POLITICS STUDENTS VISIT 10 DOWNING STREET

Last April, 31 of our A Level Politics students spent the day in London visiting 10 Downing Street and the Palace of Westminster

We were given an audio descriptive tour of the Palace which included witnessing some of the preparations that were underway for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II for the State Opening of Parliament on May 10th 2022. Following the route that the monarch would be taking, we were shown the House of Lords and then crossed through the central lobby to watch some of the ministerial questions for the department of Trade and Industry from the public gallery of the House of Commons.

We were joined by the Conservative MP for South Cambridgeshire, Anthony Browne.

Anthony visited the college back in January and joined us again to discuss his role and answer some questions on his work and opinions on that day’s business in the Commons. Anthony then accompanied our group down Whitehall to Downing Street, having arranged for us to have a photo outside one of Britain’s most famous addresses. On our way out of Parliament we were shown the Speaker’s House and crossed paths with veteran MP Sir Peter Bone, as noted by one of the students.

We returned to the Commons in the afternoon to witness some of the debate over the referral of the PM to the Privileges Committee over the ‘Partygate’ scandal

I thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Parliament. We got to learn of the history of British politics from the Magna Carta right up to our current Prime Minister and Queen.

Psychology

Psychology A Level

Total students currently on course: 429

Current average class size: 22

Exam Board: AQA

Assessment: 100% Exam

We are all amateur psychologists in that we constantly try to understand the behaviour of people around us In seeking to understand human behaviour, psychologists look at a range of influences from early childhood experiences and socialisation to biological factors such as genes, hormones and brain structure These different viewpoints will have different implications and issues, which you will seek to understand as a student of psychology in addition to a range of fascinating topics and research methods.

You may not know if you want a specific career in Psychology, but skills in Science and research are applicable in many other domains and the writing skills developed are attractive to any employer This makes Psychology a useful foundation for a wide range of careers.

DANA NUGUMANOVA Long Road Class of 2019 BSc Psychology

I chose Long Road because it had the best flexibility and variety of subjects. I also chose Long Road because there was a lot of support provided to students

Long Road showed me that a college experience is there to prepare you for your next step in life whether that be employment, apprenticeship or university It is about independence, community and perseverance.

I recently graduated from Newcastle University with a degree in Psychology and have now returned to Long Road to work as a Learning Support Assistant!