What are lessons like in this subject?
In Politics we debate political issues with class discussions and analyse sources, texts, podcasts and media to delve deeper into’ hot topics’. We welcome guest speaks to engage students with current political policy.
What will I study?
Component 1: UK Politics
- Democracy and political participation
- UK political parties
- Electoral systems
- Voting behaviour and the media
- Core political ideas: conservatism, liberalism and socialism
Component 2: UK Government
- The Constitution
- Parliament
- The prime minister and the cabinet
- Relations between the branches
- Non-core political ideas: anarchism
Component 3: Comparative Politics: the USA
- The constitution
- The presidency
- Congress
- The Supreme Court
- Comparative approaches- how do US/UK politics compare?
I think studying politics is an excellent choice because of how it grants a wider understanding of not only current circumstances but also a broader knowledge of historical events.
Jorja Hartley, Outwood Academy Freeston
Politics
Please note: Subject videos have been filmed from colleges across our Trust.
