Politics

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 12    UK Politics   UK Gov	Topic: Democracy and Participation	Topics: Democracy and Participation   Political Parties	Topics: Political Parties   Electoral Systems	Topics: Electoral Systems   Voting Behaviour & the Media	Topic: Voting Behaviour & the Media	Year 13 US Government and Politics - topic:   US Constitution & Federalism   Year 13 Core Political Ideologies - topic:   Liberalism
					PAPER 1 REVISION
	Topic: The Constitution	Topics: The Constitution   Parliament	Topics: Parliament   Prime Minister & Executive	Topics: PM & Executive   Relations between the Branches	Topic: Relations between the Branches
					PAPER 2 REVISION
Year 13   US Gov & Pol   Political Ideologies	Topics: US Constitution & Federalism   US Congress   Comparative Politics	Topics: US Congress   US Presidency   Comparative Politics	Topics: US Presidency   US Supreme Court & Civil Rights   Comparative Politics	Topic: US Democracy and Participation   Comparative Politics	PAPER 3 REVISION
	Topic: Liberalism	Topic: Conservatism	Topic: Socialism	Topic: Nationalism	PAPER 1/2 REVISION

 

A level exam board & specification: Edexcel A-level Politics

Textbook: Edexcel GCE Politics AS and A-level Student Book by Graham Goodlad, Andrew Mitchell, Andrew Colcough, Ian Levinson, Samantha Laycock, Kathy Schindler and Adam Tomes

 

How to help your child: 
1. Encourage them to keep up with current affairs by taking an active interest in the news; reading and analysing stories about UK Politics (e.g. from The Economist and The Guardian) will help them to develop their academic literacy and will enable them to grasp contemporary examples.

2. It is absolutely crucial for students to be organised from the start; they will be set pre-reading tasks to complete so that they can focus on developing their knowledge and understanding during lessons, as well as its application to exam-style questions.

3. Encourage your child to regularly write essays in timed conditions. Speed writing and recall is an essential skill that is required at A-Level. Regular practice will ensure success for the exams.

 

For further information, contact: ndhesi@lampton.org.uk