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Following feedback from teachers we have made some slight changes to the document to improve clarity.  \nIn the content guidance section , we have reduced the amount of examples in the exemplification columns. This should better indicate the depth and breadth each part of the specification content maybe taught to. All the exemplification is indicative and is not mandatory. Teachers are free to use this as a guide of the sorts of things they could talk about, but should use their professional judgement (as well as other resources – including textbooks and own knowledge) to determine how they teach the specification content.  \nWe have also made some grammatical and stylistic improvements throughout.  \nContents  \n1. Introduction 1  \n2. What’s changed? 2  \n3. Planning 11  \n4. Content guidance 15  \n5. Assessment guidance 131  \n1. Introduction  \n1. Introduction  \nThis Getting Started guide provides an overview of the new AS and A level Politics specifications, to help you get to grips with the changes to content and assessments and to help you understand what these mean for you and your students.  \nPearson will periodically update this document with further suggested examples as events happen. Teachers are responsible for regularly checking the website for any updates, though we will endeavour to send alerts to any major updates.  \nThe use of this getting started guide is entirely optional, and teachers are free to devise their own documents containing suggested teaching and learning examples.  \nKey features of our AS and A level Politics qualifications  \nA familiar and manageable new specification for centres  \n􀁸 A specification that is familiar with a straightforward structure and components  \nEngaging and contemporary issues for students through a range of options  \n􀁸 Includes a broad range of relevant and contemporary ideas, institutions, processes and events to support students’ learning about Politics  \nAccessible assessments for students of all abilities  \n􀁸 Assessments that develop students’ skills in critical thinking and analysis, using a variety of question types, sources and materials  \nFree support resources to help teachers deliver the qualifications  \n􀁸 Teacher and student guides for all the content, especially new content on political thinkers, their ideas, and approaches to comparative politics , plus additional A level exam papers  \nOngoing expert support for the lifetime of the qualifications  \n􀁸 Events and training for teachers to understand and apply the requirements of the specification, papers and mark schemes  \nWe will be providing a package of support to help you plan and implement the new specification.  \n􀁸 Plan: In addition to the section in this guide, we will be providing a course planner and Schemes of Work that you can adapt to suit your department.  \n􀁸 Teach: We will be supplying exemplars, which have been produced by students and marked by our examiners.  \n􀁸 Track and Assess: Our well-established ResultsPlus service will help you track student progress.  \n􀁸 Templates : We will provide guidance on how to approach different types of questions  \n􀁸 Develop: Our subject advisor is always on hand to help you. 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