November 2025 Politics subject update
This update contains useful information, news and advice for Edexcel Politics teachers including the latest on the Curriculum and Assessment Review and a new FT for Schools case study on US Politics: What will be the impact of the latest US government shutdown?
Key Dates
Access to scripts deadline: 12 December 2025 - After this date you will no longer be able to view your students’ scripts using our free service.
Training for Politics teachers
The Summer 2025 exam insights event for A level Politics is now available to book via our training page.
- A Level Politics: Exam Insights Summer 2025: 17 November 2025 at 16:00 - 17:30 GMT
We are also running a Paper 3 Network event in the new year:
- A Level Politics: Tackling Paper 3 Network: 09 February 2026 at 16:00 - 17:00 GMT
We have the following pre-recorded training events for teachers who are new to teaching our Politics specification or are considering switching:
Edexcel A Level Politics network event – building exam skills
( 57:42 )
Pearson Edexcel A Level Politics Exam Insights May/June 2024
( 1:28:16 )
Edexcel A level Politics Core and Non-Core Political Ideas network event
( 1:26:47 )
A Level Politics: New to Pearson Edexcel
( 1:55:51 )
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Edexcel A Level Politics network event – building exam skills
( 57:42 )
Pearson Edexcel A Level Politics Exam Insights May/June 2024
( 1:28:16 )
Edexcel A level Politics Core and Non-Core Political Ideas network event
( 1:26:47 )
A Level Politics: New to Pearson Edexcel
( 1:55:51 )
Resources and support materials
Up-to-date support for A level Politics
The following document contains a comprehensive list of all our support and guidance. We will keep this document up to date as and when new support is available.
New FT for Schools case study: What will be the impact of the latest US government shutdown?
We’ve created a brand-new case study on the latest US government shutdown, using the Financial Times for Schools resource.
This case study, based on an FT article, relates to Government and Politics of the USA:
- 2.2.3 US Congress: oversight
- 2.3 US Congress: changing significance of parties in Congress
- 3.3.1 US presidency: relationship between the presidency and Congress
It contains research activities, discussion points, suggested homework exercises and sample student responses.
Look out for more FT for Schools case studies which will be made available soon!
The Curriculum and Assessment Review: our response
This week the government published the Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report which includes the conclusions and recommendations of the independent review of the curriculum, assessment and qualifications system in England. They also published the Government response to the CAR report which contains a timeline for future reform.
The Curriculum and Assessment Review is an important milestone for education and skills in the UK – and it’s just the beginning.
We welcome the Review’s support for many of the recommendations we shared. All of these have been inspired by our work with schools and colleges across the country. And we’ll keep working to build an education system that empowers students, champions teachers, and drives the UK’s long-term success.
As we now move from ideas into further action, we’ll keep collaborating with educators, students, partners, sector experts to drive manageable and truly impactful change.
We’ve already started to do this and would love for you to join us in our next steps.
Subject advisor
Mark Battye
Government and Politics
