UPDATED FOR 2024 - A series of resources designed for Parliament Week to be used in lesson or as part of form time activities. It includes a competition for KS3, a quiz about current political issues and a discussion activity on PRotesting and Just Stop Oil designed for KS4 and KS5. Could also be adapted to be used for an assembly.

Fully resourced lesson for Edexcel Government UK topic one on constitution covering Parliamentary Sovereignty. It has a worksheet to cover how sovereignty works with other aspects of the constitution, such as devolved bodies. Also includes two really useful articles to ensure students gain real political examples of how sovereignty works in practice. Homework written in to bridge to my devolution lessons. Works well with rest of my series of lessons on the constitution topic.

‘How to’ guides for Paper 1 and Paper 2. Includes three writing guides for 30 marker source and none source essay questions, as well as 24 mark ideology questions.

A writing guide to help with Edexcel Paper 1 and Paper 2 essay questions. An exemplar essay, for the question ‘Evaluate the view that reforms to the UK’s constitution since 1997 have not gone far enough. (30)’ with colour code to help with structure. As well as a bad essay for students to improve on. Can be used in line with my 1997 - 2010 & 2010-2022 reform lessons. Makes a good resource for setting up, writing and feeding back to students once marked.

Quiz covering Component one and two as well as some more fun politics/current affairs round. There are six rounds: 1. Componenet 1; 2. Component 2; 3: What are they up to picture round; 4. This week in the news; 5. Higher or lower ages of MPs; 6. Obervation round (vid of Boris Johnson on top gear). This can be used for Y12 or Y13. Some rounds could also be taken to be used for other year groups. Can be used year on year if ‘this week in the news’ round is changed. ANSWERS INCLUDED

Fully resourced lesson on the role of the Opposition in parliament. Includes articles on Corbyn and Starmer as well as videos on PMQs to work towards a sheet on how well they help parliament fulfil their roles. Can be used as part of my series of lessons on Edexcel Paper 2 Topic 2 Parliament.

Complete lesson on the role of Select Committees and how well these help to fulfill the roles of Parliament. Includes sheet to fill on what committees do and the powers they have. As well as spider diagram to annotate on how they help parliament to fulfill its main functions. Broken up with videos. Can be used as part of my series of lessons on Edexcel Paper 2 Topic 2 Parliament.

An introductory lesson on Constitution topic for Edexcel A Level Government and Politics. Introductory quiz, nature of the constitution (unentrenched, uncodified, etc). Also includes a homework written in and resourced on the development of our constitution from Magna Carta to BREXIT.

EDEXCEL Politics core ideologies topic checklists. Including topics, core values, glossaries/key words and key thinkers.

Introductory lesson on the makeup and roles of the different branches of Parliament. Can be used as part of my series of lessons on paper 2, component 2 lessons. This covers the makeup of parliament, how it overlaps with the executive and then an overview of the different people within parliament and their roles. All which can be filled in with info from the slides. There are videos mixed in to break up teacher talk, plus an article on the people’s peers.

Lesson beginning to look at the comparative powers of Commons and Lords. Will require discussion and prior knowledge or legislative process for students to begin to develop arguments regarding which house is more powerful. Can be used as part of my series of lessons on Edexcel paper 2 topic 2 Parliament.

A complete lesson on how a bill becomes law. Covers the process from bill to royal assent. Covers the different types of bills, the debate and scrutiny process this must go through and different pieces of legislation that have been introduced, such as Salisbury Conventions and English Votes for English Laws. All info needed is on slides and there are videos to break it up. Can be used as part of my series of lessons for Edexcel paper 2 topic 2 Parliament.

A lesson on the sources and principles of the UK Constitution, madea as part of a series of lessons on the Constution topic for Edexcel A Level Government and Politics. Also includes a homework written in to research 1997-2010 Constitutional reform. NOTE - Will require a textbook if you want students to work independently OR can print slides for them to work from.

Fully resourced lesson on the role and power of Back Benchers. Including recent examples of how Back Benchers have outed two PMs. Includes sheet to fill as an overview, sheet to annotate on how well they help parliament fulfill its roles, such as in legislation and scrutiny. Can be used as part of my series of lessons for Edexcel Paper 2 Topic 2 Parliament.

A short PP and planning sheet WITH arguments on the comparative powers of the Commons and the Lords. Can be used as an assessment in my series of lessons on Edexcel Paper 2 Topic 2 Parliament.

A lesson on Constitutional reform under the Coalition, May and Johnson, made as part of a series of lessons on the Constution topic for Edexcel A Level Government and Politics. Requires students to do some independent research, but what they should have found is written into the slides. Provides opportunity for lots of disussion on how far these reforms have been a success. Also includes a homework to prepare for an essay question on constitutional reform. Fits well with my previous lesson on my TES on Labout reform from 1997.

Resourced lesson on the importance of Parliament’s ability to recruit and maintain ministers. Includes an activity to research the political careers of PMs to see how experienced they were before becoming PM and an article on the issue of Conservative MPs not standing for election. Can be used as part of my series of lessons on Edexcel Paper 2 Topic 2 Parliament.

A lesson on Constitutional reform under Blair and Brown, made as part of a series of lessons on the Constution topic for Edexcel A Level Government and Politics. Requires students to do some independent research, but what they should have found is written into the slides. Provides opportunity for lots of disussion on how far these reforms have been a success. Also includes a homework written in to research 2010 - 2022 Constitutional reform.

Edexcel Politics lesson for topic 1 - Constitution covering the issue of whether we should have a codified constitution. This lesson preps students to for the past paper source question on this debate and includes an article to set them for homework in preparation; a ‘how to’ writing guide for source questions and an exemplar written answer to use for feedback with colour code to talk students through top level answers.