GOVERNMENT & POLITICS VISITS AND ACTIVITIES

The following visits and activities have been organised and will be of particular interest to Government & Politics students in years 12 and 13:

Friday 11th November 16: A Remembrance visit to London in the morning to participate in The Royal British Legion "Silence in the Square" event in Trafalgar Square, for the 11am Silence. This will be followed by a walk along Whitehall to see the Cenotaph, before continuing on to Westminster Abbey and the Field of Remembrance. Ms Badcock and Mr Doyle are leading with this visit.

Friday 11th November 16: Participate in this year's Academy Armistice Service, which will take place in the main quadrangle, starting promptly at 1040. G&P students will be leading with readings during the service.

Monday 6th February 17: A visit to the Houses of Parliament. This is a year 12 visit and will be led by Mr Doyle.

Still to come: A visit to the Supreme Court, which will also be open to Law students.

Mr Wilson

THURSDAY 04 FEB 16

Please use your time constructively and we will resume the formal teaching & learning next time I see you.

Yr 12 G&P: Please take the time to read the chapter in the text book on Parliament and make summary bullet point notes/revision cards.
There are also some small pamphlets on Parliament on the shelf in 201 which would be well worth reading/summarising in bullet points.

Yr 13 G&P: Now that the Iowa convention has taken place, research some of the media response to the outcomes. It would be worth looking in the UK national newspapers (in the library) and also online (try UK and US news web sites)

What is your assessment of Trump's position now within the Republican camp and who is leading amongst the Democrats?

VISIT TO PARLIAMENT

The AS Government & Politics class visited the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 26th January to support learning in Units 1 and 2. During the course of the visit students toured the house, observed debates in both chambers, met the local MP Mr Clive Efford MP and took part in a voting and elections workshop.

DIARY DATES 2016

Please note the following dates for your diaries:

Yr 12

Tue 01 Dec 15: Unit 1 (Topic 3 Political Parties) Assessment
Mon 11 Dec 15: Unit 1 (Topic 4 Pressure Groups) Assessment

Tue 05 Jan 16: Unit 1 PPE 0900-1030

Tue 26 Jan 16: Visit to Parliament

Yr 13

Tue 24 Nov 15: Unit 3 (Topic US Pressure Groups) Assessment
Mon 14 Dec 15: Unit 3 Assessment

Fri 08 Jan 16: Unit 3 PPE 1300-1430


Mr Wilson

INDEPENDENT LEARNING

For both AS and A2 Government & Politics, please make sure that you carry out some genuine independent learning this week.

Please ensure that you read the relevant chapters covering UK political parties (AS) and US pressure groups (A2). Make sure that you are reading and then making detailed notes and/or revision cards.

AS and A2 SPECIFICATION

Please use the link below to access the AS/A2 Specification:

http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/subjects/specifications/alevel/AQA-2150-W-SP-14.PDF

You will find the course content and Assessment Objectives covered in the document.

Mr Wilson

REMEMBRANCE VISIT TO LONDON 11 NOV 15

The annual visit to central London will take place on 11 Nov 15, to take in the "Silence in the Square" event, a visit to The Cenotaph and a walk through the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey. This is an ideal opportunity to see at first hand the workings of key British institutions, as well as covering the Govt & Politics Spiritual, Moral, Ethical and Social component .

Letters, etc, are available from Mr Wilson

For background see the links below:

https://www.london.gov.uk/get-involved/events/silence-in-the-square-2015
http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/7152413-remembrance-in-London

See how Remembrance poppies are made:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34600863