Revision sheets (one topic to a page) for the UK Politics (Component 1) topics:
Democracy & Participation
Political Parties
Electoral Systems & Referendums
Voting Behaviour & the Media
Topic 6: Political Parties (lessons 06a, 06b, 06c):
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
06a What is a political party and what role do parties perform in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
06b How do political parties operate in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
06c How are the main UK political parties funded and why is party funding so controversial?
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Updated: September 2022
Either to complement or to be used separately from my other resources, a revision guide featuring all of the US & comparative politics (paper 3 material)
This is intentionally a topic to a page (small font), so is 8 pages long. I’d suggest getting students to RAG rate their understanding of each topic to help structure their revision, or getting them to use these pages to practice essay planning.
UPDATED APRIL 2018: 3,445 more words added to this revision guide with case studies updated ready for this year's examinations.
Full revision guide for Units 3 and 4 of the current Edexcel Government & Politics specification, covering all topics (Elections, Political Parties, Pressure Groups, Racial & Ethnic Politics, Constitution, Congress, Presidency, Supreme Court).
All content is structured around practice or past exam questions. GREEN text is information which agrees with the exam question statement, RED text is information which disagrees, and BLUE is case study information.
Topic 5: Rights in Context (Lessons 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e):
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
05a What are rights? (PLUS H/W)
05b How effective has the Human Rights Act been?
05c Who can better defend rights? (PLUS H/W)
05d What could be done to improve democracy in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
05e Knowledge test 1
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Topic 16: General Election 1979
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
16a Why do people vote the way they do? (PLUS H/W)
16b Why have voting trends changed in the UK?
16cd (2 hours) How can we explain the result of the 1979 general election? (PLUS H/W)
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Topic 3: A Wider Franchise & Suffrage (Lessons 3a, 3b, 3c):
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
03a How has the franchise been extended?
03b Should the franchise be further extended? (PLUS H/W)
03c Is there a participation crisis in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
48a Where does socialism come from and why is it a controversial idea?
48b How do socialists believe that human nature can be shaped by society?
48c How do socialists aim to use the state to bring about economic equality?
49ab How have the revolutionary socialist ideas of Marx and Engels been adapted? (2-hour lesson)
49c What are the disagreements between the revolutionary and evolutionary branches of fundamentalist socialism?
49d Why do revisionist socialists argue that capitalism is compatible with socialism?
49e What was the ‘triangulation’ of Third Way thinkers and governments?
50a What are the tensions within socialism?
50b How have the key thinkers within socialism disagreed?
50c Knowledge test 11
50d Assessment
Further to the 125 lessons I have created for the UK Politics components of the Edexcel A Level, I have also created 50 lessons for the Political Ideas element of the course (Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Feminism). These lessons, designed to be taught over ten to twelve weeks, include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 50 LESSONS ACROSS TOPIC BUNDLES
Between 2 and 4 substantial homeworks set per week (answers also provided);
8 assessment opportunities (4 in class, 4 as homework – two per ideology);
4 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks.
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is Political Ideas for A-Level (the version that includes Feminism) by Neil McNaughton and Richard Kelly (Hodder Education). I recommend buying enough for all students.
Frequently, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
I also make use in places of Political Ideologies: An Introduction (5th ed.) by Andrew Heywood, and for Feminism I also make use of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing (edited by Hannah Dawson – easily found on Amazon) and All the Rebel Women by Kira Cochrane (available for £1.99 as an eBook on Google Books).
27-page revision guide for Tsarist & Communist Russia.
Includes:
- 8 pages of quiz questions and answers (130 questions in total) covering the entire course, colour-coded for easy, medium and hard.
- 3 pages of a colour-coded timeline spanning the entire course, 1855-1964
-13 pages containing room for students to plan three-factor answers to 26 practice exam questions. I have already planned out detailed answers to these 26 questions and they can be found (for teacher reference) in the accompanying PDF files.
- 2 pages of exam technique guidance, including an introduction, model paragraph and conclusion I have written.
Lessons 1-20 from Tsarist & Communist Russia for A-Level History. These lessons have been taught through fully twice now (Year 12 lessons 1855-1917 have been taught through three times) with positive outcomes in exams. Lessons refer to textbook: Oxford AQA History for A Level: Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964 (Oxford A Level History for AQA) - this textbook is required for most of these lessons.
Included in these documents is a two-sided, A3, 4000+ word revision table for the Medicine / Health course.
It sorts the course into its 4 time periods, and sorts the content by the seven key factors that AQA requires students to learn about for the 16-mark question (amounting to 10% of the GCSE): War, Religion/Superstition, Chance, Communication, Government, Science/Technology, Role of Individuals.
This table then analyses the impact of these seven factors in the four major aspects of the course: (1) beliefs about the causes of illness, (2) treatment, (3) surgery, (4) public health.
Included is a blank table, the completed table, and a document containing all of the cards mixed up (in case you wish to use this as a card sort revision activity).
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
45a What is conservatism and what is the principle of ‘change to conserve’?
45b Why has conservatism’s view of human nature led to it being described as a ‘philosophy of imperfection’?
45c What is the conservative view of society?
45d How have conservatives viewed the purpose of the state and the economy?
46a What were the origins of traditional conservatism?
46b How did conservatism change from the 1800s onwards?
46cd How did New Right conservatism challenge traditional conservative thinking? (2-hour lesson)
47a What are the tensions within conservatism?
47b How have the key thinkers within conservatism disagreed?
47c Knowledge test 10
47d Assessment
Further to the 125 lessons I have created for the UK Politics components of the Edexcel A Level, I have also created 50 lessons for the Political Ideas element of the course (Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Feminism). These lessons, designed to be taught over ten to twelve weeks, include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 50 LESSONS ACROSS TOPIC BUNDLES
Between 2 and 4 substantial homeworks set per week (answers also provided);
8 assessment opportunities (4 in class, 4 as homework – two per ideology);
4 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks.
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is Political Ideas for A-Level (the version that includes Feminism) by Neil McNaughton and Richard Kelly (Hodder Education). I recommend buying enough for all students.
Frequently, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
I also make use in places of Political Ideologies: An Introduction (5th ed.) by Andrew Heywood, and for Feminism I also make use of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing (edited by Hannah Dawson – easily found on Amazon) and All the Rebel Women by Kira Cochrane (available for £1.99 as an eBook on Google Books).
Topic 1: Representative & Direct Democracy (Lessons 1a, 1b, 1c):
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
01a What is the nature of politics?
01b What is democracy?
01c What different forms does democracy take? (PLUS H/W)
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Lessons 1-20 are on Democracy and Political Participation.
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS BUNDLE
01a What is the nature of politics?
01b What is democracy?
01c What different forms does democracy take? (PLUS H/W)
02ab [2 hours] How effectively does democracy operate in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
03a How has the franchise been extended?
03b Should the franchise be further extended? (PLUS H/W)
03c Is there a participation crisis in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
04a What are pressure groups?
04b Why do pressure groups use different methods? (PLUS H/W)
04c Why do pressure groups succeed or fail?
04d What explains the methods and extent of success of the BMA and Extinction Rebellion? (PLUS H/W)
04e What explains the methods and extent of success of the RMT Union and Greenpeace?
04f How do other organisations promote democracy and political participation? (PLUS H/W)
04g Assessment
05a What are rights? (PLUS H/W)
05b How effective has the Human Rights Act been?
05c Who can better defend rights? (PLUS H/W)
05d What could be done to improve democracy in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
05e Knowledge test 1
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Topic 14: Electoral System Analysis
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
14a What impact does the electoral system have on government, party representation and voter choice? (PLUS H/W)
14b How strong is the case for electoral reform? (PLUS H/W)
14c Assessment
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Topic 84: Comparative politics
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
Lesson 84ab (2-hour lesson): How similar are the roles of US president and UK prime minister?
Lesson 84c: How can we use comparative theories to analyse the US and UK executive branches?
Further to the 125 lessons I have created for the UK Politics components of the Edexcel A Level and the 50 lessons for the Political Ideas element of the course (Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Feminism), I have created 104 lessons for the US and Comparative Politics element (Paper 3A). These lessons, designed to be taught over four terms (with spare time for mock exams) include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 104 LESSONS ACROSS TOPIC BUNDLES
A mastery-based approach dividing the course up into modules and components;
Between 3 and 4 homeworks set per week;
15 assessment opportunities;
39 short knowledge tests, one at the end of each component (the aim of a mastery approach is to use these component knowledge tests to ascertain whether a high enough proportion of your students have ‘mastered’ the content (about 80% correct) before moving on);
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is US Government and Politics (2021) by Anthony J. Bennett, David Tuck and Simon Lemieux. I recommend buying enough for all students.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon):
Robert S. Singh, ‘In Defence of the United States Constitution’
US Politics Annual Update 2021 (also used in a lesson)
Developments in American Politics, 8th Edition
US Politics Annual Update 2017 (also used in a lesson)
US Politics Annual Update 2015
Knock Down the House (a 2019 documentary film)
The Presidency of Barack Obama, edited by Julian E. Zelizer
Barack Obama, ‘A Promised Land’
Robert A. Dahl, ‘How Democratic is the American Constitution?’
US Politics Annual Update 2019
US Politics Annual Update 2018
US Politics Annual Update 2020
Chris Whipple, ‘The Gatekeepers’
A very small number of tasks make reference to Politics Review articles, and so it would be useful to buy the back catalogue of this absolutely fantastic magazine. However, if you cannot afford this you can just skip these tasks.
Lessons from Tsarist & Communist Russia for A-Level History. These lessons have been taught through fully twice now (Year 12 lessons 1855-1917 have been taught through three times) with positive outcomes in exams. Lessons refer to textbook: Oxford AQA History for A Level: Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964 (Oxford A Level History for AQA) - this textbook is required for most of these lessons.
Topic 33: Structure & Role of the Commons & Lords
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
33a What role does the House of Commons play in Parliament?
33b What role does the House of Lords play in Parliament?
33c How effectively does Parliament fulfil its function of scrutiny?
33d How effectively does Parliament fulfil its other functions?
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125 LESSONS ACROSS TOPIC BUNDLES
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
I realised there was no set of revision cards available for this course, so made my own. There are 48, over 12 A4 PDF files (4 per page). These are colour-coded by factor: Political (red), Opposition (green), Economic (blue, Social (orange), Hitler’s Foreign Policy (purple - this is the historical controversy component).
These are very detailed and encompass the whole course. I have printed a set for every one of my students!
Topic 11: UK Political Parties in Context
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
11a Is there now a multi-party system in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
11b Assessment
11c How are the main UK political parties structured and organised? (PLUS H/W)
11d Knowedge Test 2
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Topic 4: Group Politics (Lessons 04a, 04b, 04c, 04d, 04e, 04f, 04g):
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE
04a What are pressure groups?
04b Why do pressure groups use different methods? (PLUS H/W)
04c Why do pressure groups succeed or fail?
04d What explains the methods and extent of success of the BMA and Extinction Rebellion? (PLUS H/W)
04e What explains the methods and extent of success of the RMT Union and Greenpeace?
04f How do other organisations promote democracy and political participation? (PLUS H/W)
04g Assessment
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
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