I have over 11 years of teaching and experience in the further education sector specialising in Politics, Geography, Sociology, Economics, Business Studies and Religious Studies. I enjoy creating educational resources that boost students understanding and confidence. I am an established TES author with many new exciting resources in the pipeline. I offer a range of resources for A Level.
I have over 11 years of teaching and experience in the further education sector specialising in Politics, Geography, Sociology, Economics, Business Studies and Religious Studies. I enjoy creating educational resources that boost students understanding and confidence. I am an established TES author with many new exciting resources in the pipeline. I offer a range of resources for A Level.
Comprehensive Revision Notes that Cover: Terminology, Functions and Features of the UK Constitution, Sources of the UK Constitution, Codified/Uncodified Constitution, Should the UK Reform its Constitution? Branches of UK Government, Parliamentary Sovereignty and Constitutional Reforms (Labour’s Post-1997 Reforms).
Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: FPTP – First Past The Post, SV - Supplementary Vote, Closed List, STV - Single Transferable Vote and AMS – Additional Members System.
Comprehensive Revision Notes that Cover: Terminology, Characteristics of Government, Roles of the Prime Minister, How Does the PM Select Ministers? Sources of PM Power, Limitations on Prime-Ministerial Power, To What Extent have UK Prime Ministers Become More ‘Presidential’? Functions of Cabinet, Changes Under the Current Coalition, Collective Responsibility, Individual Ministerial Responsibility, Are British Prime Ministers as Powerful as is Sometimes Claimed? Prime Ministerial Power and Do We Have a Core Executive?
A Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: ‘One of the Most pro-European Countries in the Union.’ Historical Background: Italy’s Fascist Legacy and Europe, Italy and the European Coal and Steel Community, Italy and the European Economic Community and the European Union, The Berlusconi Government of: anti-European Sentiments and The Positions of Italy’s Political Parties on Europe. Ideal for Politics, Citizenship and History.
A Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: Historical background: The Franco Dictatorship and Europe, 1976-1986: Spain’s Transition to Democracy and EC Membership, The Impact of Spain’s Membership on the European Community and The Positions of Spain’s Three Most Influential Political Parties on Europe.
Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: ‘One must genuinely create Europe.’ (Jean Monnet, 1950, What is a Collective Identity? Symbols of Europe / Europeaness (flag, anthem, Europe Day, the Euro) and European Identity and European Citizenship.
Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: The Old European Narrative, The ‘New Narrative for Europe’, A New Settlement for Britain in Europe, Britain's Vote To Leave – Disintegration of Europe?and The Future of European Integration.
Comprehensive Presentations that Covers: Introduction to European Integration, Britain in Europe, Spain in Europe, Italy in Europe, Germany in Europe, France in Europe, European Identity, The Institutions of the EU, The Project of European Integration since 1945 and Future of European Integration.
Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: The Lords in Context: Historical Evolution; Changing Constitutional Position, the Functions of the Lords, Current Membership, House of Lords Reform, Strength / Weakness of Current and Possible Systems.
Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: Characteristics of Scotland’s Devolved Party System, Key Political Cleavages, Votes and Seats in Scotland in UK General Elections 1964-2010, Differential Voting Patterns in Scottish and Westminster Elections, the 2015 Westminster Election Result in Scotland, Votes and Seats in Scottish Parliament Elections 1999-2011, Scotland’s 2011 Electoral Geography, the Electoral Geography of Scotland, the 2011 Scottish Parliament Election: SNP ahead in every Demographic Category, the 2011 Scottish Parliament Election: Voting by Identity, Explaining the Dominance of Labour in Scotland from the 1960s until 2007, The 2011 Scottish Parliament Election: Labour’s fall begins, the Scottish National Party (SNP), the SNP’s Economic Focus, the SNP in Government, the Scottish Conservative Party, Collapse of Conservative Working-Class Support in Scotland 1979-97, Scottish Liberal Democrats, the Scottish Nation, Modern Identity: Civic and Self-Governing Scotland, Trends in ‘forced choice’ (Scottish or British) & in Moreno National Identity, Religion in Scotland (2011 census), the History of Scottish Sectarianism, The ‘Sectarianism is Pervasive’ Argument, Why the ‘Sectarianism is Pervasive’ Thesis? The Response of Scotland’s Devolved Government to the Perceived Problem of Sectarianism, the ‘Sectarianism is Not Pervasive’ Thesis, The ‘Sectarianism is Exaggerated’ Arguments of Bruce and the Sectarianism a is Exaggerated Thesis.
Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: Responses to the Collapse of Devolved Power Sharing in 1974, British Government Policy after the Collapse of Devolution, Rolling Devolution 1982-86, The Climax of the Movement away from Devolved Power Sharing: the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement, Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985: Unionist Perspectives, Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985: non-Unionist Perspectives, the Climax of the Movement away from Devolved Power Sharing: the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement, Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985: Unionist Perspectives, Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985: non-Unionist Perspectives, Rolling Devolution 1982-86, the Road to the Good Friday Agreement and Devolution, the Good Friday Agreement 1998,The Referenda on the Good Friday Agreement May 1998, Voting by Religion in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement Referendum in Northern Ireland, Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, June 1998: Unionists, Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, June 1998: Nationalist and ‘Other’ Parties (all pro-Agreement), the Executive and Assembly Committees and Issues with the GFA.
Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: Issues of Governance such as the Union, the Scottish Office, Accountability/Legitimacy and the decline of Conservative Unionism. It also covers the Rise of Nationalism, the Growth of the SNP and the Unionist Responses from the Conservative and Labour Parties, examines the bringing about of devolution such as the 1st Attempt in 1979 – the campaign and result, the ‘Thatcher Factor, the Constitutional Convention, 2nd Attempt in 1997– the campaign and result and the 2014 Independence Referendum.
A Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: The European Council, The European Parliament in Strasbourg, The European Parliament, Number of MEPs per member state since 2014, Representation of groups/factions in the European Parliament since the 2014 election, European Parliament Responsibilities, European Parliament Democratic Deficit, The Council of Ministers, The Council of the EU, Votes per country in the Council of Ministers and The European Commission.
A Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: France’s Role in the Process of European Integration,
Positions of France’s Three Most Influential Political Parties on Europe, Franco-German Relations in Europe, France and the European Defence Community, France and the Common Agricultural Policy and France and the Treaty for a European Constitution.
Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: Definition, Purpose, Origins, Features: parliamentary sovereignty, uncodified, unitary, fusion of powers and flexible as well as Advantages and Disadvantages of the UK Constitutions.
Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: Indicators of Religiosity in Northern Ireland, Religion and the Conflict in Northern Ireland and Anti-Catholicism.
Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: John Major, Eurobarometer, The UK’s Special Status in Europe, Has Britain been an ‘awkward partner’ in Europe? Net Contributor and Britain in Europe since 1945.
A Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: The Historical Context after WWII: Dividing Germany - Integrating Europe, Germany’s Main Political Parties on Europe Today, Political and Public Support for the Project of European Integration in Germany, The Franco-German Élysée Treaty of 1963, German Unification of 1990 and European Integration and Present-day Germany in Europe: a ‘reluctant hegemon’?
Comprehensive Presentations that Cover: The Welfare State in America I, The Welfare State in America II, The Welfare State in Britain, Comparing Welfare States and Welfare Regimes/ Models, The Welfare State in Transition, The Welfare State and the European Union, The Welfare State in Germany I, The Welfare State in Scandinavia, The Welfare State in Sweden and The Welfare State in Germany II.