Government and Politics

Course summary

The Government and Politics A-level has produced some outstanding results in recent years and the new AS/A2 courses provide a challenging programme for students who enjoy discussion and ideas. Politics is a challenging course, of intrinsic interest to anyone who reads the papers and follows current affairs. The Ideologies units are an eye-opening challenge to most students, forcing them to re-consider how they view society, the role of the state and the freedom of the individual. Politics fits very well with History; a knowledge of 19th and 20th century British and European history will clarify political issues and vice-versa. Candidates should be good essay writers, willing readers of the serious papers and political magazines and ready to discuss topics freely.