Government and Politics
Wigston College - Leicestershire
01162881611
Station Road, Wigston, LE18 2DS
Course summary

UK Politics and core political ideas • Democracy and participation • Political parties • Electoral systems • Voting behaviour and the media • Core ideas: Liberalism, Conservatism and Socialism UK Government • The constitution • Parliament • The Prime Minister and executive • Relationships between the branches • Non-core idea: Feminism Comparative politics: Global Politics • The state and globalisation • Global governance: political and economic • Global governance: human rights and environmental • Power and developments • Regionalism and the European Union • Comparative theories (realism and liberalism)

Entry requirements

GCSE Grade 5 in English Language or English Literature.

How you'll be assessed

• Paper 1: UK Politics and core ideas: one 2 hour exam paper with a choice of questions from the topics studied. Worth 33.3% of the qualification. • Paper 2: UK Government and non-core ideas: one 2 hour exam paper with a choice of questions from the topics studied. Worth 33.3% of the qualification. • Paper 3: Comparative politics: one 2 hour exam paper with a range of both choice based questions from the topics studied and a source based question. Worth 33.3% of the qualification.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityLeicestershire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressStation Road, Wigston, LE18 2DS