Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)
Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)
Bundle of 12 AS Politics lessons covering voter behaviour and the media module.
Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities):
Lesson 1: Introduction to voter behaviour
Lesson 2: ‘Typical’ party voters
Lesson 3: Political data
Lesson 4: Gender, ethnicity & education
Lesson 5: Governing competence
Lesson 6: Party manifestos
Lesson 7: 1979 general election
Lesson 8: Political advertising
Lesson 9: British politics in the 1980s & 1990s
Lesson 10: Tory sleaze
Lesson 11: Influence of the media
Lesson 12: Disillusion & apathy
Also includes a list of recommended UK politics documentaries; and a set of 35 politics revision tips.
Individual lessons (plus more Economics, Politics and Business Studies material) can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on influence of the media.
Full lesson includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Starter task (looking at newspaper support during previous UK elections)
Links to list of UK politics documentaries
Past paper essay question
Essay planning template
Previous lessons that may be of interest:
Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155
‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310
Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693
Ethnicity, gender & education: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587224
Governing competence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591090
Party manifestos: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591103
1979 UK general election: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591105
Political advertising & single issue voting: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591230
British politics in the 1980s & 1990s: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12600509
Tory sleaze: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/tory-sleaze-as-politics-12600514
Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Full lesson on Single transferable vote (STV) and supplementary vote (SV) electoral systems used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Pros and cons explained (plus comparisons with other electoral systems)
Data & videos
Table to complete
Homework task
Previous lessons below:
FPTP (first-past-the-post): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12859872
AMS (additional member system): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12859879
Four lessons for teaching Electoral systems topic (component 1; AS Politics; Edexcel).
Lesson 1: First-past-the-post
Lesson 2: Additional member system
Lesson 3: Single transferable vote & supplementary vote
Lesson 4: Referendums
All PowerPoints contain data, videos, student tasks etc.
See also:
Voter behaviour & the media bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12633978
AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the 1979 UK general election as part of Voter behaviour & the media module.
Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Starter task (students must decipher 1979 election data)
Homework task
Some prior knowledge is required so please see previous lessons below:
Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155
‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310
Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693
Ethnicity, gender & education: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587224
Governing competence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591090
Party manifestos: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591103
Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) touching on ethnicity, gender and education as part of Voter behaviour & the media module.
Includes:
PowerPoint
Starter task
Worksheet (that I get them to fill in gradually as we cover each factor)
Previous lessons:
Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155
‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310
Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693
Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) covering The Human Rights Act as part of the module on development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Starter on Human Rights in Europe
Teacher explanation of ECHR (1950) and Human Rights Act (1998)
Human Rights case study (Abu Hamza)
Other selected previous lessons:
Introduction to the UK constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622065
Statute Law: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658611
Sources of the UK constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617
Constitutional changes in the UK since 1997: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12667878
AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the British politics in the 1980s & 1990s as part of Voter behaviour & the media module.
Previous lessons that may be of interest:
Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155
‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310
Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693
Ethnicity, gender & education: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587224
Governing competence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591090
Party manifestos: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591103
1979 UK general election: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591105
Political advertising & single issue voting: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591230
Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on political party funding as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
Starter on the historical development of the UK’s main parties
Explanations of how political parties are funded in the UK
Key differences between Labour (unions) and Conservatives (wealthy individuals)
Case studies (Ecclestone & Blair; big Tory donors)
Past paper question on why party funding could be seen as controversial
Other selected previous lessons:
Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978
Historical development of the UK’s main political parties: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729930
Sources of the UK Constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617
Full lesson on AMS (additional member system) electoral system used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
AMS fully explained (plus pros and cons)
Video on AMS
Very challenging task to work out regional seat-allocation (using real data from Lothian). Answers provided for teacher!
Short homework task
Previous lesson on FPTP (first-past-the-post) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12859872
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) covering Constitutional changes in the UK since 1997 as part of the module on development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
2x PowerPoints (with learner activities)
Starter recap on sources of the UK constitution
Scottish devolution, Welsh devolution, Freedom of Information Act and House of Lords reform explained
Homework past paper question
Other selected previous lessons:
Introduction to the UK constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622065
Statute Law: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658611
Sources of the UK constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617
AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on disillusion & apathy:. Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Links to relevant videos
Previous lessons that may be of interest:
Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155
‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310
Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693
Ethnicity, gender & education: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587224
Governing competence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591090
Party manifestos: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591103
1979 UK general election: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591105
Political advertising & single issue voting: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591230
British politics in the 1980s & 1990s: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12600509
Tory sleaze: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/tory-sleaze-as-politics-12600514
Influence of the media on voter behaviour: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621283
Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on Parliament Act 1911 & Parliament Act 1949 as part of the module on development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Starter recap of previous developments (Magna Carta, Bill of Rights etc.)
1911 Parliament Act explained
1949 Parliament Act explained
Development of the UK constitution glossary / worksheet
Previous lessons:
Characteristics of a constitution (entrenched, codified etc): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622065
Magna Carta & Bill of Rights: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622083
Act of Settlement; Act of Union: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622116
AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) introducing module on Voter behaviour & the media.
1-hour lesson introduces students to UK politics (constituencies, main parties, House of Commons etc) and includes:
PowerPoint
Voter behaviour worksheet
Reading diary
Link to recommended reading list
Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) introducing the main UK political parties (Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats etc) as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
Politics reading diary (with reading list)
Introduction to seats/constituencies
Introduction to the political spectrum (left wing & right wing)
Introduction to the main parties and their policies
Explanation of the main functions of political parties
Student activities throughout
Homework task (political compass test)
Other selected previous lessons:
Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978
Human Rights Act: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/human-rights-act-as-politics-12673794
Statute Law: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/statute-law-as-politics-12658611
Full lesson on FPTP (first-past-the-post) electoral system used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes:
23-slide PowerPoint
Full explanation of FPTP (with pros and cons and anomalies outlined)
Learner activities throughout (with real data and examples to explore)
Links to relevant articles and video on boundary changes
Full lesson on referendums in the UK used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Pros and cons explained
In-depth look at Scottish independence referendum
Research task into UK referendums since 1997
Homework videos (Brexit movie & documentary)
Previous lessons below:
FPTP (first-past-the-post): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12859872
AMS (additional member system): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12859879
STV & SV: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12862233
AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the political advertising & single issue voting as part of Voter behaviour & the media module.
Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Essay writing tips for writing about 1979 general election
Election campaign posters for students to discuss and rate
Homework task (with link to political advertising documentary)
Homework worksheet
Some prior knowledge is required so please see previous lessons below:
Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155
‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310
Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693
Ethnicity, gender & education: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587224
Governing competence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591090
Party manifestos: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591103
1979 UK general election: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591105
Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
A list of 35 things students can do to improve their A-level Politics grade (links to reading lists, podcasts, revision sites etc).
Please feel free to report any broken links or make suggestions for me to add to the list (I will gladly include them).