We are launching a series of live masterclasses for A-Level and IB students in 2026! These sessions will focus on exam technique, essay structure, and historiography. Booking opens on Monday—don’t miss out!
These will be live video workshops. You can purchase access via the website, and there is a “season pass” discount if you want to attend multiple sessions. Spaces are limited due to bandwidth, so make sure you book early. We won’t just be rehashing facts; we’ll be getting inside the mind of the examiner and helping you structure your knowledge to hit the top marks.
- Sunday, January 25th (3pm UK): The Russian Revolution and Stalinism – How to navigate the chaos of 1917 and structure the perfect dictatorship essay.
- Sunday, February 15th (3pm UK): America 1945-74 – From Truman to Nixon, covering civil rights, Vietnam, and WatergateWatergate Full Description The political scandal that destroyed the Nixon presidency, beginning with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex in June 1972, ordered by Nixon’s re-election campaign. The subsequent cover-up — which involved obstruction of justice, hush-money payments, and abuse of the CIA and FBI — was exposed through the Washington Post reporting of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and Senate hearings. Nixon resigned on 9 August 1974, the only US president to do so, after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled he must release incriminating tape recordings. Critical Perspective Watergate is often treated as a story of American democracy functioning — the system worked, Nixon was held accountable. A more sceptical reading notes what Watergate normalised: the assumption that presidents routinely abuse power, that loyalty to the person rather than the constitution defines political survival, and that the question is not whether illegal acts occur but whether they are exposed. The post-Watergate reforms (campaign finance law, the independent counsel statute) were largely dismantled in subsequent decades, suggesting the lessons were not durable..
- Sunday, March 15th (3pm UK): China from Mao to Deng Xiaoping (1949-78) – Handling the complexity of domestic events and international relations.
- Sunday, April 19th (3pm UK): Weimar and Nazi Germany 1933-45 – From Depression to Dictatorship.
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Masterclass: America 1945-74 – From Truman to Nixon
Stop Memorising Dates.Start Constructing Arguments. A-Level USA 1945–1974 Essay Masterclass Date: Sunday, February 15th, 2026Time: 3:00 PM (UK Time)Location: Live via Google Meet (Recording included) The Problem with the A-Level History Paper Most students walk into the exam hall knowing the facts. They revise presidents, policies, protests, and key dates. And they still come out with a Grade B (or lower). Why? Because the exam is not a memory test. It is an argument test. Knowing what happened in America between 1945 and 1974 is not enough. Examiners want to see: Clear lines of argument Confident judgement Structural control across the whole essay…
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Masterclass: The Russian Revolution & Stalinism
Sunday, January 25th (3pm UK): The Russian Revolution and Stalinism – How to navigate the chaos of 1917 and structure the perfect dictatorship essay.