These materials aim to support teachers in teaching and assessing the learning outcomes of Politics and Society. The ideas and resources provided here are not prescriptive, and teachers will discover many other ways of achieving the learning outcomes. The resources include links to websites, research, articles and videos. There are also some suggestions on teaching methodologies and possible student assessment tasks.
Teaching, learning and assessment activities:
Relevant theorists:
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Teaching, learning and assessment activities:
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Teaching, learning and assessment activities:
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Teaching methodologies to help develop students' skills in the Politics and Society classroom can be accessed here.
Information leaflet
The following articles provide just a sample of work from some of the big thinkers you will be examining during the course.
Some articles are hyperlinked so that you can access the article freely on the internet while others are uploaded here as PDF documents.
Dr Roland Tormey, speaking at the launch of Politics and Society, Feb 1st 2016
Dr Kathleen Lynch - Affective Equality
Students talking about Politics and Society
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