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Online A Level Politics tutoring for AQA (7152) and Pearson Edexcel (9PL0), the two boards that offer A Level Government and Politics in England. Work one-to-one on UK and US politics, political ideas and the 25- and 30-mark essays.

A Level Politics marks are won in the long answers: AQA's 25-mark extract and essay questions, and Edexcel's 30-mark and 24-mark essays. Your tutor works from your board's papers and options, whether that is AQA's USA and comparative politics paper or Edexcel's USA or Global Politics option. Sessions help you build arguments with recent, accurate examples, explain the ideas of key thinkers precisely and reach the judgement the question asks for. Tell us your board, options and weak topics at onboarding and you are usually matched with a tutor within 24 hours.

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What You Get with A Level Politics Tutoring

Comprehensive support designed to help you achieve your target grade

Exam Technique

  • AQA 9-mark 'explain and analyse' questions: three developed points, each backed by an example
  • AQA 25-mark extract questions: analysing and evaluating the arguments in the source, not summarising it
  • Edexcel 30-mark source and essay questions, 24-mark political ideas essays and 12-mark comparative questions
  • Timed essays marked against your board's mark scheme, then rewritten

Evidence and Examples

  • A bank of recent UK and US examples: elections, legislation, court rulings and leadership changes
  • Using an example to prove a point in your argument instead of listing it
  • Explicit UK-US comparison for AQA Paper 2 comparative essays and Edexcel's comparative theories question
  • Key thinkers for each ideology, with their ideas stated accurately

Concepts and Content

  • UK government: the constitution, Parliament, the Prime Minister and cabinet, the judiciary and devolution
  • UK politics: democracy and participation, elections, parties, pressure groups, voting behaviour and the media
  • US politics: the Constitution, Congress, the presidency, the Supreme Court, elections and civil rights
  • Political ideas: liberalism, conservatism and socialism, plus one of nationalism, feminism, multiculturalism, anarchism or ecologism
Real student results

Students Improving Their Politics Grades

C → A
"My 30-mark essays were getting 17–19 marks. My tutor showed me how to build a genuine argument with synoptic connections rather than just listing points. My next essay got 26."
R

Rory D.

A Level Politics, AQA, Summer 2024

B → A*
"Political ideologies always confused me - I mixed up classical and modern liberals constantly. My tutor created a clear framework and the distinctions finally stuck."
A

Amira S.

A Level Politics, Edexcel, Summer 2024

D → B
"US politics felt like learning everything from scratch. Getting a tutor who explained how Congress and the Presidency actually work changed how I approached those questions."
H

Harry G.

A Level Politics, OCR, Summer 2023

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AS Level vs Full A Level: What's the Difference?

We support students at both stages - here's how they compare

Area
AS Level (Year 12)
A Level (Year 12–13)
Availability
Pearson Edexcel offers an AS Level in Politics; AQA currently lists only the full A-level (7152)
Both AQA 7152 and Edexcel 9PL0 offer the full A Level
Qualification
A separate qualification: AS marks do not count towards the A Level
Linear: all three papers are sat in one May/June series at the end of Year 13
Exams
Separate AS papers (Edexcel only)
Three 2-hour papers: 77 marks each at AQA, 84 marks each at Edexcel
Comparative paper
Check your school's AS course, as AS and A Level content differ
AQA compares the UK and USA; Edexcel compares through the USA or Global Politics option

A Level Politics Syllabus Coverage

Both boards cover UK politics and government, political ideas and a comparative paper, but package them differently. AQA puts the government and politics of the UK in Paper 1, the USA and comparative politics in Paper 2 and political ideas in Paper 3. Edexcel pairs UK Politics with the three core ideas in Component 1, UK Government with one non-core idea in Component 2, and lets schools choose USA (3A) or Global Politics (3B) for Component 3.

1
UK Democracy and Participation

  • Direct and representative democracy
  • Extension of the franchise and current debates over suffrage
  • Pressure groups, think tanks, lobbyists and corporations
  • Rights in context
  • +1 more

2
Elections, Parties and Voting

  • First past the post and other UK electoral systems
  • Referendums and their use in the UK
  • Political parties: ideas, factions and funding
  • Voting behaviour and the media
  • +1 more

3
UK Government

  • The nature and sources of the UK constitution
  • Parliament: Commons, Lords, legislation and scrutiny
  • The Prime Minister and cabinet
  • The Supreme Court and judicial independence
  • +1 more

4
US Politics

  • The Constitution and federalism
  • Congress: structure, powers and representation
  • The presidency and its limits
  • The Supreme Court and civil rights
  • +1 more

5
Comparative Politics

  • UK and US constitutional arrangements compared
  • Executives and judiciaries compared
  • Electoral and party systems compared
  • Pressure groups and civil rights compared
  • +1 more

6
Core Political Ideas

  • Liberalism: core ideas, strands and key thinkers
  • Conservatism: core ideas, strands and key thinkers
  • Socialism: core ideas, strands and key thinkers
  • Views of human nature, the state, society and the economy
  • +1 more
Assessment breakdown

A Level Politics Assessment Structure

Understand exactly how you'll be assessed and prepare strategically for each component

Exam boards covered:AQA 7152Pearson Edexcel 9PL0

AQA 7152 Paper 1: Government and politics of the UK

Written Exam
Weighting
33.3%

UK government (constitution, Parliament, PM and cabinet, judiciary, devolution) and UK politics (democracy, elections and referendums, parties, pressure groups, the European Union).

2 hours
Section A: three 9-mark 'explain and analyse' questions. Section B: one 25-mark extract question. Section C: one 25-mark essay from a choice of two.
The government of the UK and the politics of the UK

AQA 7152 Paper 2: Government and politics of the USA and comparative politics

Written Exam
Weighting
33.3%

US government and politics, compared with the UK.

2 hours
A mix of 9-mark questions and 25-mark extract and essay questions. The 25-mark comparative essays in Section C must make explicit comparisons between UK and US politics.
Constitution, Congress, presidency, judiciary, elections and direct democracy, parties, pressure groups, civil rights

AQA 7152 Paper 3: Political ideas

Written Exam
Weighting
33.3%

The core ideologies plus one other ideology.

2 hours
Section A: three 9-mark questions on the core ideologies. Section B: one 25-mark extract question on the core ideologies. Section C: one 25-mark essay on the other ideology you studied.
Liberalism, conservatism, socialism, plus one of nationalism, feminism, multiculturalism, anarchism or ecologism

Pearson Edexcel 9PL0 Component 1: UK Politics

Written Exam
Weighting
33.3%

Political participation (democracy and participation, parties, electoral systems, voting behaviour and the media) and the core political ideas.

2 hours
Section A: one 30-mark source question from a choice of two and one 30-mark essay from a choice of two. Section B: one 24-mark political ideas essay from a choice of two.
Conservatism, liberalism and socialism in Section B

Pearson Edexcel 9PL0 Component 2: UK Government

Written Exam
Weighting
33.3%

The constitution, Parliament, the Prime Minister and executive, and relations between the branches, plus one non-core political idea.

2 hours
Section A: one 30-mark source question from a choice of two and one 30-mark essay from a choice of two. Section B: one 24-mark essay on your non-core idea from a choice of two.
One of anarchism, ecologism, feminism, multiculturalism or nationalism in Section B

Pearson Edexcel 9PL0 Component 3: Comparative Politics (USA 3A or Global 3B)

Written Exam
Weighting
33.3%

Either US government and politics (3A) or global politics (3B), each including comparative theories.

2 hours
Section A: one 12-mark question from a choice of two. Section B: one compulsory 12-mark question on comparative theories. Section C: two 30-mark essays from a choice of three.
3A: Constitution and federalism, Congress, presidency, Supreme Court and civil rights, democracy and participation. 3B: sovereignty and globalisation, global governance, power and developments, regionalism and the EU

Grade Boundaries (AQA 7152, June 2026)

Grade
Min. %
A*
77.1%+
A
65.8%+
B
54.1%+
C
42.4%+
D
31.2%+
E
19.9%+

Grade boundaries shift each session. These are indicative based on recent exam-board data.

Key Assessment Notes

  • Only AQA and Pearson Edexcel offer A Level Politics in England; OCR and WJEC Eduqas do not
  • A Level Politics is linear: all three papers are sat in one May/June series at the end of Year 13, with no coursework
  • Pearson published Issue 4 of the 9PL0 specification in May 2026 with content updates, for example the closed party list system replacing the Supplementary Vote in electoral systems; the paper structure is unchanged. Check with your teacher which issue your exams follow
  • The boundaries shown are AQA's June 2026 subject boundaries out of 231: A* 178, A 152, B 125, C 98, D 72, E 46. Edexcel and later series set their own

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about A Level Politics tutoring

AQA (7152) and Pearson Edexcel (9PL0), the only two boards that offer A Level Politics in England; OCR and WJEC Eduqas do not have one. Many schools call the course Government and Politics, and it is the same qualification. The two boards' papers are very different in structure and mark tariffs, so tell us your board and your options at onboarding and your tutor prepares you for those exact papers.

AQA has three 77-mark papers: UK government and politics, the USA with comparative politics, and political ideas, built from 9-mark and 25-mark questions. Edexcel has three 84-mark papers: UK Politics with the core ideas, UK Government with a non-core idea, and either USA or Global Politics, built from 30-mark, 24-mark and 12-mark questions. Both are 2-hour papers worth a third each, and both are entirely exam-assessed.

Yes. US politics is compulsory at AQA, in Paper 2 alongside comparative politics, and is option 3A at Edexcel. Edexcel's alternative, Global Politics (3B), covers sovereignty and globalisation, global governance, power and developments, and regionalism and the European Union. Whichever you take, your tutor helps you compare systems explicitly rather than describing each one in turn, which is what the comparative questions reward.

You practise the habits that move an essay up the levels: taking a clear line in the introduction, weighing arguments against each other instead of listing both sides, using precise recent examples or thinkers as evidence, and ending with a judgement that follows from the paragraphs. Your tutor marks timed answers against your board's mark scheme and shows you where the analysis turned into description, then you rewrite that section.

At both boards you study the three core ideologies, liberalism, conservatism and socialism, including their strands and key thinkers. You also study one further ideology, chosen by your school from nationalism, feminism, multiculturalism, anarchism and ecologism. Ideas questions reward accurate use of named thinkers, so your tutor helps you learn what each thinker argued and how to use them to support or challenge the statement in the question.

Use a small number of recent examples you understand well rather than many you can only name. Your tutor helps you choose examples for each topic, such as recent elections, legislation and court rulings, and practise using them as evidence. Note that Pearson published Issue 4 of the Edexcel specification in May 2026 with content updates, so check with your teacher which issue your exams follow.

No. AQA and Edexcel A Level Politics are assessed entirely by three 2-hour written papers at the end of Year 13. That puts the weight on essay technique and timing: AQA papers combine 9-mark questions with 25-mark extract and essay questions, and Edexcel students write two 30-mark answers on every paper. Tutoring time goes on content gaps and timed essay practice.

Sessions are online and one-to-one, so they fit around school. You bring the topic, thinker or past paper question you are stuck on, and your tutor works through it with you, tests your understanding with exam-style questions and helps you plan an answer. Sharing marked essays and mock papers lets your tutor focus on the skill that is costing you most marks.

For AQA A-level Politics (7152) in June 2026, out of 231 marks: A* 178 (77.1%), A 152 (65.8%), B 125 (54.1%), C 98 (42.4%), D 72 (31.2%) and E 46 (19.9%). Boundaries are set again every series and Edexcel sets its own, so use these as a guide to how many marks each grade needed, not as a target for your year.

You can start at any point, and most students are matched with a tutor within 24 hours of completing onboarding. With a few weeks to go, the most useful work is timed essays, essay plans for likely topics and a short list of examples and thinkers you can use with confidence. Starting earlier in Year 13 leaves time to fix weak topics such as political ideas before mocks.

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