A-Level Politics Transition and Curriculum Overview
Delve into the transition and curriculum structure of A-Level Politics, exploring topics such as democracy, political parties, electoral systems, US government, and political ideologies. Discover the teaching approach in Year 12 and Year 13, including key content areas, assessments, and exam preparations. Stay updated with current affairs and dedicate time to completing homework tasks effectively for success in your academic journey.
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Politics Transition Politics Transition into A level into A level
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The Edexcel Politics A level The Edexcel Politics A level A Level 3 exams worth 33 % each All exams are 2 hours Mixture of long and short questions UK Government and Politics Core and non-core Ideologies US Government and Politics and Comparative Theory Taught by both teachers
How will I be taught in Year 12? How will I be taught in Year 12? Term Content Autumn 1 Miss Smith Democracy and Participation Mrs Jones Political Parties Autumn 2 Miss Smith Electoral Systems Mrs Jones Voting Behaviour and the Media Assessment Ongoing practice questions Component 1 Component 1 Ongoing practice questions Mock A Level Paper 1 UK Politics Ongoing practice questions Spring 1 Component 2 Mrs Jones The Constitution Miss Smith Parliament Component 2 Miss Smith Prime Minister and the Executive Mrs Jones Relationship between the branches Spring 2 Ongoing practice questions Year 12 Mocks Summer 2 Political Ideologies Mrs Jones Conservatism and Socialism Miss Smith Liberalism and Feminism
How will I be taught in Year 13? How will I be taught in Year 13? Term Autumn 1 Content Component 3 Mrs Jones US Constitution and Federalism Miss Smith US Congress Component 3 Miss Smith US Presidency Mrs Jones US Supreme Court and Civil Rights Component 3 Mrs Jones Political Parties and Pressure Groups Miss Smith Democracy and Participation Components 1, 2 and 3 Miss Smith and Mrs Jones Revision of all units Assessment Ongoing practice questions Mock A Level Paper 1 UK Politics Ongoing practice questions Autumn 2 Mock A Level Paper 2 UK Gov Ongoing practice questions Spring 1 Mock A Level Paper 3 Comparative Ongoing practice questions Spring 2 A Level Exams
What should I be doing? What should I be doing? 1. 2. Obviously you should be completing all homework tasks on time and to the best of your ability. You should be spending two or three hours a week at least keeping up to date with current affairs. The examiners expect you to know what is going on in the world. Reading over your notes regularly will help to consolidate the information in your head and will also help you to start to make links between different aspects of the course. Online resources are available to help you so use them. Pre-chewed Politics is a very expensive resource which we have invested in because it is essential reading for politics AS and A level. Login information is as follows: Username: bowent@fulford.York.sch.uk Password: Congress2020 We are also developing the school s VLE so that this will give you additional support as you go along. Keep checking on this to see what has been recently added. You will be emailed weekly with articles from The Economist that are relevant to the course. You should be reading these and making a note of any relevant examples. You could either keep an index card box divided into the different units or have an online version. These will save you a lot of time when it comes to revising at the end of the course. If you are at all unsure about anything come and talk to your teachers. We are here to help you. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
How should I organise my file? How should I organise my file? You will probably need 3 small files for Politics each with dividers or one big lever arch file with lots of dividers. Dividers should be labelled as follows: Component 1 Democracy and Participation Political Parties Electoral Systems Voting Behaviour and the Media Component 2 The Constitution Parliament Prime Minister and Executive Relations between the branches You re doing this unit first so one file with four dividers will do for now. You ll be doing this unit after Christmas so you can ask Santa to get you another file with four dividers.
Reading and Listening Reading and Listening
The 2019 Election The 2019 Election The most recent election is always one that you will need to know in detail. Find out about the 2019 Election and try to answer the following questions:- 2019? Why did the Conservatives win this election and by how much? How many seats were won by each party? What were the manifesto pledges of the main parties (Conservative, Labour, Lib Dems, SNP, Green) in Find out about First Past the Post. How did this help the Conservative Party to win the election? How did people of different classes, and different ages vote in the election? How did people with different levels of education vote in the election? What was the Red Wall and why was it a significant factor in this election? What was the turnout for the 2019 election? What are the factors that mean that some people choose not to vote?
The 2019 Election The 2019 Election
10 key facts to learn for the start of the course 10 key facts to learn for the start of the course Party Leaders Conservatives = . Labour = . Liberal Democrats = SNP = . PC = DUP = Greens = .
10 key facts to learn for the start of the course 10 key facts to learn for the start of the course In the 2016 EU referendum, Leave gained .. ..% of votes compared to Remain s .. ..%. Initiatives occur in .. and some US states, where citizens gather signatures on a petition for a public vote on a proposed new law. These are similar to a referendum but they are .. ..
10 key facts to learn for the start of the course 10 key facts to learn for the start of the course In the 2017 general election the Conservatives won .. ..% of seats with .. ..% of the votes. In the 2017 general election the Liberal Democrats gained .. ..% of seats with .. ..% of the votes. Turnout in the 2017 general election (at .. ..%) was the highest in .. .. years.
10 key facts to learn for the start of the course 10 key facts to learn for the start of the course For every ten years older a voter was, their chance of voting Tory in 2017 increased by around .. .. points and the chance of them voting Labour decreased by .. .. points. The tipping point, that is the age at which a voter was more likely to have voted Conservative than Labour, was .. ... A hung parliament is a parliament in which .. . Either a minority government or a coalition will then result. An electoral .. is a document produced by a political party at election times, stating what policies it intends to implement if it gains power. An electoral .. refers to the authority to govern granted by voters to the winning party at an election. The .. suggests that the government may .. the measures in its election .. .
