Politics

Course summary

Why do you have to be 18 to drink alcohol anywhere in the UK? How do countries co-operate to tackle Global issues such as terrorism, the Covid 19 pandemic or climate change? Why did the UK vote for ‘Brexit’? Why did the UK even have a referendum on EU membership? These are all very important questions about the way our society is governed. An A Level in Government and Politics equips you with the knowledge and skills to answer these questions. It is particularly important that you have an enquiring mind, a desire to learn about how the political system works and its impact on the citizen of the UK and The World. Government and Politics is a live subject and so following the news as well as watching TV programmes such as ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘Question Time’ or ‘News Night’ can help keep you up-to-date with current affairs as well as being very entertaining.