Politics
Welcome to the Politics extension work page!
Please see the information below to expand your political knowledge.
A Level Extention Work
Politics |
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Year Group |
KS5 |
Additional Reading: |
Politics Review Magazine (subscription required - if enough are interested then the school can arrange a discount) - https://www.hoddereducationmagazines.com/magazines/politics-review/ Politics Review Extras - additional material to go with Political Review magazine - https://www.hoddereducation.com/magazines/magazines-extras/politics-review-extras Higher Education Support from University of Cambridge - https://myheplus.com/subject/politics Books and resources recommended by Oxford University undergraduates - https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/applying-to-univ/reading-bank/?category=social-sciences&subcategory=politics |
Websites: |
Official national paper and digital archive of the UK government, and for England and Wales - https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ News resource providing comprehensive monitoring and reporting on UK politics- Think tank providing independent research and analysis - https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/ Magazines, articles and other resources (Political Studies Association) - https://www.psa.ac.uk/resources Oxford University Political Research - https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/research/research Oxford University Political Blog - https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/ Political philosophy blog - |
Radio/Podcasts/Videos: |
BBC Sounds, various topics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/search?q=politics BBC sounds, Americast - podcast covering the breadth of US Politics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zz University of Oxford Politics and international relations podcasts - https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/politics-and-international-relations-podcasts Institute for Government Lectures and live events - https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/our-work/research-and-analysis/podcasts Aberystwyth University talks - Conservatism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TxmtdE69uY Liberalism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gnESorriAE Socialism and communism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evn7hCPzjvs Sovereignty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaDzfo6yh-E US Parties - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oO1R6FJb2k |
MOOCs: |
EdX Courses free online courses - https://www.edx.org/search?q=politics Online courses - https://www.coursera.org/search?query=politics Ivy League Universities free online courses - |
Things to do: |
The John Locke Institute Global Essay Competition (usually opens April) https://www.johnlockeinstitute.com/essay-competition The R.A. Butler Prize - essays in Politics and International Studies is a competition that can be entered by students in Year 12 or the Lower 6th. Candidates are invited to submit an essay on a topic to be chosen from a list of general questions announced in March each year, and to be submitted in August - https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/essay-prizes/politics/ LSE Political Review essay competition for sixth form students - https://lsesueconsoc.org/the-essay-competition/ Oxford and Cambridge University College essay competitions - https://www.mindsunderground.com/oxbridge-competitions/overview St Hugh’s University of Oxford essay competitions - https://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/prospective-students/outreach-at-st-hughs/essay-competitions/ UK Youth Parliament - https://www.byc.org.uk/uk/uk-youth-parliament Public Speaking Competitions and mock bar trials - https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions-for-children/public-speaking-and-reading-aloud/ The John Locke Institute Summer Schools - |