Why study Politics at A Level?
Politics affects almost every aspect of our lives and having an informed understanding of its processes can help us to make decisions in the future.
Politics is the right choice if you have an interest in current affairs, enjoy reading newspapers and analysing different opinions and engaging in debate and discussion.
The study of Politics is multi-disciplinary and brings together a whole range of analytical and evaluative skills as well as diverse subjects such as history, geography, philosophy, psychology and statistics.
There is the opportunity to meet a number of politicians from different parties and to take part in a range of activities such as debating, elections and involvement in local politics.
What do you study?
· We study the Edexcel Government and Politics course at A Level.
· At AS the course explores UK politics, in particular voting and elections and the complex political system that has been created over hundreds of years.
· At A2 we move to Political Ideologies and explore concepts such as Liberalism, Conservatism, Feminism and Anarchism.
What opportunities does the course offer?
· Regular contact with national politicians through the Politics Society. In recent years pupils have met Gordon Brown, William Hague, Tony Benn and David Blunkett. They have had opportunities to visit Parliament and have also heard talks by Cabinet members such as Vince Cable.
· We have a very good relationship with our local MP, Martin Horwood. He is generous with his time and has offered a number of our scholars the opportunity to gain work experience both in Cheltenham and in Westminster.