Government and Politics

Course summary

A Level Politics enables students to interpret, evaluate and comment on the nature of Politics and to develop their critical thinking skills. Although candidates will not have formally studied Politics before starting this course, it is assumed that most will have had an interest in political current affairs and have regularly read a good quality newspaper and watched news programmes and relevant documentaries on television. Politics is a new subject for everyone who chooses it in the Sixth Form. Curiosity and a willingness to learn, including out of class-time, are essential. The course keeps up to date with current events and so daily reading of a quality newspaper is expected and an annotated scrapbook of cuttings is kept. Whatever political views you have, or even if you have none, an open-minded approach is essential as different views and topics are debated.