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.

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.

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).

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).

A-Level Edexcel Politics Revision Notes for Paper 1 – UK Politics This resource includes detailed and informative revision notes covering all the subject content for all topics of A-Level Edexcel Politics Paper 1 (UK 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. Each specification point is covered with concise 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 and 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*! This resource is designed for the Edexcel A-Level Politics specification, but the subject content covered in these revision notes will undoubtedly be useful and applicable for A-Level Politics with other exam boards, and other related subjects. Notes Included Revision Notes for Paper 1 – UK Politics Revision Notes for Topic 1.1 – Democracy and Participation: Revision Notes for Topic 1.2 – Political Parties Revision Notes for Topic 1.3 – Electoral Systems Revision Notes for Topic 1.4 – Voting Behaviour and the Media 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

A-Level Edexcel Politics Essay Plans for Paper 1 – UK Politics This resource includes detailed and informative essay plans on all the key essay questions for all topics of A-Level Edexcel Politics Paper 1 (UK Politics). All essay plans are divided into three core themes, with argument(s) provided both for and against these themes. Within each argument, suggested points are made with specific and up-to-date examples, statistics, data and information that can be used to support the presented arguments. They will help you develop and learn key subject content whilst also developing skills for developing arguments – key skills and knowledge needed for your A-Level Politics exams! These essay plans will save you hours and hours of work researching and producing plans, when you could instead be spending more time learning and memorise the content and essay plans needed for you to smash your A-Level Politics exams and achieve the A*! This resource is designed for the Edexcel A-Level Politics specification, but the content and essay plans will undoubtedly be useful and applicable for A-Level Politics with other exam boards, and related subjects. Contents Essay Plans for Paper 1 (UK Politics) Essay Plans for Topic 1.1 - Democracy and Participation Essay Plans for Topic 1.2 - Political Parties Essay Plans for Topic 1.3 - Electoral Systems Essay Plans for Topic 1.4 - Voting Behaviour and the Media 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 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.

Edexcel Politics Alevel Lessons on Ideologies as a whole and Liberalism as a topic for the Edexcel 2017 spec. I teach Liberalism first because it makes MUCH more sense since it was developed first as an Ideology and Conservatism was a response to it. This bundle includes the first 7 lessons (2 hours each) intro and activities, Core Values with independent research (uses hand outs from Pearson and Haywood book) and Explanation of the Core Values but you could use some of the slides if you don’t have the textbook. Lesson 5 ends up developing a plan for the essay: To what extent do Liberals agree on the State? (24 marks) I taught these lessons to my Year 13 class and they worked really well for discussion. Also includes some embedded videos and worksheets. EDIT: I have now amended this resource and added some additional files. If you have already paid for it- you should be able to redownload the bundle.

AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on political party funding as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes: Starter on the historical development of the UK’s main parties Explanations of how political parties are funded in the UK Key differences between Labour (unions) and Conservatives (wealthy individuals) Case studies (Ecclestone & Blair; big Tory donors) Past paper question on why party funding could be seen as controversial Other selected previous lessons: Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978 Historical development of the UK’s main political parties: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729930 Sources of the UK Constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617

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

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 printable booklet contains all the key information that you need as a basis of your nationalism studies in A-Level AQA or Edexcel politics. Containing overall ideas, strand differences, key thinkers and quotes, this guide is the complete collection of the nationalism key content.

This resource includes six essay plans for Liberalism ideology of Paper 1 Edexcel UK Politics. The essay plans include an abundance of information, likely more than is needed to achieve a Level 5 essay. It is broken down into the different sub-sections of each unit. The essay plans are structured into different themes, with arguments made by both classical and modern liberalism. As well as this, there is another section where the final conclusion as to whether the ideology is in agreement - the evaluation - has been reached. The student has also made clear the argument more strong using color coordination, emphasizing and strengthening evaluation. The essay plans encourage the evaluative and weighted style of writing encouraged to reach Level 5 in accordance with the A-level Politics Edexcel specification. These essay plans can be used as a guidance to inform subject understanding, as well as a guide for how to structure A-level style essays and achieve an A/A* grade. They have been designed to cover all of Edexcel , including more difficult potential questions. This resource is designed for the Edexcel A-level Politics specification, but the content and subject knowledge can be applied to any exam board, and related subjects. Questions answered: TWE do classical liberals and modern liberals agree on more than they disagree on TWE do liberals agree on the role of the state TWE do liberals agree on human nature TWE do liberals agree society TWE do liberals agree on the economy TWE do liberals agree on democracy For any questions about this resource please contact elevatealevelrevision@gmail.com See shop for other related resources, and resources for other A-level subjects. Produced with Copyright and Plagiarism considered. All rights reserved. Copyright protected. ElevateA-levelRevision.

Quick revision for core political ideas for Edexcel.

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!

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!

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