“The method of political science is the interpretation of life; its instrument is insight”

Woodrow Wilson

Subject Leader:	Mr Hector
Politics Teachers:	Mr Digney & Miss Patience
Website:	St Wilfrid's Catholic School:   Politics

 

Subject Leader for Politics:         Mr Hector

Politics Teachers:                                         Mr Digney & Miss Patience

Department Website:                              Politics - Home (sharepoint.com)

 

Overview

A Level Politics is a great subject for curious people who want to know why the world is organised the way it is.

Studying A-level Politics helps the student understand key political ideas, of how authority and power are organised and how political systems differ.

It enables one to build key transferable skills e.g. information analysis and evaluation, discrimination between viewpoints, which are valuable in a wide range of careers and in life generally.

Year 12

We study UK Politics and UK Government, including:

• how people participate in politics, examining democracy, political parties, electoral systems, voting behaviour and the media.
• the British constitution, parliament, Prime Minister and executive, and the relationships between the branches.
• Political Ideas: Liberalism, Socialism, Conservatism, and Nationalism.
• We debate issues such as the reasons behind the Brexit vote, whether or not the Prime Minister has too much power, why did Labour win the 2024 election, and whether Britain truly democratic?’

Year 13

We study the USA and compare it to the UK system:

• The US Constitution and federalism, US Congress, US presidency, US Supreme Court and: 
• You will have the opportunity to compare and contrast US and UK politics
• You will also find out the answers to questions like ‘How did Donald Trump become President?’, ‘Why it so easy to have a gun in the USA?’, and ‘Why is race such a big issue in America?’