Cinema Workshops
Edexcel A-Level Politics Grade Booster
Join our experienced presenters for a day of fast-paced revision & essential exam technique advice on the big cinema screen – supported by online help all the way though to your final exam paper.

Overview
- Format
- Cinema Workshops
- Series
- Grade Booster
- Duration
- 10.30am-3.15pm (Registration from 9.45am)
- Price
- £30.00 (+VAT)
- Audience
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For all Year 13 students preparing to take Edexcel A-Level Politics exams in May/June 2024.
Spring 2024 dates & locations
Booking information for our spring 2024 workshops
Priority group booking requests for schools and colleges
From Wednesday 1st November 2023, schools and colleges are invited to submit group booking requests. This priority booking request window will end on Friday 24th November 2023. Priority Bookings will then be entered into the system from the 27th November and you will then receive confirmation and an invoice.
A link to the priority group booking request form will appear here from Wednesday 1st November 2023.
General sale
Tickets for our spring 2024 workshops will go on general sale on Monday 4th December 2023.
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Thursday 7th March 2024
Trafford Centre (Odeon Cinema)
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Tuesday 12th March 2024
Cribbs Causeway (Vue Cinema)
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Thursday 14th March 2024
Star City (Vue Cinema)
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Monday 18th March 2024
Westfield Stratford City (Vue Cinema)
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Thursday 21st March 2024
Westfield White City (Vue Cinema)
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Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Westfield Stratford City (Vue Cinema)
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Friday 26th April 2024
Westfield White City (Vue Cinema)
About the workshop
Our cinema workshops are designed and delivered by experienced teacher and examiner presenters, all of whom have a deep understanding of what students need to focus on in order to succeed in the 2023 exams.
Each Grade Booster workshop runs from 10.30 a.m. until 3.10 p.m. with four sessions delivered in the cinema screen by our specialist presenters. Students have a short break during the morning and 50-60 mins to relax over lunch before returning for a fast-paced, intensive afternoon session!
What's included
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Full day of engaged learning in a modern, multiplex cinema
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Designed and delivered by highly experienced presenters
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Dedicated workshop booklet
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Free enrolment on Grade Booster Digital, the supporting online course
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40% one-time discount code to use on any tutor2u printed resources
What we'll cover
- What the examiners are looking for
- Focus on AO1 - knowledge & understanding
- Making synoptic links
- Making the most of your Politics knowledge
- Focus on core and non-core political ideas questions
- Key terms and knowledge
- Focus on key thinkers and how to use them in essays
- Revision techniques for ideas topics
- Focus on AO3 and making judgements
- Focus on AO2 and linking arguments in an analytical way
- Paragraph writing techniques and conclusions
- Using a source and writing essays for source questions
- Focus on topical examples and knowledge of contemporary politics across topics
- Contemporary alternatives to "timeless classic" examples
- How to apply contemporary political knowledge to a range of topics and questions
Online Support
To provide an even more effective support for students, we are combining all our cinema workshops with a comprehensive online support course (Grade Booster Digital) which will help students from the moment they book their cinema place to the date of their final exam in the summer.
Each Grade Booster Digital course provides significant additional resources that complements what students cover during their cinema workshop. We’re confident that this combination of cinema + online course will provide an unrivalled support for students as they prepare for summer 2023 exams.
Learn more about the online support
Your hosts
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Ciára McCombe
Ciára is the head of Politics in a North West London school and also a passionate History teacher. She is dedicated to equipping students with the political literacy needed to bring about societal change.
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Clive Owen
Clive is an experienced A-Level Politics teacher and examiner.
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Duncan Hall
Duncan is an experienced social science and humanities teacher, writer and senior examiner. He has taught Politics and Sociology A Level for many years and has a PhD in Social History.
Do you have any questions?
We're here to help. If you have any questions about any of our events, please email events@tutor2u.net.