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.