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Guide to the New Proposed A Level Politics Specifications

Ruth Tarrant

22nd September 2016

I've been taking a very close look at the proposed new A level Politics specifications this week. OCR, as many of us know, have decided to discontinue their Politics A level, which leaves just AQA and Pearson Edexcel to battle it out.

Edexcel currently has the lion's share of the market, but it will be interesting to see if they retain it. To help get you thinking about the ins and outs of the various specs, I've put together a short guide.

Please remember that this is the initial version and may well be revised once the new specs are fully accredited by Ofqual.

Download the New Politics Specification Comparison document (Version 1.0) here: Politics New 2017 Specs Comparison

As you might imagine, there is a robust discussion going on amongst over 160 A Level Politics teachers over on the A Level Politics Teacher Community on Facebook - if you are not already taking part, come over to join in!

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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