Politics and Society Now

Politics and Society Now: Set includes Textbook and Student Activity and Case Study Book

Politics and Society Now is the most comprehensive, student-focused and up-to-date package for teaching Politics and Society. Unique, annual digital updates will ensure that the material stays fresh and relevant.

Student-focused approach and design

• Key terms and definitions, mind maps and chapter summaries
• Class Discussions, Research Activities, Key Debates, Think Pair Share exercises and Group Work
• Key Thinker fact files provide useful summaries and interlink different areas of the course
• Infographics, graphs and cartoons provide opportunities for media and data analysis

Unrivalled exam focus

• Annotated sample answers and essay plans, exam tips and marking scheme information
• Differentiated Discursive Essays, as well as Focus, Short-Answer and Data-Based Questions
• Chapters on Data-Based Analysis, Discursive Essays and the Citizenship Project Report

The Politics and Society Now package includes:

• Student Activity and Case Study Book with questions to reinforce concepts and hone exam technique, plus additional case studies
• Teacher's Resource Book with comprehensive planning material, success criteria to support differentiation, suggested teaching methodologies and additional assessment material
• A suite of digital resources including annual digital updates to case studies, PowerPoints and editable planning material

FREE EBOOK

Politics and Society Now comes with a FREE eBook! See the inside front cover for details. Adopting teachers also get access to eBooks of the Student Activity and Case Study Book and the Teacher's Resource Book. Gill Education eBooks are accessible both online and offline.

The Author Team

John McGuinness is a History and Politics and Society teacher in Temple Carrig Secondary School, Greystones. He has worked as both an examiner and an advising examiner for Leaving Certificate Politics and Society, and lectures on UCD's Professional Master of Education programme.

Alison Cosgrave has been teaching Politics and Society in Oatlands College since its introduction in 2016. She has worked as an examiner for Leaving Certificate Higher Level Politics and Society, and also teaches History and CSPE.

Both authors are active members of the Five Nations Network.

Politics and Society Now: Set includes Textbook and Student Activity and Case Study Book