Blog and updates
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26 Sept 2015
Limitations to Super Political Action Committees
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has bowed out of the 2016 Republican Presidential race after just a 10 week campaign. Whilst the field is crowded, it seems that those candidates who have wealthy...
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25 Sept 2015
US Politics Update: John Boehner Resigns as Speaker
US House Speaker, John Boehner has announced he will resign as Speaker and from Congress altogether.
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24 Sept 2015
Behind the Scenes with Jeremy Corbyn
A fascinating six-minute behind-the-scenes take on the labour leadership campaign of Jeremy Corbyn here - as recorded by the BBC Newsnight team. It certainly picks up on the unbridled enthusiasm of...
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23 Sept 2015
War is Boring - a photojournalist's view on Northern Iraq
I love this collection of photos and blogs from photojournalist Matt Cetti Roberts based in Iraqi-Kurdistan in his War is Boring project.
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23 Sept 2015
Mullah Mansour accepted as new Taliban leader
As news of actions by groups such as IS and Boko Haram dominate international headlines, it can be easy to overlook the fact that the Taliban, the Afghan fundamentalist political movement, is still...
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23 Sept 2015
Lesson idea - UK Cabinet Compare and Contrast
Building knowledge of key political figures in the UK is an important part of the learning process for Year 12 students.
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22 Sept 2015
Ashcroft and Cameron - settling scores?
Much of the nation was glued to social media yesterday after revelations about David Cameron's high japes at university hit the headlines following discussion of Lord Ashcroft's...
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22 Sept 2015
Judicial review - a tale of two bridges
Getting a card game and a controversial Thomas Heatherwick design into one politics lesson isn't something that happens everyday! However, in this blog, they are brought together as a result of the...
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21 Sept 2015
Are You New to Teaching Politics?
Join us on October 7th in London for our brand-new course for new and inexperienced Politics which will give new politics teachers the confidence they need to successfully deliver A-level Politics.
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21 Sept 2015
Freedom of Speech - Necessary or a Menace?
Jonathan Dimbleby is delivering a lecture in Turin tomorrow about the freedom of speech, and has published a thoughtful synopsis of that speech in today's Guardian. Freedom of speech refers to the...
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21 Sept 2015
Rockin and a Rollin, Splishing and a Splashing, Over the Horizon, What can it be?
Every American childs favourite 70's cartoon! It must be Schoolhouse Rock! There is perhaps no better or more annoying way to learn the basics of US Politics, than watching Schoolhouse Rock with...
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21 Sept 2015
Rising power of China
This interactive graphic from the BBC is, I think, one of the most useful graphics I have seen in terms of mapping the huge rise in Chinese living standards, and acting as a springboard into...
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21 Sept 2015
The new political participants who don't understand debate
Is increasing political participation beneficial for democracy if the new participants don't accept anyone's right to disagree with them?
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20 Sept 2015
Rise of the SNP: the inside story
In this five minute video news report, Channel 4 looks at the rise of the Scottish National Party. In less than a decade the SNP has become the dominant political force in Scotland; despite losing...
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18 Sept 2015
Corbyn's Economics
It looks like we might see something of a sea change in the economic debate in the Commons and beyond as the new Labour leadership brings a different perspective on economic policy.In this useful...
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18 Sept 2015
Topical Politics Quiz - 'Stay A Head'!
Here's an interactive Powerpoint quiz on current news events in UK and US politics (from the week beginning 14 September 2015) to test whether your students have been actively following the news! ...
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18 Sept 2015
Rise of the SNP: the Inside Story
A highly watchable and accessible video here from Channel 4 News that charts the rise of SNP and in particular the continued strength of the SNP after defeat in the referendum in September 2014.The...
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18 Sept 2015
Scottish independence referendum - one year on
On September 8th 2014, Scottish voters went to the polls to decide whether Scotland should be an independent country or not - Scots voted 55% to 45% to remain in the union. If you want a reminder...
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18 Sept 2015
Game-based learning: key ideological thinkers
Games are a fun and engaging way to learn. You can click here to download a Red Herring Ideological Thinker PowerPoint-based game to help students improve their knowledge of key thinkers for the...
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18 Sept 2015
Summary of this week's Republican hopefuls debate
Here is a quick summary of the key points from this week's Republican presidential hopefuls televised debate.
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