Politics

Our purpose is to provide a broad, relevant and challenging political education, aiming to:

help develop an informed understanding of contemporary political structures within the United Kingdom (UK) and the USA.

Develop a critical awareness of the changing nature of politics and the relationships between political ideas, institutions and processes.
Develop an understanding and awareness of political ideas and their development through history.
Develop knowledge and an informed understanding of the influences and interests which have an impact on decisions in government and politics.
Develop knowledge and an informed understanding of the rights and responsibilities of individuals and groups.
Develop the ability to critically analyse, interpret and evaluate political information to form arguments and make judgements.
Develop an interest in, and engagement with, contemporary politics.

Based on the principles listed above we assess students to help them:

AO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of political institutions, processes, concepts, theories and issues.
AO2: Analyse aspects of politics and political information, including in relation to parallels, connections, similarities and differences.
AO3: Evaluate aspects of politics and political information, including to construct arguments, make substantiated judgements and draw conclusions.

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