Left vs Right: Student Politics Guide

Left vs Right: Student Worksheets – Politics, Citizenship & PSHE Printable Activities
This printable workbook gives you ready‑to‑use worksheets, quizzes and activities that make teaching politics clear, calm and accessible. Designed to accompany Left vs Right: Understanding Politics in Simple Terms, these resources help students build confidence with political ideas, critical thinking and respectful discussion, without adding to your planning load.

Perfect for Citizenship, PSHE, AQA Politics, tutor time, debate clubs, and Personal Development.

What’s inside
Worksheets for every chapter of the book

• Clear learning objectives for each topic
• Multiple‑choice quizzes to check understanding
• Reflection tasks and discussion prompts
• Debate questions and group activities
• Scenario‑based tasks for real‑world thinking
• Printable rule‑cards for safe, respectful debate
• Activities that support critical thinking and media literacy
• Everything is designed in plain English, with accessible layouts that work for mixed‑ability groups.

Curriculum links
This workbook supports key areas of the Citizenship curriculum, including:

• democracy and political participation
• left‑wing and right‑wing ideas
• political ideologies
• rights, responsibilities and fairness
• power and influence
• media literacy and misinformation
• global politics and the UK’s role
• identity, equality and representation

It also aligns with:

• Ofsted’s Personal Development judgement
• PSHE political literacy and online safety
• AQA Politics introductory content
• British Values
• Equality Act 2010

Why teachers love this resource
Teachers often tell us they want:

• activities they can use tomorrow
• worksheets that save planning time
• tasks that support balanced, non‑polarising discussions
• resources that help students understand politics without bias
• clear learning objectives and curriculum links

This workbook delivers all of that, in a format that’s easy to print, easy to teach, and easy for students to follow.

Who is this for?

• Citizenship teachers
• PSHE / RSHE leads
• AQA Politics teachers
• Humanities and English teachers
• Tutor time and form groups
• Debate clubs
• SEMH and inclusion teams