Government & Politics

The Government and Politics Department at Wilson’s seeks to develop students understanding of the UK’s political systems and structures and the influences behind them. Within Politics, students will be supported to engage fully with current affairs-both within the UK and internationally. Finally, students will finish their study of Politics with an in-depth understanding of political ideology and the impact of global institutions and state actors on global issues of development, human rights and the environment.

Heads of Department

Miss R Denison and Mrs E Berry

Staff

Mr T Gore
Ms J Norris

Sixth Form Examination Board

Edexcel

A Level: Outline Programme of Study

Year 12:

Topic 1- UK Politics: Democracy and Participation, Political Parties, Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour and the Media.
Topic 2: UK Government: The Constitution, Parliament, the Prime Minister and the Executive and Relations between Institutions

Year 13:

UK Politics and Government Recap
Core Ideologies: Liberalism, Conservatism and Socialism
Non-Core Ideologies: Feminism
Global Politics: Comparative Theories, The State and Globalisation, Power and Developments, Global Governance: Political, Economic, Human Rights and Environmental and Regionalism.

Departmental and Co-Curricular, Trips and Enrichment Opportunities

Politics Club is on Tuesday in Room 24 from 1:15pm.

Year 12 Summer Term Trip to Parliament and the Supreme Court.