A-Level Government & Politics

Politics enables students to develop a wide range of relevant skills including the ability to understand, synthesise and interpret political information. You will learn to identify connections, similarities and differences between the areas studied.

This course gives you a strong understanding of how political systems work in both the UK and the USA. Students will study:

• UK Politics: democracy, participation, electoral system and voting behaviour

• UK Government: the roles of the Prime Minister, Parliament and the Judiciary

• Political Ideologies: Conservatism, Socialism, Liberalism and Feminism

• US Politics

100% Examinations:

• 3 exams

• Each exam lasts 2 hours

5 GCSEs with a mixture of grades 9-5 in a least 5 different subjects including English Language and Mathematics PLUS grade 6 in GCSE History or Geography.

Progress to university with A Levels—then turn a Politics degree into careers such as Civil Service Fast Streamer, Government Social Research Officer, Political Assistant, Public Affairs Consultant, PR Executive, Social Researcher, Journalist, or PR Officer.