AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel): Introduction to the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter asking what is a constitution? History of the development of the UK constitution Codified, uncodified, entrenched & unentrenched explained Practice questions and case study More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on The European Communities Act 1972 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 development European Communities Act explained Development of the UK constitution worksheet Selected previous lessons: 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 Parliament Act 1911; 1949: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12637272

Full lesson on pressure groups used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Case studies (Just Stop Oil; Gurkhas; Stop the War) Explanation of insider vs. outsider groups Links to relevant videos and articles

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

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

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 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 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-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

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

AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the historical development of the UK’s established political parties as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes: Starter on the main functions of political parties Link to list of UK politics documentaries Handouts on Labour, Conservatives & Liberal Democrats Brick wall templates to help students visualise the ‘building’ of the main parties throughout history Homework task (students to explain which party that they think align with most) 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 Sources of the UK Constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617

AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on minor UK political parties (SNP, Greens, Plaid & UKIP) as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes: Starter on political party funding Major successes of the minor parties (e.g. Brexit for UKIP) Policies of the minor parties Two-party system discussion 5-part homework documentary on New Labour (see previous lessons) 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 UK political party funding: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729938