Politics is a subject new to students at A Level. It builds on many of the subjects studied and the skills that will have been developed during IGCSE History. There is a strong contemporary flavour to the subject which allows for up-to-date engagement with the latest developments in the world of Politics, which is fast-moving and dynamic. The Department has an enviable track record in terms of both results and university entrance. The Politics Department is manned by many long-serving and experienced teachers who have a wealth of knowledge and experience to draw on. The Department has a broad range of resources at its disposal including relevant books, online subscriptions and periodicals. In addition to regular classes, History Reading Groups (very relevant to Politics) are held for both the Junior and Senior Sixth during lunch times to assist with Oxbridge and wider university preparation. Staff are friendly and approachable and always willing to give up extra time to provide further help if required. Politics teaches and equips students with many valuable skills which are well-valued by universities and employers. Amongst other things, students acquire the ability to assimilate large amounts of information and knowledge, how to analyse this in light of questions asked of it, how to weigh up and critically interrogate evidence, how to formulate an argument and support it, how to debate effectively, as well as how to write succinctly, critically and analytically.
A pupil should have at least a 7/A grade at GCSE to take the subject at A Level, even though in some subject areas, an 8 or 9 at GCSE is a stronger indicator of subsequent success at A-Level.
Component 1 UK Politics Political Participation • Democracy and Participation • Political parties • Electoral systems • Voting behaviour and the media Core ideas • Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism ASSESSMENT: A range of short and long answer questions Component 2 UK Government • The Constitution • Parliament • The PM and Government • Relations between the branches Options: (one of): anarchism, ecologism, feminism, multiculturalism and nationalism ASSESSMENT: A range of short and long answer questions Component 3 Comparative Politics (one part of the paper will contain questions comparing UK and US Politics or UK and Global Politics) US Politics • Constitution • Pressure Groups • Political Parties • Congress • Supreme Court • Presidency • Elections • Race and Ethnicity OR Global Politics • The state and globalisation • Global governance: political and economic • Global governance: human rights and environmental • Power and developments • Regionalism and the EU • Comparative theories ASSESSMENT: A range of short and long answer questions There will be three exams in total during the summer of the Senior Sixth. These exams will count for all of the marks available for the qualification. Each is two hours long and comprises one-third of the available marks per paper.
About School
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | City of London |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender of School | Boys |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £22,635 |
| Address | 107 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 3AL |
Politics is a subject new to students at A Level. It builds on many of the subjects studied and the skills that will have been developed during IGCSE History. There is a strong contemporary flavour to the subject which allows for up-to-date engagement with the latest developments in the world of Politics, which is fast-moving and dynamic. The Department has an enviable track record in terms of both results and university entrance. The Politics Department is manned by many long-serving and experienced teachers who have a wealth of knowledge and experience to draw on. The Department has a broad range of resources at its disposal including relevant books, online subscriptions and periodicals. In addition to regular classes, History Reading Groups (very relevant to Politics) are held for both the Junior and Senior Sixth during lunch times to assist with Oxbridge and wider university preparation. Staff are friendly and approachable and always willing to give up extra time to provide further help if required. Politics teaches and equips students with many valuable skills which are well-valued by universities and employers. Amongst other things, students acquire the ability to assimilate large amounts of information and knowledge, how to analyse this in light of questions asked of it, how to weigh up and critically interrogate evidence, how to formulate an argument and support it, how to debate effectively, as well as how to write succinctly, critically and analytically.
A pupil should have at least a 7/A grade at GCSE to take the subject at A Level, even though in some subject areas, an 8 or 9 at GCSE is a stronger indicator of subsequent success at A-Level.
Component 1 UK Politics Political Participation • Democracy and Participation • Political parties • Electoral systems • Voting behaviour and the media Core ideas • Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism ASSESSMENT: A range of short and long answer questions Component 2 UK Government • The Constitution • Parliament • The PM and Government • Relations between the branches Options: (one of): anarchism, ecologism, feminism, multiculturalism and nationalism ASSESSMENT: A range of short and long answer questions Component 3 Comparative Politics (one part of the paper will contain questions comparing UK and US Politics or UK and Global Politics) US Politics • Constitution • Pressure Groups • Political Parties • Congress • Supreme Court • Presidency • Elections • Race and Ethnicity OR Global Politics • The state and globalisation • Global governance: political and economic • Global governance: human rights and environmental • Power and developments • Regionalism and the EU • Comparative theories ASSESSMENT: A range of short and long answer questions There will be three exams in total during the summer of the Senior Sixth. These exams will count for all of the marks available for the qualification. Each is two hours long and comprises one-third of the available marks per paper.
