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)
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 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
AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on Tory sleaze in the 1990s as part of Voter behaviour & the media module.
Full lesson includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Starter task
Links to 1997 party election broadcasts
Worksheet
Homework task (Black Wednesday doc)
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
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) 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
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).
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
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) on UK political party manifestos as part of Voter behaviour & the media module.
Includes:
PowerPoint (discusses 1979 election manifestos and whether manifestos matter)
Starter task (on Winter of discontent; worksheet attached)
Another worksheet to fill in
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
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) on governing competence as part of Voter behaviour & the media module.
Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner tasks)
Starter task (worksheet attached)
Activity worksheet
Link to video on the winter of discontent
Intro to the 1979 UK general election
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
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 Politics lesson (Edexcel) introducing students to political data as part of Voter behaviour & the media module.
1-hour lesson includes:
PowerPoint
Word fill starter task
Student activities
Data worksheet (with questions)
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
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) discussing social class as part of Voter behaviour & the media module.
1-hour lesson includes:
PowerPoint
Starter quiz
Student activities
Homework
Previous lesson (introduction to voter behaviour & the media) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155
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) 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