A comprehensive lesson resource looking at the current standing of the Liberal Democratic Party as well as its historical and ideological groundings. This lesson also incorporates a consideration of liberalism as an area of consideration to apply to the evolution of the party, potentially offering stretch and challenge questioning as you cover the evolution of the party.

Four lessons are provided that begin the A-level Government and Politics: Ideologies unit for Liberalism. This was designed for the recent Edexcel course. Each lesson is provided through a PowerPoint presentation that covers key information alongside discussion points. Additional information for teacher knowledge is often incorporated into the ‘notes’ section of each slide. The components covered in this bundle are: The core concepts of individualism, freedom and the state The core concepts of rationalism, social justice and liberal democracy Classical Liberalism - its key themes and thinkers Modern Liberalism - its key themes and thinkers Not included in this bundle are: Deep dive lessons into the five key thinkers required for the course. A consolidation of overall Liberalism A suitable introduction into the Liberalism course itself Essay technique for the course

The fourth lesson to my Socialism unit, looking at The Third Way. The presentation gives a level of coverage that would lead to a deep understanding for KS5 students.

This lesson provides: A reasonably extensive coverage of the different electoral systems that are required for analysis in the Edexcel specification A scaffold for evaluating the different electoral systems in coming to a judgement between them. A sample question that provides a completely made-up source (so that you can use without fear of reducing the pool of resources already available to students for practicing source questions for this specification). The presentation is best delivered through the PowerPoint presentation mode, as each electoral system slide comes with buttons which will link you to the strengths, weaknesses and specific examples for students to know for each system. Just click on these during the presentation and it will move to the correct slide. I have also used data from the electoral commission to create a visual representation of the % make up of seats that would have occurred in the 2017 general election. On slide 21, an additional version of this image is shown - this shows the actual % split of votes so that you can compare each of the images against it. Each individual circle within these images constitutes 1% of the vote.

Just a short lesson that provides an introduction to the functions of political parties. This lesson was run with students having access to research devices (phones/laptops). They were provided with the features and functions by the teacher, then set off to research the different areas. The direction of the discussion is shown in the image file within the lesson.

This is a lesson introducing a deep dive into the different UK political parties. It is designed with the Edexcel Government and Politics specification in mind. The lesson covers: An introductory look at the political spectrum The origins of the Conservative Party The changing ideologies of- - One-Nation Conservatism - The New Right - Post-Thatcherism (with specific details on new developments under May) Modern policies on: - The economy (with the difference between Cameron and May recognised) - Law and order - Welfare - Foreign policy

Within this bundle are 5 individual presentations, each one looking at one of the key Liberal thinkers required for the Edexcel Government & Politics course. The key thinkers covered are: Locke Wollstonecraft Mill Rawls Friedan Each lesson covers a range of information about the relevant thinker, with a collection of quotes, factual information and tasks to guide student learning. Not included in this bundle: An overview of the key themes of Liberalism A breakdown between Classical and Modern Liberalism

A lesson overview that takes students through an introduction to Brexit, concluding with the recent developments following the draft bill publication. This lesson is intended to provide a scaffold for a class discussion - although questions are posed, there are no work sheets. Instead, it is intended to capture some of the interest from the recent drama of the draft bill publication, as well as provide a reasonably detailed background so that students are able to discuss contemporary politics.

A lesson that looks in depth at the impact of social class on voting behaviour. The PowerPoint presentation covers the following areas: A definition of key terms on voting behaviour (not comprehensive, however a good start for the unit) A comprehensive definition of what is meant by ‘class’ An evaluation of the extent to which class affects voting behaviour A short consideration of the context that has affected the impact of class on voting behaviour more recently Alongside the presentation, there is a PDF of an analysis of the BBC Great British Class Survey from 2013, to add complexity to modern considerations of class. There is also a table that details the AB, C1, C2 and DE breakdown of class as well as a mock-up source question through which students are directed (in the lesson) to identify the arguments for and against the importance of social class in voting behaviour.

The third lesson to my Socialism unit, looking at Revolutionary Socialism and Social Democracy. The presentation gives a level of coverage that would lead to a deep understanding for KS5 students. There is ample content available here to spread over two lessons.

The second lesson to my Socialism unit, covering three of the five components to the ideology (equality, social class and workers’ control). The presentation gives a level of coverage that would lead to a deep understanding for KS5 students. There is ample content available here to spread over two lessons. The presentation is also supported with summary worksheets for students to complete over the course.

A lesson that covers Anthony Crosland for the Edexcel unit on socialist ideologies.

A lesson that covers Anthony Giddens for the Edexcel unit on socialist ideologies.

A lesson that covers Rosa Luxemburg for the Edexcel unit on socialist ideologies.

A lesson that covers Beatrice Webb for the Edexcel unit on socialist ideologies.

A lesson that covers Marx & Engels for the Edexcel unit on socialist ideologies.

A lesson introducing the Conservative Party for the Edexcel ‘UK Government and Politics’ course. There are additional notes included for teacher knowledge.

A lesson to provide information on party funding for the Year 12 ‘UK Government and Politics’ course.

A comprehensive lesson resource looking at the current standing of the Labour Party as well as its historical and ideological groundings. This lesson also incorporates a consideration of populism as an area of consideration to apply to the most recent leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.