A level choices - History, Sociology, Govt and Politics

They’re a great combo and doesn’t matter that she hasn’t done sociology or politics before, most who do them at A Level won’t have as they’re rarely taught at GCSE. If she’s socially and politically engaged which it sounds like she is, -and likes arguing and essay writing, she’ll love it all. A really good grounding in critical thinking. I did sociology A level then studied it at Uni (at one of the top places for the subject) and that combo of subjects would be a great route in to studying any of those things.

It is completely normal at our school to have students who take only Humanities subjects at A Level. This is absolutely fine, as long as students are happy with a lot of essay writing. Being engaged with political issues will help her a lot as 1) she should enjoy it and 2) she will have up to date real life examples to quote. However, there is a lot of factual learning as well - remember, Politics is mostly taught by History teachers and this is the subject it is closely aligned to. Sociology fits very well with both History and Politics but it is certainly true that the ability profile is weaker in this subject, (at our school) although still with some high ability of course. Agree that Economics is worth considering as well.

Great combination but I’d check the requirements on degree courses she’s interested in. That will help give her a steer.
I think they’re all strong subjects though

Those three go well together. A lot of essay writing though! If she wants to go into politics has she looked at desired quals? Or flicked through a few university prospectuses to see what degrees are of interest & if there’s any essential A levels?
History is a good strong traditional subject but I read recently that gov pol was seen as less rigorous. Sociology used to have a similar reputation but I’m not sure if that still holds. Would Economics interest her? It’s another side to politics and would go well with history and sociology but add a new dimension. If she’s politically active, then she’ll be gaining some ‘work experience’ and won’t really need it at A level. Plus she can write about her extra curricular political involvement in her PS. Either way I think her combination sounds fine but worth checking degree courses.