Develop a critical awareness of the nature of politics and the relationship between political ideas, institutions and processes. Acquire knowledge and understanding of power and the related structures within the political system of the United Kingdom. Acquire knowledge and understanding of the rights and responsibilities of the individual and encourage an engagement with contemporary politics, both in the UK and in the wider world.
Ideally, students wishing to study A-level Politics should either have at least a Grade B in GCSE English or be of a Band 6 standard in IELTS writing. More importantly, perhaps, is an interest in current affairs!
Component 1 UK Politics • 2 hours/33⅓% • TWO 30-mark questions (Section A) and ONE 24-mark question (Section B) Section A Political Participation: Democracy and participation Political parties Electoral systems Voting behaviour and the media Section B Core Political Ideas: Conservatism Liberalism, Socialism Component 2 UK Government • 2 hours/33⅓% • TWO 30-mark questions (Section A) and ONE 24-mark question (Section B) Section A The constitution Parliament Prime Minister and executive Relationships between the branches Section B • ONE non-core political idea Component 3 Comparative Politics (Global Politics) • 2 hours/33⅓% • TWO twelve-mark questions and TWO 30-mark questions Sovereignty and globalisation Global governance: political and economic Global governance: human rights and environmental Power and developments regionalism and the European Union Comparative theories.
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
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| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
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| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | 29 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB |
Develop a critical awareness of the nature of politics and the relationship between political ideas, institutions and processes. Acquire knowledge and understanding of power and the related structures within the political system of the United Kingdom. Acquire knowledge and understanding of the rights and responsibilities of the individual and encourage an engagement with contemporary politics, both in the UK and in the wider world.
Ideally, students wishing to study A-level Politics should either have at least a Grade B in GCSE English or be of a Band 6 standard in IELTS writing. More importantly, perhaps, is an interest in current affairs!
Component 1 UK Politics • 2 hours/33⅓% • TWO 30-mark questions (Section A) and ONE 24-mark question (Section B) Section A Political Participation: Democracy and participation Political parties Electoral systems Voting behaviour and the media Section B Core Political Ideas: Conservatism Liberalism, Socialism Component 2 UK Government • 2 hours/33⅓% • TWO 30-mark questions (Section A) and ONE 24-mark question (Section B) Section A The constitution Parliament Prime Minister and executive Relationships between the branches Section B • ONE non-core political idea Component 3 Comparative Politics (Global Politics) • 2 hours/33⅓% • TWO twelve-mark questions and TWO 30-mark questions Sovereignty and globalisation Global governance: political and economic Global governance: human rights and environmental Power and developments regionalism and the European Union Comparative theories.
