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GCE A Level Politics

at The St Marylebone Cofe School, London · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

2 Year A-Level course. In Year 12 students study the functions of Parliament and the role of political parties in the running of our political system. Issues arise out of this such as the position of our changing constitution, the future of the House of Lords, the issue of an 'elective dictatorship' in the Commons and the pressures caused by membership of the European Union on our parliamentary sovereignty. Democracy and the service elections provides is also scrutinised; questions about Britain's democratic credentials are examined. By Year 13 the course switches to focus on political ideologies, i.e. political thinking and ways of seeing the world. Are humans naturally selfish and un-trustworthy or are they rational thinkers and lovers of freedom or equality? A comparative study of classic ideologies such as conservatism, socialism and liberalism will be contrasted with alternative ideologies such as nationalism, anarchism and feminism along with new political thinking such as ecologism and multiculturalism. The course is examined by four written examinations; two in Year 12 and two in Year 13, with a mixture of shorter and longer essay style responses needed.

What you need to get on

Five 6 to 9 grades at GCSE and a 5 in Maths. Grade 6 in English Language GCSE.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • St Marylebone CoE School Sixth Form

    14 Blandford Street, London, W1U 4AZ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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