A-Level Government & Politics

Subject	Politics
Exam Board	Pearson Edexcel
Qualifications	A level
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Order of Units	UK Politics UK Government Government and Politics of the USA Core Political ideas (Conservatism, Socialism and Liberalism) Non-Core Political Ideas (Nationalism)
Suggested Resources	Core texbooks: Pearson Edexcel A level Politics (Publisher: Hodder Education) Authors: Sarra Jenkins, David Tuck, John Jefferies. ISBN: 9781510449220 Edexcel GCE Politics AS and A-level Student Book and eBook (Publisher: Pearson) Authors: Graham Goodlad, Andrew Mitchell ,Andrew Colclough, Ian Levinson, Samantha Laycock, Kathy Schindler, Adam Tomes. ISBN: 9781292187020 Revise Edexcel AS/A Level Politics Revision Guide & Workbook (Publisher: Pearson). ISBN: 9781292221564 Various additional resources will also be distributed, such as individual topic guides, previous examination questions, exemplar A* answers and a booklet covering examination technique. It is recommended that students subscribe to Politics Review: https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/politicsreview Keeping abreast of current political events is also important. The following websites are useful in this respect: https://www.politicshome.com/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/ https://www.tutor2u.net/politics/blog https://www.politico.com/
Expected Homework Hours Per Week	Students should spend at least three hours a week completing set homework tasks, completing additional notes and keeping up to date with topical political events.
Learning Platforms Used	Assignments and homework set via SMHW and MS Teams. Extensive additional resources such as ‘model’ examination answers are also distributed on these platforms
Submission of Bridging Work	Please send your completed bridging packs to: lbabutsali@stj.kent.sch.uk