AQA A-Level Politics: Aiming for A/A*
Course Code: T0344
£289.00
ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course, new for 2025, will begin with a recap of the key skills that examiners prioritise, followed by practical tips and suggestions to help students excel. Delegates will then walk thru examples of A/A* scripts from the summer 2024 examinations, analysing what made them successful. The course will conclude with a deeper focus on case studies, exploring the effective use of examples from recent developments in both UK and US politics.BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
- Understand what the key features of top-grade responses across all papers and question types are
- Learn how recent developments can be used to enhance student answers, using them as case studies
- Learn how raw marks convert into grades both overall and across all three papers
PROGRAMME
10.00am
Understanding the basics for top grade answers and mastering Section A
- Number crunching: what raw marks are required for A*/A grades
- An overview of the key features of top-level responses
- A focus on 9 markers and top tips
- Top grade response ‘walk thru’
11.15am
Break
11.30am
Mastering Section B
- A focus on provenance
- Section B extract Q top grade tips
- Top grade response ‘walk thru’
12.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm
Political updates UK and US
- Analysing and comparing the 2024 election results in the UK and US
- Change and continuity: analysing judicial activism on both sides of the ‘pond’
2.30pm
Break
2.35pm
Mastering Section C
- Section C essay Q top grade tips
- Focus on Paper 3 essays
- Top grade response ‘walk thru’
- Common mistakes by B grade students
Depart
3.35pm
A-Level - Code: T0344
AQA A-Level Politics: Aiming for A/A*
COURSE LEADER
Simon Lemieux is a very experienced teacher and trainer, having run a very successful History and Politics Department at The Portsmouth Grammar School for 27 years until 2024. He still teaches there part time and remains a Senior Teacher. He has authored many textbooks and revision guides for AQA Politics. In addition, he is an Assistant Editor of the student magazine Politics Review where he has written numerous articles and is also a senior examiner with a major examination board.