This is one of eleven lessons for Government and Politics - Chapter Two: Political Parties. As a teacher of 15 years and an examiner for several years, I have developed these lessons to ensure my students exceed their expectations and achieve excellent grades. Lessons are exam focused, thought provoking, engaging and cover all of the content necessary to achieve the highest grades at A Level. The first lesson of the chapter is available for free! Each lesson includes: •Clear objectives, incorporating differentiated, higher-order thinking skills •Starter task, linking today’s topic to a contemporary issue for relevance •Example of an exam-style question for today’s topic •Context slide and video link to ‘set the scene’ •In-depth reading, based on Edexcel textbook chapters •Comprehension tasks to acquire knowledge and understanding •A conclusion-writing activity, with writing frame, to help develop exam writing skills •Plenary to assess learning and to challenge evaluative critical-thinking