Key Stage 5

Edexcel 9PLO

Year 12	Year 13
Component 1: UK Politics Section A democracy and participation political parties electoral systems voting behaviour and the media Section B conservatism liberalism socialism Component 2: UK Government Section A parliament prime Minister and executive the constitution relationships between the branches Section B feminism	Component 3: Comparative Politics (USA) the US Constitution and federalism US Congress US presidency US Supreme Court and civil rights democracy and participation comparative theories Revision

Key Stage 5 assessment

• Students are given written feedback a minimum of once per half-term
• Students are assessed on a range of question stems and sit two full mock exams over the two-year course

 

Curriculum enrichment outside of the classroom

The Politics Department wholeheartedly encourage engagement with the subject outside of the classroom and facilitate this through a range of extra-curricular visits and experiences including the Year 13 New York and Washington visit, and a visit to Parliament and the Supreme Court.

 

The department also runs a weekly Politics Society for all year groups that discusses and debates a wide range of political issues far beyond the curriculum, and a weekly Politics Documentary Club for Years 11, 12 and 13.