Revision sheets (one topic to a page) for the UK Politics (Component 1) topics:
Democracy & Participation
Political Parties
Electoral Systems & Referendums
Voting Behaviour & the Media
A new bundle containing some brand new lessons on current affairs / political polarisation in the UK.
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A lesson focusing on the current UK flags and hotels debate
A lesson focusing on British Values in 2025
A lesson focusing on polarisation in the current political landscape
Critical thinking surrounding the use of the term ‘fascism’.
A lesson on the recent increase of religious hate crimes in the UK.
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Lessons 1-20 are on Democracy and Political Participation.
LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS BUNDLE
01a What is the nature of politics?
01b What is democracy?
01c What different forms does democracy take? (PLUS H/W)
02ab [2 hours] How effectively does democracy operate in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
03a How has the franchise been extended?
03b Should the franchise be further extended? (PLUS H/W)
03c Is there a participation crisis in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
04a What are pressure groups?
04b Why do pressure groups use different methods? (PLUS H/W)
04c Why do pressure groups succeed or fail?
04d What explains the methods and extent of success of the BMA and Extinction Rebellion? (PLUS H/W)
04e What explains the methods and extent of success of the RMT Union and Greenpeace?
04f How do other organisations promote democracy and political participation? (PLUS H/W)
04g Assessment
05a What are rights? (PLUS H/W)
05b How effective has the Human Rights Act been?
05c Who can better defend rights? (PLUS H/W)
05d What could be done to improve democracy in the UK? (PLUS H/W)
05e Knowledge test 1
To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include:
LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE
Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;
16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);
An exam technique sheet;
8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;
Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).
The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students.
On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also.
Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Comprehensive Presentations that Cover: Devolution, the House of Commons, House of Lords, the Civil Service, Monarchy and Judiciary, Regionalism and Local Government, Westminster Model, Pressure Groups, The UK Constitution, UK Voting Systems Anti-Politics and Accountability in the UK and the Core Executive.
This is for Paper 1 Component 1 UK Politics only
A bumper pack of revision resources:
Knowledge organisers for all topics which are very detailed
Topic check lists for all topics
List of potential exam questions for all topics on a planning grid with an example
Revision quiz on Democracy
Example answers for a number of questions and source questions
A Democracy revision quilt powerpoint for each key question with key words and case studies
A-Level Edexcel Politics Revision Notes for Paper 1 – UK Politics
This resource includes detailed and informative revision notes covering all the subject content for all topics of A-Level Edexcel Politics Paper 1 (UK Politics).
These revision notes cover all the content in the course specification in a clear and concise format, ensuring that you can learn everything you need to know without the excess complication or unnecessary information you will find in the textbooks. Each specification point is covered with concise detail to ensure that all of the key subject content, concepts, definitions, and relevant information is understandable and is supported with up-to-date examples, evidence and data throughout to support you developing a strong understanding of all the subject content. These revision notes will help you to develop your knowledge on all the content needed for your A-Level Politics exams!
These revision notes will save you hours and hours of work of trying to understand complicated and excessively detailed textbooks, when you could instead be spending more time learning and memorising the content more easily to ensure you can smash your A-Level Politics exams and achieve the A*!
This resource is designed for the Edexcel A-Level Politics specification, but the subject content covered in these revision notes will undoubtedly be useful and applicable for A-Level Politics with other exam boards, and other related subjects.
Notes Included
Revision Notes for Paper 1 – UK Politics
Revision Notes for Topic 1.1 – Democracy and Participation:
Revision Notes for Topic 1.2 – Political Parties
Revision Notes for Topic 1.3 – Electoral Systems
Revision Notes for Topic 1.4 – Voting Behaviour and the Media
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This Unit 2 "Governing The UK" lesson is a differentiated, one hour lesson from our scheme of work. Our lessons include examination practice, feedback and interactive activities - as well as academic rigour - to educate students for an A Level Government and Politics course.
It includes a detailed lesson plan, a PowerPoint with differentiated activities and supporting materials.
Councillor Tasks: For C grade students.
MP Tasks: For B grade students.
PM Tasks: For A grade students
Edexcel A-Level Politics
Component 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas
L3: What Role do Pressure Groups have in British Politics?
**FREE Lesson From this Unit: ** https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12845959
This SoW is designed in detail to be clearly differentiated and engaging. Using the latest researched teaching and learning techniques, such as Retrieval Practice and Dual Coding. This SoW allows you to move pupils through content efficiently. Each SoW is sequenced clearly and in line with the Edexcel Specification.
A colour scheme also runs throughout to ease both your delivery and students’ comprehension.
We provided an email address that is monitored daily, if you have any questions or issues with this purchase (teachercentralltd@gmail.com).
Below is a break down of the Bundle:
UK Politics and Core Political Ideas
L1: What are the Current systems of Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy?
L2: What are the Debates Over Wider Franchise and Suffrage?
L3: What Role do Pressure Groups have in British Politics?
L4: What Context do Rights have in UK Politics?
L5: How do Party Politics Play Out in UK Politics?
L6: How did the Established Political Parties Develop Overtime?
L7: What is the Role of the Emerging and Minor UK political parties?
L8: How has a Multi-party System been Developed in UK Politics?
L9: What Different Electoral Systems Exist?
L10: How are Referendums Used Within British Democracy?
L11: What Debates Still Surround the UK’s Electoral System?
L12: What are the Key Case Studies of Three General Elections?
L13: What is the Media’s Influence on UK Politics?
L14: What are the Core Ideas and Principles of Conservatism in the UK?
L15: What are the Differing Views and Tensions within Conservatism?
L16: Who are the Key Conservative Thinkers and What are their ideas?
L17: What are the Core Ideas and Beliefs of Liberalism?
L18: What Conflicts Often Occur within Liberalism?
L19: Who are the Key Liberal Thinkers and What are their ideas?
L20: What are the Core Ideas and Principles of Socialism?
L21: What are the Differing Views and Tensions within Socialism?
L22: Who are the Key Socialist Thinkers and their ideas?
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UPDATED FOR 2026 : A 1 hour lesson on FPTP, PR and the philosophies of the main UK political parties. As required by the AQA spec (but also suitable content for other specs), this lesson covers:
1.The major political parties contesting UK general elections; key philosophical differences between the political parties operating in UK general elections.
2.The nature of the ‘First Past the Post’ system based on parliamentary constituencies; the frequency of Westminster elections. Other voting systems used in UK elections, including proportional systems and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Created for Citizenship GCSE - Politics and Participation - perfect for revision too. Includes:
1 hour PP, worksheets, exam practice question, clips, well differentiated and easily adapted. Made for AQA Citizenship 9-1 but suitable material for any of the Citizenship GCSE courses or could be used for non-GCSE British Values lessons.
This lesson has been planned for Citizenship AQA 9-1 : Politics and Participation, specifically spec point 3.4.3 Where does political power reside: with the citizen, parliament or government?
These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes).
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Updated for 2025
Lesson looking at minor political parties in the UK and their role
Includes simple essay plan to “Evaluate the view that minor parties play no significant role in UK politics”
Has powerpoint (fully editable) with updated info about major parties as of Sept 2025-student handout tasks, continuum for debate and for students to record ideas at start and end of lesson and consider why their views have changed. Data from 2024 election and events since e.g. election of Zack Polanski as Green party leader.
Also includes snapshots of minor parties such as SNP, Greens and Reform UK.
Tables for students to complete on the policies/ leadership and electoral success of minor parties to facilitate the debate.
Also includes slides on the party system in relation to electoral system and adversarial vs consensus politics as styles.
Includes all recent election performances and a model essay for Edexcel Politics Alevel spec.
A-Level Edexcel Politics Core Political Ideology Revision Notes for Conservatism
This resource includes detailed revision notes on all content for the Core Political Ideology of Conservatism, assessed in Section C of A-Level Edexcel Politics Paper 1.
These Conservatism notes are divided into the key topics according to the Edexcel A-Level Politics specification and has a comprehensive breakdown of all past/possible core and thematic exam questions. Within the ‘Core Ideas and Principles’ section of the notes, the ideology is clearly defined, and all key concepts are broken down into key content and viewpoints. Within the ‘Different Views and Tensions’ section of the notes, the viewpoints of the different core strands of the ideology are compared in their views across various core themes – with key thinkers’ ideas used to support the viewpoints. Within the ‘Key Thinkers and their Ideas’ section of the notes, the core beliefs, concepts and ideas of each core key thinker is clearly and concisely described in-detail for ease of understanding, memorisation and application in exam questions. These notes will help you develop and learn key subject content whilst also developing key skills and knowledge needed for your A-Level Politics exams!
These revision notes will save you hours and hours of work trying to understand from complicated textbooks, when you could instead be spending more time learning and memorising the content more easily so that you are ready to smash your A-Level Politics exams and achieve the A*!
This resource is designed for the Edexcel A-Level Politics specification, but the content and notes will be useful and applicable for A-Level Politics with other exam boards, and related subjects.
The key thinkers covered in these notes: Thomas Hobbes, Edmund Burke, Michael Oakeshott, Ayn Rand and Robert Nozick.
Areas Covered by Notes
Conservatism: Core Ideas and Principles
Different Views and Tensions within Conservatism
Conservative Key Thinkers and Their Ideas
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Edexcel Politics A-Level Lesson based on the PM and the Cabinet. This lesson covers the specification requirements and serves to deepen thinking through independent research, low stakes quizzes and examination preparation.
This is three lessons worth of teaching and learning.
As with all lessons in the unit, it comes with a low-stakes quiz for students to complete (and markscheme for teachers) to use either at the end of the lesson or at the beginning of the next for retrieval practice.
The whole unit is available for free on TES.
All textbook references are from Hodder: Politics: UK Government and Politics, Political Ideals and US Government and Politics for Pearson Edexcel A-Level by Sarra Jenkins, John Jefferies and David Tuck (Hodder, 2019)
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pack includes: lesson plan, game and worksheet with multiple activities
This is one of a series of lessons on UK General Elections that can be taught in isolation or as a group.
Learning Objectives:
Practical Understanding: Students gain hands-on experience with the negotiation and compromise required in coalition governments.
Critical Thinking: The activity encourages critical thinking about political strategy and policy-making.
Communication Skills: Students develop their negotiation and public speaking skills.
Teamwork: The simulation fosters teamwork and collaboration, mirroring real-world political processes.
Activities
There are several activities on the worksheet. Depending on time and resources, you may wish the whole class to work on the same activity, or you may allow students to pick and choose based on their interests and which activity interests them.
Activities that can be done in the classroom (may need internet access for research):
Elect a class cabinet
Essay
Political Cartoons Analysis
A/A* Quality A-Level Politics Essay Plans.
Over 75 plans.
Suitable for Edexcel, AQA and WJEC.
Including examples up to May 2023.
Ideal for revision and exam prepration.
Cover 95% of the specification.
A-Level Edexcel Politics Core Political Ideology Level 5 Model Essays Bundle
This resource bundle includes model exam answers awarded Level 5 marks to Core Political Ideology essays on Socialism and Society, Liberalism and the State, Conservatism and the State, and on Conservatism and the Economy – all of which are assessed in Section C of A-Level Edexcel Politics Paper 1.
These essays were produced by a student and awarded Level 5 marks (20-24 marks) according to the Edexcel A-Level Politics Marking Scheme for Core Political Ideology essays. These essays follow the structure of an introduction, three thematically structured paragraphs with arguments presented for the views of different strands within the ideology, and a clear conclusion of their judgement. Detailed arguments, concepts and key thinkers are embedded throughout the essays to support the strength of the essays and aid the overall mark awarded.
You can use these model answer essays to both inform your understanding of the subject content, as well as develop your understanding of essential exam technique – to support your revision and help get you ready to smash your A-Level Politics exams and achieve the A*!
This resource is designed for the Edexcel A-Level Politics specification, but the content and essays will be useful and applicable for A-Level Politics with other exam boards, and related subjects.
Essay Questions Included
To what extent are socialists united in their view of society? (24 marks)
To what extent do liberals agree on the role of the state? (24 marks)
To what extent do conservatives agree on the role of the state? (24 marks)
To what extent is conservatism united in their views of the economy? (24 marks)
A copy of the A-Level Edexcel Politics Mark Scheme for Paper 1 Section B (Core Political Ideologies) essays is also included – for reference. All rights reserved to Edexcel.
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Edexcel Politics A-Level Lesson based on Individual Ministerial Responsibility and Collective Ministerial Responsibility. This powerpoint includes two lessons worth of learning and teaching.
As with all lessons in the unit, it comes with a low-stakes quiz for students to complete (and markscheme for teachers) to use either at the end of the lesson or at the beginning of the next for retrieval practice.
The whole unit is available for free on TES.
All textbook references are from Hodder: Politics: UK Government and Politics, Political Ideals and US Government and Politics for Pearson Edexcel A-Level by Sarra Jenkins, John Jefferies and David Tuck (Hodder, 2019)
This resource includes four essay plans for the Conservatism ideology of Paper 1 Edexcel UK Politics. The essay plans include an abundance of information, likely more than is needed to achieve a Level 5 essay. It is broken down into the different topics outlined in the Edexcel specification. The essay plans are structured into different themes, with arguments from each strand in the conservatism ideology: traditional conservatism, one-nation conservatism and new right conservatism. As well as this, there is another section where the final conclusion as to what extent the ideology is in agreement - the evaluation - has been reached. The student has also made clear the argument more strong using color coordination, emphasizing and strengthening evaluation. The essay plans encourage the evaluative and weighted style of writing encouraged to reach Level 5 in accordance with the A-level Politics Edexcel specification.
These essay plans can be used as a guidance to inform subject understanding, as well as a guide for how to structure A-level style essays and achieve an A/A* grade. They have been designed to cover all of Edexcel Conservatism, including more difficult potential questions. This resource is designed for the Edexcel A-level Politics specification, but the content and subject knowledge can be applied to any exam board, and related subjects.
Questions answered:
TWE do conservatives agree on the role of the state
TWE do conservatives agree on society
TWE do conservatives agree on the economy
TWE do conservatives agree on human nature
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A lesson designed to introduce a KS3 class to the world of British Politics. This lesson would eventually feed into a SOW in which students create their own political party. The lesson could also be used for PSCHE/PSCE or life skills. A range of implicit and explicit extraction tasks are included and all are focused on AO1. This lesson was successfully delivered to a middle ability Y8.
Edexcel Politics A-Level Lesson based on the Prime Minister. This lesson covers the specification requirements and serves to deepen thinking through independent research, low stakes quizzes and examination preparation.
This is two lessons worth of teaching and learning.
As with all lessons in the unit, it comes with a low-stakes quiz for students to complete (and markscheme for teachers) to use either at the end of the lesson or at the beginning of the next for retrieval practice.
The whole unit is available for free on TES.
All textbook references are from Hodder: Politics: UK Government and Politics, Political Ideals and US Government and Politics for Pearson Edexcel A-Level by Sarra Jenkins, John Jefferies and David Tuck (Hodder, 2019)
Edexcel Politics A-Level Lesson based on the Role and Powers of the Executive. This is the second lesson of the unit, and covers the specification requirements.
As with all lessons in the unit, it comes with a low-stakes quiz for students to complete (and markscheme for teachers) to use either at the end of the lesson or at the beginning of the next for retrieval practice.
The whole unit is available for free on TES.
All textbook references are from Hodder: Politics: UK Government and Politics, Political Ideals and US Government and Politics for Pearson Edexcel A-Level by Sarra Jenkins, John Jefferies and David Tuck (Hodder, 2019)
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