The History Aptitude Test (HAT) will determine whether or not you achieve an Oxford interview. Oxford tries to limit the advice it gives to students, but these 2 pages of concrete and constructive tips have been compiled from students who have taken the test in recent years (both successfully and unsuccessfully) and from teachers who have marked the HAT. Feedback is provided on the themes of structuring your answer, ensuring depth of analysis, writing creatively and integrating historiography into your answer. There are also ‘trigger words’ to look out for, and suggestions of how to probe them deeply. Good luck!

5 pages of political definitions, useful for any Government and Politics answers.

9 pages of detailed notes about Multi-Culturalism. Multi-Culturalism is a political ideology that is characterised by the belief that a united society can be made up of a myriad of different cultures. These notes explain the political concepts behind Multi-Culturalism and also contain relevant names, quotations, publications, dates and examples of synoptic knowledge to boost your grade. I achieved an A* in my A-Level in 2017 using these revision notes. Multi-Culturalism is one of the four topics in Edexcel Unit 4 Government and Politics: Political Concepts II. Please also see my equivalent notes on Feminism for the same exam. For Unit 3 revision please see my notes on Socialism and Anarchism, as well as my detailed 45-marker essay plans.

A bundle of 6 exam answers, all of which have been marked and achieved full marks in Edexcel A2 Unit 3: Political Concepts. All of these answers are about Socialism. Socialism is a political ideology that values social equality and identifies a positive, collectivist view of human nature. The Short Answer Questions (15 markers) provided are: Distinguish between Collectivism and Individualism. What are the implications for the State of each? Define collectivism and explain its implications for the state Why have some socialists supported an ‘Evolutionary road to socialism’? Distinguish between a socialist and conservative view of human nature Distinguish between socialist and liberal views on equality The Long Essay (45 marks) is: Describe the features of the Marxist theory of history

29 pages of detailed revision notes for Unit 2: Governing the UK in Edexcel Government & Politics AS-level. Particularly good on examples and include some essay plans. These notes got me 100 UMS in June 2016!

28 pages of detailed revision notes for Unit 1: People and Politics in Edexcel Government & Politics AS-level. All structured with subtitles and bullet points and include some essay plans. These notes got me an A at AS-Level in June 2016!

45-marker essay plans for Edexcel Government and Politics A2 Unit 3: Political Concepts. 30 pages of detailed essay plans answering past paper questions on Conservatism, Liberalism, Anarchism and Socialism. Every plan provides excellent essay structure by laying out the essay in a table format. This makes it clear which paragraph is ‘for’ and ‘against’ each argument. Every essay also comes with relevant quotations, political thinkers names and useful publications, and synoptic evidence. This is the extra information that you need to get an A*. These essay plans were how I revised in 2016, and I achieved an A*.

16 pages of detailed notes about Socialism. Socialism is a political ideology that values social equality and identifies a positive, collectivist view of human nature. These notes explain the concepts behind Socialism and also contain relevant names, quotations, publications, dates and examples of synoptic knowledge to boost your grade. I achieved an A* in my A-Levels in 2016 using these notes. Socialism is one of the four topics of Edexcel Unit 3 Government and Politics: Political Concepts. Please also see my equivalent notes on Anarchism, as well as my detailed 45-marker essay plans for all of Unit 3. For Unit 4, please see my notes on Feminism and Multi-Culturalism.

17 pages of detailed notes about Anarchism. Anarchism is a political ideology that is often defined as “the negation of the principle of authority”. These notes explain the concepts behind Anarchism and also contain relevant names, quotations, publications, dates and examples of synoptic knowledge to boost your grade. I achieved an A* in 2016 using these notes. Anarchism is one of the four topics of Edexcel Unit 3 Government and Politics: Political Concepts. Please also see my equivalent notes on Socialism, as well as my detailed 45-marker essay plans for all of Unit 3. For Unit 4, please see my notes on Feminism and Multi-Culturalism.

14 pages of detailed notes about Feminism. Feminism is a political ideology that is characterised by the belief that women are disadvantaged because of their sex. There are great discrepancies amongst different strands of Feminism, so some academics even refer to this disparate ideology as “Feminisms”. These notes explain the political concepts behind Feminism and also contain relevant names, quotations, publications, dates and examples of synoptic knowledge to boost your grade. I achieved 100 UMS in my Feminism essay in 2017 using these revision notes. Feminism is one of the four topics in Edexcel Unit 4 Government and Politics: Political Concepts II. Please also see my equivalent notes on Multi-Culturalism for the same exam. For Unit 3 revision please see my notes on Socialism and Anarchism, as well as my detailed 45-marker essay plans.