Teaching activity
Free course from Parliament about...Parliament!
19th September 2016
Here's a cracking opportunity to register for a free FutureLearn course from Parliament, all about Parliament! Brilliant for new politics teachers, and for AS/Year 12 politics students who want to develop some independent study skills.
The following description has been taken from the Parliament website:
"This three week introductory course is free to join, and is designed to increase public engagement and understanding of the work and role of the Parliament. The course will cover the following areas:
- the difference between Parliament and Government
- the role, and the changing nature of Parliamentary debates, including new digital debates
- the steps and processes involved in making and changing legislation
- the role of committees
- how citizens can engage with Parliament
The course opens for registration on Thursday 15 September and will launch on Monday 14 November 2016."
Ruth Tarrant
Ruth has been Subject Lead in Economics at tutor2u for many years after a career of teaching Economics, Business, Politics and Maths in a range of secondary schools. She is a highly experienced A level Economics Examiner, and also teaches undergraduate Economics on a very part-time basis at the University of Oxford. Ruth is passionate about making economics fun, engaging and accessible.
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