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Politics GCE-A Level

at Southend High School For Boys, Westcliff-On-Sea · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level24 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

Paper 1 UK Politics 1. Democracy and participation 2. Political parties 3. Electoral systems 4. Voting behaviour and the media. Ideas of liberalism, conservatism and socialism Paper 2 UK Government 1. The constitution 2. Parliament 3. Prime Minister and executive 4. Relationships between the branches. Ideas of nationalism, feminism, multiculturalism, anarchism and ecologism. Paper 3 Comparative Politics including Global theories 1. Theories of global politics 2. Sovereignty and globalisation 3. Global governance: political and economic 4. Global governance: human rights and environmental 5. Power and developments 6. Regionalism and the European Union. Knowledge of such concepts will prevent dictatorship in the UK. Politics forms an excellent basis for the following degrees: political science, international relations, law, history, European studies, sociology, business studies, philosophy, economics and languages. The subject also leads to a variety of careers: journalism, the legal profession, banking, commerce, employment with multinational corporations, teaching/lecturing, the diplomatic corps, the civil service, the military, careers within the European Union, United Nations or other international organisations and, of course, professional politics itself.

What you need to get on

You will need to accrue at least 52 points from your eight best GCSE grades, where numerical grades = face value & A*=9, A=8, B=7. Short course GCSEs may be included within this calculation. You must achieve at least GCSE Grade 5 in Mathematics. You must achieve at least GCSE Grade 6 in English Language and in one or, if taken, two of the Humanities group of GCSE subjects, namely History, Geography, Religious Studies or Citizenship Studies.

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

  • Southend High School for Boys

    Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RG

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Westcliff-on-Sea

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