Politics

Politics

The study of Politics can cover many aspects of personal and social life. The enhancement as a subject will come not only from direct experience of politics at work – through political party meetings, local councils, Parliament and the European Parliament – but also though meeting trade union members and employers on their own ground in factories and other businesses.

Each Parliament or Assembly in the UK can be visited, with all of them having excellent schools visits programmes, while local MPs often will visit schools in order to engage in debates, especially with Sixth Form students.

Visiting government institutions will be high on Politics teachers’ agendas. These can be enhanced by visits to national record offices, like the National Archives at Kew or the National Archives of Scotland. 

 

Main organisations:

UK Houses of Parliament

Hansard Society

Education Scotland

Inclusion: NASEN

 

Thought of visiting?

Houses of Parliament

Welsh Assembly

The Scottish Parliament

Buckingham Palace

Greater London Authority visits

National Archives, Kew

National Archives of Scotland

 

For a complete list of venues and providers who deliver specialist courses and activities for this subject see below:

The National Museum of Computing

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Science & Technology
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A museum housing the world's largest selection of working vintage computers. It tells the story of computing from the 1940s Colossus computer, which helped the father of computers Alan Turing break the Nazi Enigma Code machine in the Second World War, through the monster mainframes of the 1970s, home computers of the 1980s to the Touchtable of the present. Most machines are working and many are hands-on.

The National Museum of Computing is located on the secret wartime codebreaking campus of Bletchley Park.

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Richard III Visitor Centre

Dynasty Death and Discovery
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Museums
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More than 500 years after the death of the last English king to die in battle, the story of one of history’s most controversial monarchs has been brought to life once again in a stunning new visitor centre.

King Richard III – who was slain at Bosworth Field in 1485, brought back to Leicester and buried in a makeshift grave which lay lost for centuries – will once again take centre stage at this new visitor centre.

The striking old Leicester Grammar School building at St Martin’s Place has been transformed into this breath-taking new exhibition.

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Northern Ireland Assembly

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Historic Buildings & Monuments
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The Northern Ireland Assembly, also known as Stormont, is the home of democracy in Northern Ireland.

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Fotheringhay Castle

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Castles
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Fotheringhay Castle played a key role in the Tudor era, being the birthplace of a king, the site of the execution of a pretender ot the throne and then being destroyed by yet another.

Nowadays only the castle mound survives. The castle site is protected as a Scheduled Monument and is open to the public.

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North Down Museum

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Museums
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North Down Museum tells the story of the North Down area from the Bronze Age to the present day, each exhibition is dedicated to a particular era of local history. Key artefacts on display include the Bronze Age Ballycroghan Swords, the Bangor Bell from the important Bangor Abbey settlement and the Raven Maps, the only complete folio of Plantation era maps in Ireland.

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Edinburgh Castle

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Castles
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Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock.

Discover Highhlights:

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Library of Birmingham

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Libraries / Archives
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The new Library of Birmingham is a stunning building both inside and out. Here you can:

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CERN

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Science & Technology
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What is the universe made of? How did it start? What is a Higgs boson particle?

Physicists at CERN are seeking answers, using some of the world's most powerful particle accelerators

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Wilberforce House

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Historic Buildings & Monuments
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Wilberforce House is the birthplace of William Wilberforce, famous campaigner against the slave trade. 

Admission to Wilberforce House is free. The museum tells the story of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its abolition, as well as dealing with contemporary slavery. Galleries also offer a fascinating glimpse into West African culture.

The permanent displays at Wilberforce House include journals and items that belonged to William Wilberforce, including original costume. There are many significant items linked to slavery and the campaign to abolish it.

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Churchill War Rooms

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Battlefield / Military
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Visit Churchill War Rooms to discover the original Cabinet War Rooms, the wartime bunker that sheltered Churchill and his government during the Blitz. Explore the historic rooms to experience the secret history that lives on underground.

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