Extra Curricular

Academic Societies, the Politics' Newsletter and Question Time

Borlase's Politics' students run a range of weekly academic societies.  Pol Soc, Phil Soc, International Relations Soc, Social Sciences Soc and Fem Soc hosting highly topical presentations and debates attended by KS4 & 5 students from within and beyond the department.

A monthly Politics Newsletter with analysis of the latest events is also published by current Y12 students.

SWBGS Question Time is scheduled for October 2023.

Trips and Visits

Y12 visit to Parliament, the Supreme Court and Whitehall.

Y13 visit to Washington DC, including Congress and the Supreme Court. This trip has run for several years with the next scheduled for October 2023.

Mock election 2019 saw a school voting turnout (all students and staff eligible) in excess of the national percentage. Local parliamentary candidates from all parties standing in Beaconsfield, the school's constituency, visited Borlase and hosted Q & A sessions. The next mock election is likely to be 2024. Visiting speakers will be routinely scheduled.

Wider Reading

Please refer to the Government & A Level Politics' Curriculum page.