Government and Politics

Course summary

The aim of politics is to provide a conceptual foundation on which to construct political judgements. The course seeks to develop an awareness of the relationship between ideas and concepts and political institutions, and to encourage a critical understanding of political events and issues. Students will be made aware of the importance of arguing a case relevantly and analysing alternatives objectively. On a more general level, the course should assist in preparing students for citizenship. Previous students have gone on to study PPE at Oxford or politics at a variety of universities, including Edinburgh, Exeter and Durham. Politics has been successfully combined with both arts and sciences in the sixth form and has provided a good academic training for those wishing to study law at university.