LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 42a What are political ideas? 42b What is liberalism and why has it been called ‘the end of history’? 42c Why are liberals so optimistic about human nature and what does this mean for society and the economy? 42de (2-hour lesson) What are the aims and features of a liberal state? 43a What were the origins of classical liberalism? 43b How did classical liberalism change in the 1800s? 43cd (2-hour lesson) How does modern liberalism differ from classical liberalism? 44a What are the tensions within liberalism? 44b How have the key thinkers within liberalism disagreed? 44c Knowledge test 9 44d 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 when it is released in March 2021 I am hoping to also make use of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing (edited by Hannah Dawson). These are easily found on Amazon.

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).

LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 51a When did feminism emerge and how has it been misunderstood? 51b What are the differences between sex and gender and how do these concepts explain feminism? 51c What is patriarchy? 51d Has capitalism made women ‘wage slaves’? 52a How successful has liberal feminism been? 52b What are radical feminist solutions to patriarchy? 52c How has feminism adapted to modern society? 53ab What are the tensions within feminism? (2-hour lesson) 53c How have the key thinkers within feminism disagreed? 53d Knowledge test 12 53e Assessment 53f What are the tensions within political ideas over human nature, society, the economy and the state? 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).

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).

Either to complement or to be used separately from my other resources, a revision guide featuring all of the Political Ideas (liberalism, conservatism, socialism, feminism) material for Papers 1 and 2. This is intentionally a topic to a page (small font), so is 4 pages long for a total of 9,843 words. 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.

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Politics resources are few and far between and often of not very high quality. I have got to a place where I feel confident that using my resources I can get fantastic grades and create great and up to date lessons in Politics. This year I started doing Politics teaching consultancy and it made me aware of how difficult a lot of teachers are finding it to build appropriately challenging, in depth and up to date resources. Now I am making some available. This resource can only be bought as a bundle as it contains a whole unit of work for the topic of Ideologies: Liberalism. Each lesson reflects and builds upon the next. Alongside resources that I have made, the range of Edexcel Politics textbooks - particularly the Heywood textbook, which is the best textbook for ideologies, a picture of the relevant book is on the slides. If there are answers in the slide notes to questions that you do not know the answers to, you can produce quick answers by plugging in the questions into ChatGPT but if you follow the lessons in order you should find that the circular nature of the resources means that you are always building on previous knowledge. These resources are four years in the making, they offer both a great combination of knowledge and skills development. This pack of slides are PDF format and were made using Canva, which increases the visual appeal but makes editing more difficult, which is reflected in the price. The links are all not necessary I get fantastic results and happy classrooms so I hope you do to. This contains ten 1hr lessons that match up to the specification (140 slides - some examples given). Liberalism Introduction Liberalism Individualism Liberalism Freedom and Liberty Liberalism Tolerance and Rationalism Liberalism Equality and Democracy Liberals on the State Liberals on the Economy Strands of Liberalism: A contradiction? Liberal Key Thinkers Liberalism 24 Mark Questions It also includes a range of classroom and homework resources and an essay exemplar.

These history notes are for the AQA specification (but will work for the Edexcel course) and cover the ‘Political Ideas’ segment. They cover: Liberalism (required module) Conservatism (required module) Socialism (required module) Feminism (the optional module) I made and used these for my revision and got an A*. I now study History and Politics at the University of Oxford.

This is all the AO1 (or content) you need to know about the conservative section of the exam! I used this to revise from during my exams and I got an A. 1622 words, 8 pages Extensive notes on: The origins of the ideology The different factions within the ideology The ideological divisions between the different factions - the points of contention on human nature, society, the state, and the economy A grid showing the views of 5 key thinkers on human nature, the state, society, and the economy – alongside the ideological faction they are associated with, an example of their published works, and their key contributions to the ideology Thomas Hobbes, Edmund Burke, Michael Oakeshott, Ayn Rand, Robert Nozick 9 essay plan templates with relevant questions

This is all the AO1 (or content) you need to know about the liberalism section of the exam! I used this to revise from during my exams and it’s honestly perfect! Message me if you have any questions xx 2478 words, 8 pages Extensive notes on: The origins of the ideology The different factions within the ideology The ideological divisions between the different factions - the points of contention on human nature, society, the state, and the economy A grid showing the views of 5 key thinkers on human nature, the state, society, and the economy – alongside the ideological faction they are associated with, an example of their published works, and their key contributions to the ideology John Locke, Mary Woolstonecraft, John Stuart Mill, John Rawls, Betty Friedan 6 essay plan templates with relevant questions

This handout contains a checklist / guidance on how students need to go about planning and structuring a 24-mark essay on political ideas (Edexcel specification). It also contains two example A* answers to essay questions on the topic of Liberalism; one of these answers has been annotated with comments on the use of ‘excellent technique’. This resource provides valuable support for students when they are learning how to approach the 24-mark political ideas questions on the Component 1 and Component 2 exams.

A-Level Edexcel Politics Revision Notes for Paper 3B – Comparative Politics (Global Politics) This resource includes detailed revision notes covering all the subject content for all topics of A-Level Edexcel Politics Paper 3B (Comparative Politics: Global Politics). These revision notes cover all the content in the course specification in a clear and concise format, ensuring that you can learn everything you need to know without the excess complication or unnecessary information you will find in the textbooks. These revision notes are structured according to the course specification, which is included throughout the notes for reference, and each specification point is covered in comprehensive detail to ensure that all of the key subject content, concepts, definitions, and relevant information is understandable and is supported with up-to-date examples, evidence and data throughout to support you developing a strong understanding of all the subject content. These revision notes will help you to develop your knowledge on all the content needed for your A-Level Politics exams! These revision notes will save you hours of work of trying to understand complicated and excessively detailed textbooks, when you could instead be spending more time learning and memorising the content more easily to ensure you can smash your A-Level Politics exams and achieve the A*! Need help memorising this content for your exams? Check out our content flashcards, based on these notes, for all topics of A-Level Politics Paper 3B (Comparative Global Politics) on our TES Shop! This resource is designed for the Edexcel A-Level Politics specification, but the subject content will be useful and applicable for A-Level Politics with other exam boards, and other related subjects. Notes Included Revision Notes for Paper 3B (Comparative Global Politics) Revision Notes for Topic 1 – The State and Globalisation Revision Notes for Topic 2 – Global Governance (Political and Economic) Revision Notes for Topic 3 – Global Governance (Human Rights and Environmental) Revision Notes for Topic 4 – Power and Developments Revision Notes for Topic 5 – Regionalism and the EU Revision Notes for Topic 6 – Comparative Theories of Global Politics Number of pages in this document of revision notes: 121 For any issues, concerns, questions or queries, please contact everythingeducationrevision@gmail.com See shop for other related resources, and resources for other A-Level and GCSE subjects Produced with Copyright and Plagiarism considered. All rights reserved. Copyright protected. Everything Education Revision UK

This is all the AO1 (or content) you need to know about the socialism section of the exam! I used this to revise from during my exams and it’s honestly perfect! Message me if you have any questions xx 2016 words, 8 pages Extensive notes on: • The origins of the ideology • The different factions within the ideology • The ideological divisions between the different factions - the points of contention on human nature, society, the state, and the economy. • A grid showing principles which are generally agreed upon by socialists. • A grid showing the views of 5 key thinkers on human nature, the state, society, and the economy – alongside the ideological faction they are associated with, an example of their published works, and their key contributions to the ideology o Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Beatrice Webb, Anthony Crosland, Anthony Giddens • A list of key terms associated with the ideology 8 essay plan templates with relevant questions

Resource pack covering all core political ideas. Conservatism, Liberalism and Socialism. All lessons follow the AQA Government and Politics textbook. Lessons come with information sheets and work sheets for students to use.

This is all the AO1 (or content) you need to know about the feminism/non core ideology section of the exam! I used this and got an A :) 1937 words, 11 pages Extensive notes on: The origins of the ideology The different factions within the ideology The ideological divisions between the different factions - the points of contention on human nature, society, the state, and the economy A grid showing the views of 5 key thinkers on human nature, the state, society, and the economy – alongside the ideological faction they are associated with, an example of their published works, and their key contributions to the ideology Simone de Beauvoir, bell hooks, Sheila Rowbotham, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Kate Millet 13 essay plan templates with relevant questions

This resource includes detailed notes on Socialim that are perfect for the Edexcel A Level Exam (new A level so compatible for years 2019 and over). Has all key information and extra analysis and detail so any exam board could use. I completed my Politics A level in 2019 and got nearly full marks in the ‘Political Ideas’ section, overall i was graded with an A*, so these notes are invaluable! The socialism pack comes with an overview table with key thinkers and ideas (that I used as an essay plan which allowed me to access key information and detail in a structure that could be applied to any essay) and also full essays/essay plans that if memorised, will achieve you will full marks, guarenteed.

Comprehensive Revision Notes: The Political Spectrum, Consensus Politics vs Adversary Politics, Functions and Features of Political Parties, Labour, Conservatives and Democracy.

Quick revision for core political ideas for Edexcel.

A level political ideas unit of work for conservatism. This contains PowerPoints, some activities and reading that covers the whole unit. Not everything in here is directly from my brain, but I have curated and pulled together lots of information to create these. Thanks to Alan History Nerd for publishing such awesome videos on YouTube!

A level political ideas unit of work for socialism. This contains PowerPoints, some activities and reading that covers the whole unit. Not everything in here is directly from me brain, but I have curated and pulled together lots of information to create these lovely resources. Thanks to Alan History Nerd for publishing such awesome videos on YouTube!

Standard worksheets and PPT presentations covering some of the key political thinkers required in unit 1 of the Edexcel Politics A-Level. Useful for establishing the basic ideas before further discussion and analysis. Could be used at the start of the unit or as a revision tool. Edmund Burke Michael Oakeshott Ayn Rand Robert Nozick Mary Wollstonecraft John Stuart Mill John Rawls Betty Friedan Karl Marx Friedrich Engels Beatrice Webb Rosa Luxemburg Anthony Crosland Anthony Giddens