Politics

A Level Politics is an incredibly interesting subject, encompassing many important skills and knowledge that you will keep for life.

A Level Politics is an interesting and rewarding subject, which will help to develop important skills such as researching, debating, writing and critical thinking.

This Course provides a deeper understanding of political systems, both in the UK and globally. This keeps you engaged with current affairs and contemporary political issues. Politics helps you to make decisions that impact society and help you become more aware of the world around you.

Component 1: UK Politics

  • Democracy and participation.
  • Political parties.
  • Electoral systems.
  • Voting behaviour and the media.
  • Liberalism.
  • Conservatism.
  • Socialism.

Component 2: UK Government with Political Ideas

  • The Constitution.
  • Parliament.
  • Prime Minister and Executive.
  • Relationships between the branches.
  • Optional political idea: Nationalism.

Component 3: Comparative Politics-Global Politics

  • The state and globalisation.
  • Global governance: political and judicial.
  • Global governance: economic and environmental.
  • Power and developments.
  • Regionalism and the European Union.
  • Comparative theories.

Politics is a well-respected subject for many universities and employers. A Politics qualification could be useful for careers in Journalism, the Civil Service, Politics, Social Work, jobs within national and local governments, Marketing and many others.

SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS
GCSE Grade 5 or above in English and a GCSE Grade 5 or above in one other written subject (i.e. History, RPE, Geography).