Get the Obama biography
I have been asked by several students if the first volume of Obama's autobiography is worth reading. Yes, buy it, or borrow it if you can.
Rebels, rebels? The tiers are a mess
The latest parliamentary rebellion, this time over regional covid restrictions, has hit the headlines. Why?
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 30 November 2020
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Don't forget - there is a 'Classroom Mode' for any teacher wishing to use this as part of their classroom delivery. Good Luck!
Who said devolution has been a 'disaster'?
Significant social change as part of the post 1997 constitutional reforms
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 23 November 2020
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Don't forget - there is a 'Classroom Mode' for any teacher wishing to use this as part of their classroom delivery. Good Luck!
Developing politics knowledge beyond the classroom. Part four: documentaries
Equally, it would have been possible to continue to call this boosting your personal statement for UCAS.
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 16 November 2020
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Don't forget - there is a 'Classroom Mode' for any teacher wishing to use this as part of their classroom delivery. Good Luck!
Equally I could have called this boosting your personal statement for UCAS.
Developing politics knowledge beyond the classroom. Part two: MOOCs
Related to a previous entry, equally this could be entitled 'Strengthening a UCAS application. Part two: MOOCs'
Equally this could be entitled 'Strengthening a UCAS application'. Part one: online lectures
Electoral College research and debate
The arguments for and against the current system for electing the US President are well known, but what really differentiates student answers is the depth and range of examples
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 09 November 2020
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Don't forget - there is a 'Classroom Mode' for any teacher wishing to use this as part of their classroom delivery. Good Luck!
"Why Study A Level Politics?" Video
Our popular "Why Study A Level Politics?" video has been updated for 2020. If you have open days coming up (real or "virtual") this is a good way to help sell your course to potential students.
Great online event provided by The Guardian on election 2020
With the American election outcome on a knife edge, here is news of an online discussion led by one of Britain's leading journalists on the USA, Jonathan Freedland.
US election: last minute predictions
What do the foremost experts say what is likely to happen in the 2020 election? Text and video.
More devolution for the English regions?
There has been a lot of debate in recent weeks as to whether the Covid panademic would be better handled if the UK had a different, less centralised, system of government.
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 02 November 2020
Here's this week's post half-term UK politics news quiz. Don't forget - there is a 'Classroom Mode' for any teacher wishing to use this as part of their classroom delivery. Good Luck!
Race for the White House 2020 - Who Decides?
The art of psephology and picking the winner...
A Week is a Long Time in Politics - UK Politics quiz 19 October 2020
Here's this week's UK politics news quiz. Good Luck!
US politics and society - recommended viewing on BBC and Netflix
Parallels between 1968 and 2020?