Thursday, 3 November 2016

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, 4 February 2016

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?

Wednesday, 3 February 2016

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.