaches us what human beings have done and therefore what human beings are...
• And perhaps what they could be
• History can tell you who you are, where you come from and point to the future.