Blog and updates
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20 Sept 2017
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 20 September 2017
Here is the third in our new weekly term-time quiz for A Level Politics students. Ten questions on UK political news - give them a go!
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19 Sept 2017
Executive Orders - Explained
A super 4 minute new TED video here explains the use of Executive Orders.
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14 Sept 2017
How Important is Authenticity in a Political Leader?
A useful discussion here from the FT team exploring the importance of "authenticity" in determining the suitability of politicians to hold leadership roles.
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14 Sept 2017
Inside Germany's Right-Wing Politics
The populist Alternative for Germany (AFD) party looks set to enter the Bundestag for the first time in Germany's national elections at the end of September 2017.
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13 Sept 2017
A Week Is A Long Time - Global Politics Quiz - 13 September 2017
Here is the first Global Politics quiz of the 2017/18 academic year. How many of these questions can you get correct?
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13 Sept 2017
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 14 September 2017
Here is the second in our new weekly term-time quiz for A Level Politics students. Ten questions on UK political news - give them a go!
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13 Sept 2017
A Week is a Long Time - US Politics Quiz 14 September 2017
Here is the first in a new series of regular quizzes on US politics. Give it a go!
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10 Sept 2017
A Brief History of the Conservative Party from Dan Snow
This short video from historian Dan Snow provides a useful summary of the development of the Conservative Party up to 2015.
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8 Sept 2017
RIP Kate Millett
Many excellent tributes to Kate Millett who sadly passed away yesterday. Here are some links, all of which are useful for teachers & students reading about Kate as part of the studies of feminism.
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7 Sept 2017
A Week Is A Long Time - UK Politics Quiz 8 Sept 2017
Here is the first in a new weekly term-time quiz for A Level Politics students. Ten questions on UK political news - can you get off to a flying start with 10/10?
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2 Sept 2017
Pacifist Japan Tested by North Korea
A useful context piece here for students taking the global politics option. Many may not be aware that Japan's constitution states that it is a pacifist country. However, North Korea's recent...
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2 Sept 2017
Trump's Wall and the Battle for the Republican Party
Gabriel Gatehouse from BBC Newsnight visits Tombstone in Arizona to discover the battle within the Republican Party that is raging in Arizona, where the Mexican Wall is more than a concept.
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31 Aug 2017
Changes in UK Political Party Membership
This Second Reading blog from the House of Commons provides updated statistics on membership of Britain's main political parties. Save that is for the Conservatives who do not publish data on party...
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31 Aug 2017
Race and Rights in Contemporary US Politics - The Fight Over Confederate Statues
There are more than 700 monuments to the Confederacy across the US and in many cities they are starting to take them down.
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31 Aug 2017
Explained: How the USA Became a Superpower in 200 Years
A terrific video here that explains the key stages in the development of the USA as a "superpower". Ideal for students covering topic 4.2 in Edexcel's Global Politics option.
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30 Aug 2017
Explaining the Middle Eastern "Cold War"
A very useful lesson resource here for global politics.
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29 Aug 2017
Introductory Tasks for Edexcel A Level Politics Components 1 and 2
Here are two editable introductory activities that can be used to get your teaching of Component 1 and Component 2 off to a flying start.
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29 Aug 2017
Seven Ways to Look at Election Data
The 2017 General Election data summarised in seven UK maps
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28 Aug 2017
How long does a person remain as Prime Minister? Play the 'Longer or Shorter' Game
A Level Politics students are expected to know some of the basic facts about British politics so here's a fun activity that tests knowledge of how long modern PM's were in office.
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28 Aug 2017
How the 2017 General Election would look under PR
Channel 4"s Fact Check website looks here at how the 2017 General Election might have panned out under alternatives to First Past The Post.
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