Sujana Sudhaman
A Level Politics
Edexcel
6 in English Language or English Literature or in a humanities subject (Geography, History or RPE)
Politicians make decisions that affect every part of our lives. Many unexpected and unpredictable events have taken place both in the UK and globally in recent years. The study of politics has never been more relevant. If you want to know what is going on in the world today and why, this is the course for you!
The Politics A Level course gives you the opportunity to study contemporary politics and develop a strong understanding of the British system, as well as the opportunity to study American or Global Politics. You will gain insight into the fundamental political ideas that have shaped our world. We will study the core political ideologies of conservatism, liberalism and socialism as well as look at other ideologies such as feminism and nationalism. We will examine the influence of significant political thinkers such as Edmund Burke, Karl Marx and Mary Wollstonecraft.
You will develop and improve your research and spoken and written communication skills as well as your analytical skills. These are skills which are highly valued by universities and employers. Students of A Level Politics go on to study a wide variety of subjects at university, including Politics, PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics), International Relations, Geography, Law and History.
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| Teacher 1: Democracy and Participation and Political Parties.
| This unit explores the nature of UK democracy and the variety of ways people participate in it, including through political parties.
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Teacher 2: UK Constitution and UK Parliament | This unit explores the nature of the UK constitution, where it has come from and how it has changed. We also look at the structure of the UK Parliament and its functions. | |
Teacher 1: Electoral Systems, Voting Behaviour and the Media. | We look at the systems behind how people vote in the UK, why people vote differently, and this is influenced by the media. | |
Teacher 2: UK Government: UK Parliament, the Prime Minister and Executive. | We continue to look at the structure and function of parliament before focussing on the role of the Prime Minister and Executive within this. | |
Teacher 1: Core and Non-Core Political Ideas: Conservatism, Liberalism, Socialism, Feminism. | This topic looks at each of these ideologies in turn; what are their core ideas about human nature, the state, society, and the economy, and who are their key thinkers.
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Teacher 2: UK Government: The Prime Minister and Executive, the Relationship between the Branches. | Two case studies of contrasting PMs and the extent of their control over events and policy. How the different branches of UK government relate to each other. | |
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| Teacher 1: The state and globalisation | This unit covers the nature of the nation state, sovereignty and the process and impact of globalisation. Global Governance: political and economic. Explores political organisations such as The UN, NATO and economic institutions such as the IMF and World Bank. We explore the extent to which these organisations address and resolve contemporary global issues.
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Teacher 2: Global governance: human rights and environmental. Covers ICJ, ICC, UN Tribunals, ECHR. | We explore global responses to environmental challenges and organisations in place to monitor and protect environmental controls. Power and developments. Explores different types of power, the significance of states in global affairs, polarity in global politics and different systems of government.
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Teacher 1: Comparative Theories
| We explore realism, liberalism, international anarchy, security dilemmas and global governance.
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Teacher 2: Regionalism and the EU. Power and Developments. | This topic examines regionalism, the EU, other regional organisations such as NAFTA and the African Union, the significance of the EU as a global body.
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Teacher 1: Revision of content ahead of exams
| Teacher 2: Revision of content ahead of exams |
Students are assessed at the end of every topic by exam style essay questions and timed responses. In addition there will be mock exams at the end of the autumn term and in the summer term.
Encourage your sixth former to:
Only standard equipment required.
Independent study tasks will be set by your teacher every week. These include reading a range of articles and making notes and/or completing tasks.
Each subject is also part of our ‘Super-curricular’ initiative, which aims to develop your wider understanding of academic subjects and support your learning – more information can be found here.
We will are planning a joint trip to the Houses of Parliament with the History Department
Cambourne Sixth Form
Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne
Cambridge CB23 6FR
Tel: 01954 284000
Email: info@cambournesixthform.org
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