Government and Politics
Loughborough High School - Leicestershire
01509212348
Burton Walks, Loughborough, LE11 2DU
Course summary

Few subjects are more central to your everyday life than ‘government and politics’. Politics dominates domestic and foreign news. Political decisions determine how you are educated, housed, cared for in hospital, kept secure from crime and, regardless of your hopes and aspirations for the future, it will shape the society you inherit as adults. In short Politics is arguably THE definitive study of the human condition; self-interested, but social creatures, we seek security and order through complex systems of governance and government. Politics is the study of the state, government and nation. It deals extensively with the practice and theory of political systems and political behaviour. Academically codified in the 19th Century, the study of politics originated 2,500 years ago with Plato and Aristotle, thus making Politics one of the oldest subjects ever studied.

Entry requirements

Politics is a prose-based subject, so a grade 6 in a humanities subject is advised, as is an interest in politics and current affairs.

How you'll be assessed

3 X 2 hour exams (one for each unit)

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityLeicestershire
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeGirls
ISI ReportView Report
Boarding FeeUnknown
Sixth Form Fee£17,175 - £17,460
AddressBurton Walks, Loughborough, LE11 2DU