Government and Politics

Course summary

What will strike pupils immediately about the Global Politics course is how different it is to what they would have done before. Every part of the course is interconnected, tailored to the pupils, and also very practical, in that it forces pupils to focus on real and local examples alongside the theoretical parts. Global Politics asks pupils to go out and actively engage in politics in the engagement activity e.g. organise a rally/campaign on an environmental issue, interview a Member of Parliament about their voting record, or survey the pupils of the school about their views on the voting age. Higher Level pupils will also get the opportunity to make a 10 minute video on two political challenges of their choice – which are more akin to mini documentaries, or in-depth presentations, than simple oral assessments.