Government and Politics

Course summary

Politics as a subject involves reading and discussing issues that revolve around how the UK government works and studying the processes of democracy that operate here at home, whilst comparing the institutions and ideas that are found in the USA too. We will also look at the ideological origins of our politics and study the ideas surrounding feminism from the suffragettes to the present day. We will prepare you for the skills of analysis and evaluation that will equip you for the examinations and further humanities work in the future should you want to go further. Politics encourages a wide range of enrichment and individual support too. We use further extension work to suit individual needs, reading articles/chapters and discussing them in a smaller group, discussing issues in our lively Politics Society every week. We also support Oxbridge applicants and provide extra academic/study skills to assist everyone that studies Politics A Level to ensure that they reach their full potential. Politics as a subject involves reading and discussing issues that revolve around how the UK government works and studying the processes of democracy that operate here at home, whilst comparing the institutions and ideas that are found in the USA too. We will also look at the ideological origins of our politics and study the ideas surrounding feminism from the suffragettes to the present day. We will prepare you for the skills of analysis and evaluation that will equip you for the examinations and further humanities work in the future should you want to go further. Politics encourages a wide range of enrichment and individual support too. We use further extension work to suit individual needs, reading articles/chapters and discussing them in a smaller group, discussing issues in our lively Politics Society every week. We also support Oxbridge applicants and provide extra academic/study skills to assist everyone that studies Politics A Level to ensure that they reach their full potential.