Successful students of Politics, either at Advanced Level or
graduate level, are in great demand in the media, the law, the
Civil Service, teaching and also, of course, in the House of
Commons itself. If you see yourself as a future MP or even Prime
Minister this is where you start!
Successful students of Politics, either at Advanced Level or
graduate level, are in great demand in the media, the law, the
Civil Service, teaching and also, of course, in the House of
Commons itself. If you see yourself as a future MP or even Prime
Minister this is where you start!
At AS we study topics such as elections and electoral behaviour,
the British political parties, the role of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet, the Civil Service and the European Union. There are three
one hour external examinations, one in January and two in June.
A2 focuses on an extensive comparison of the British and
American systems of government. At the end of the course there are
three external examinations: one of 1.5 hours taken in January
followed, in June, by one of 1.5 hours and a synoptic module of 2
hours.
We attend regular conferences which gives an opportunity of
meeting Politics students from other schools and hearing top
lecturers speak on a range of issues. At the end of the Lower Sixth
there is a trip to London which includes a tour of Parliament. In
the Upper Sixth we join the Historians in their visit to the USA,
taking in Washington DC, Congress, the White House and Supeme
Court.