Government and Politics

Assessment

The course is terminal; there is no coursework or internal assessment. Students undertake three papers: 1. UK Politics and Core Political Ideas 2. UK Government and Non-Core Political Ideas 3. Comparative Global Politics Politics A Level fits particularly well with History, Economics, Psychology, Religious Education, Philosophy and Global Perspectives. Students visit the Houses of Parliament as part of the course and they will of course need to comprehensively engage with contemporary political debate/current affairs. A Politics students should enjoy argument: it would be surprising if they did not read a range of newspapers. However, the key skill in Politics A Level is the ability to synthesise theoretical knowledge with contemporary political evidence through analytical and evaluative writing.