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:

Chirk Castle

Magnificent medieval fortress of the Welsh Marches
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Castles
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A stark symbol of power, Chirk Castle was completed in 1310 during the reign of the conquering Edward I to subdue the last princes of Wales. Built on an outcrop above the meeting point of the rivers Dee and Ceiriog, the imposing silhouette of the castle was a brooding statement of English intent in these disputed lands.

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Coughton Court

An imposing Tudor house set in beautiful gardens with a collection of Catholic treasures
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Historic Buildings & Monuments
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Coughton Court has been the home of the Throckmorton family since 1409. It holds a unique place in English history with its close connections to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

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Manx Museum

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Museums
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The Manx Museum is bursting with artefacts and treasures unique to the Isle of Man.  The Island’s 10,000 year history is presented through film, galleries and interactive displays. The perfect starting point on your journey of discovery around our Island and its Viking and Celtic past.

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Bagenal's Castle

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Castles
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Rediscovered in 1996, Bagenal's Castle survived enveloped in the premises of the former McCann's Bakery on Abbey Way. The rediscovery has been an exciting opportunity for Newry and Mourne to preserve and restore one of the most important aspects of local heritage. The building is of significant historical interest as original plans and elevations of the building still survive in the National Archives of the United Kingdom. It was also built in the environs of the site of the Newry Cistercian Abbey founded in the 12th Century.

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Charlecote Park

Superb Tudor House and Landscape Deer Park
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Historic Buildings & Monuments
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Charlecote has been home to the Lucy family since the 12th century. Their stories are told throughout the house with their portraits as well as through the objects they collected from around the world. See the design influence they had on the house and parkland. Step into the house today and you will see how Mary Elizabeth Lucy spared no expense furnishing it in Victorian times.

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Newry and Mourne Museum

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Museums
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Established in 1986, Newry and Mourne Museum aims to provide a dynamic and inclusive recreational and educational resource reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the local area. The Museum is located at Bagenal's Castle, an early example of a defended residence.

The castle was built in the 16th century in the environs of the site of a 12th century Cistercian abbey. Due to constant adaptation over the centuries, the building's exact location was concealed especially when purchased by Arthur McCann Ltd in 1894 and converted into a bakery.

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Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate

Discovery, tranquillity and history - an ancient gem in the Dartmoor landscape
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Historic Buildings & Monuments
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700-year-old home of Elizabethan seafarers Drake and Grenville.

​In the 13th century, Buckland Abbey was home to the Cistercian monks who built the abbey and the incredible Great Barn and farmed the then vast estate.

The Abbey, now a house with a combination of furnished rooms and interactive museum galleries, tells the story of how two seafaring adventurers - Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake - changed the shape of the house and the fate of the country.

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Clan Donald Visitor Centre at Armadale Castle

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Castles
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Welcome to Clan Donald Skye, a magnificent 20,000 acre estate in south Skye. Enjoy an outstanding holiday experience, exploring the historic gardens and woodland trails around Armadale Castle, learning about highland history in our fascinating Museum of the Isles or staying in our self-catering lodges.

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Cromwell Museum

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Museums
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The purpose of the Cromwell Museum is to interpret Oliver Cromwell's life and legacy through portraits, documents and objects associated with Cromwell. Impressively impartial!

The Museum opened in 1962 in the old grammar school where Cromwell had been a pupil. After leaving school Cromwell studied briefly at Cambridge before marrying and settling in Huntingdon. He later lived in St Ives and Ely.

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National Archives of Scotland

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Libraries / Archives
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Welcome to the website of the National Archives of Scotland (NAS).

From 1 April 2011, the General Register Office for Scotland merged with the NAS to become the National Records of Scotland (NRS). This website will remain active until it is replaced in due course by a new website for NRS.

Each collection of records held by National Records of Scotland (NRS) has a catalogue or index to help you find the right material whether it's a file or a single document.

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