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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics)

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Politics teacher/author/presenter, linking news stories to Edexcel A Level Politics Spec. Also indulging my other role as Post-18 advisor!

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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Reminder to our lovely Politics teachers about our feedback webinars on the summer exams. Sign up by Friday, please! 🥰
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
For any lovely Politics teachers, Jess Hardy and I are going to try and run Exam Feedback for Edexcel 2025 webinars...and we'd love to have you along! www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sarra-jenk...
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Useful for A Level students considering a law degree (also useful for supercurriculars).
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Y13 👀 useful for federalism, power of president, Constitution (incl. checks and balances). One to note for Paper 3 on Tuesday?!
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Some interesting super-curricular opportunities for enthusiastic politicos today: 1. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social's Autocracy Inc. is £1.99 on Kindle daily deal 2. @constitutionctr.bsky.social has an online town hall at 4pm UK time exploring executive authority constitutioncenter.org/calendar/exe...
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Event - Executive Authority: Presidential Power From America’s Founding to Today | Constitution Center
Event details for Executive Authority: Presidential Power From America’s Founding to Today
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NICEC @instcareer.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
A very warm welcome to our new Fellows! Five new Fellows will soon be joining @instcareer.bsky.social to contribute their expertise. Read more: www.nicec.org/articles/a-v...
NICEC is managed by its Fellows who contribute to our programme of events and publications and manage the administration of the company. Bringing new Fellows into the community allows us to broaden NICEC’s expertise and knowledge base and refresh what NICEC can offer members and all Careers colleagues interested in policy, practice and research.
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
For any Politics student, this is a fantastic opportunity...and it's online and free! With sessions on standards in public life, electoral systems, rule of law, reforming HoC, and Labour's constitutional agenda, there's loads to explore! @conunitucl.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution...
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Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025
This online conference brings together politicians and experts to discuss Labour’s constitutional agenda in office.
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Little pre-marking treat to myself to see me through the exam marking season! ❤️ Clearly my next INSET outfit! @thesparkdotcompany.bsky.social
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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Good luck to everyone sitting Edexcel Paper 1 Politics today! You'll be absolutely fabulous!☺️ Don't forget: 1. PLAN. Seriously. 2. Use words from Q in your answer 3. TIMING 4. USE examples, don't name drop 5. Paired paragraphs; SUBSTANTIATED judgment 6. LOA in intro & throughout
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a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech at a podium that says my dad was a toolmaker .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech at a podium that says my dad was a toolmaker .
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Time to get out and vote if you can, Year 13! And of course, we always love to see your #dogsatpollingstations!
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Delighted to see my piece in @hepi-news.bsky.social blog this morning, exploring the impact of HE financial issues for prospective students. Always grateful to HEPI and @josh-freeman.bsky.social for their support! www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/29/a...
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Advising in a time of uncertainty - HEPI
Financial instability in higher education is creating major challenges for students and advisers navigating university choices and applications.
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Delighted and grateful to have had this response posted by @hepi-news.bsky.social. One Step Beyond raises important issues about student preparedness for HE, an area I am passionate about. www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/07/o...
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One Step Beyond: A View from a School - HEPI
Preparing students for higher education requires better careers advice, life skills teaching, and support for unassessed academic skills.
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Fantastic day at Uni of Leicester hearing from UCAS, Dr Dom Thompson, about psychology & psychiatry, medicine, student finance, supporting parents and carers, and more! Lovely and local too! ❤️
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
A brilliant morning so far at Uni of Leicester T&A day, including a SUPERB talk from Dr Dom Thompson. I was fortunate to hear her at UCAS Conf a few years ago and have shared her TED talk annually with Year 13 parents ever since. Inspirational! ❤️ www.ted.com/talks/domini...
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What I learnt from 78,000 GP consultations with university students
Competition is ubiquitous. It appears on television and is a theme throughout our education systems. Have we become complacent about how competition affects our society and is this placing an intolera...
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The fabulous Jess Hardy and I are looking to run A Level Politics revision sessions for Paper 1, 2 and 3 this summer (as usual!). If you/your school is interested, could you fill out this (non-binding!) form so we can gauge interest? Thanks! ❤️ forms.gle/uFmkz8deg6t6...
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Registration of Interest Edexcel Politics Revision webinars - May/June 2025
Thank you for your interest in our upcoming Edexcel Politics student revision webinars. These hour-long sessions are designed to help students prepare for their exams. They are run by Jessica Hardy ...
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Fabulous to have Alonzo from ASK Apprenticeships to speak to Year 12 this morning. It is SO important for students to understand ALL the post-18 routes so that they can make informed choices and decisions ❤️ @careerent.bsky.social
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Fabulous lesson with the mighty 12A using Mentimeter to help us combine peer support with whole class feedback ❤️
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Where can A Level Politics take you? Well the referee of the Carabao Cup Final studied Politics with us at LGS (Alas, longer ago than I care to admit!). Of course, correlation may not equal causation...but, hey, let's not let that get in the way! Do Politics!
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barack obama is applauding while standing at a podium in front of a flag
ALT: barack obama is applauding while standing at a podium in front of a flag
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Absolutely love this piece by @gsoh31.bsky.social This point 👇 is especially problematic when trying to offer advice and guidance to students on making the best post-18 choices for them.
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
International Women's Day tomorrow, so taking the opportunity to highlight some *brilliant* books! (Also on offer on Kindle) #IWD2025 #IWD25 Useful for feminism topic, but very good reads for everyone. Get reading! #AccelerateAction 1. @ccriadoperez.bsky.social - Invisible Women amzn.eu/d/6zpnW1b
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Invisible Women: the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day
Invisible Women: the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day eBook : Perez, Caroline Criado: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Pleased to see this piece go live! Exploring future planning with younger secondary students, and nicely co-ordinated in time for @careersweek.bsky.social lsf.org/grammar/your...
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Your next step – Future planning with Year 7-9 - Loughborough Grammar School
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Delighted to welcome Lord Norton to school today to speak to our Year 12 and 13 Politicos about the House of Lords ❤️
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
It's National Careers Week! 🥳 A great opportunity for students explore possible steps in their futures. It's not about 'choosing a career'...it's thinking about passions, interests, skills, and looking at all the places that could lead! #NCW2025 @careersweek.bsky.social
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Nick Newman @ncwnick.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
1 more sleep … #NCW2025
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Fabulous visit to Brussels today! Popped by the Belgian Federal Parliament, and saw a copy of the Maastrict Treaty in the Museum of the National Bank! 😎 #PoliticsOnHoliday
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I can't be the only History (and Politics!) Teacher listening to the news this morning haunted by the continual use (and connotations) of the phrase "The Munich Conference"!!
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
It's National Apprenticeship Week! 🥳 Excited for students across the school to take part in activities throughout to develop their understanding of apprenticeship routes. We've even taken over the digital screens!
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National Careers Week @careersweek.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
At #NCW2025 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 3rd - 8th March 2025. All resources available here: buff.ly/415SMjZ
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
SO excited to share with parents and students the bumper Life Beyond LGS newsletter in anticipation of #NationalApprenticeshipWeek next week 🥳 There are SO many amazing events and opportunities! #NAW2025
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Doing live modelling of note-taking with Year 12 as they did their own noting for comparison...led to some brilliant and fascinating outcomes!
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FE Week @feweek.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
It's almost National Apprenticeships Week! This morning there is a Parliamentary debate on the value of apprenticeships, tabled by Labour MP Andrew Pakes Tune in here from 9.30am: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Y12 - useful example got lobbyists topic (democracy)
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I love The Little Prince...and at the end of a long week, I am absolutely delighted to have had this arrive today. What a beautiful edition...I love it ❤️
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Delighted to see this in print today! ❤️
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
In a break from the excitement and intrigue of Politics in the last 24 hours, I can't wait for the excitement and intrigue of my newly arrived book!! ❤️
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Being stuck in a two-hour stand still on the M1 after visiting Parliament wasn't great...but this motorcyclist had a huge lit up duck on the back, which was brilliant!
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Always love getting to spend the day in @ukparliament.parliament.uk and @supremecourt.uk ❤️
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Nick Newman @ncwnick.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Follow @careersweek.bsky.social as #NCW2025 approaches… all the latest #news #downloads and FREE content #careers #jobs #training
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Can't wait to visit @UKParliament with Year 12 tomorrow 🥳 Y12 - use this to find out what's going on tomorrow plus some useful information on Parliament!
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Delighted to have a new poster for my classroom from UN Women! Free to download from www.unwomen.org/en/digital-l...
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Absolutely delighted to be featured in this! A fantastic showcase of the excellent work done in so many schools and colleges to raise the profile of green careers 👏 @careersweek.bsky.social 🥰 nationalcareersweek.com/gcw-2024-case-
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GCW 2024 Case Studies - National Careers Week
These case studies demonstrate what is possible when we work together, collaborate and take action. Learn about the successful Green Careers Week activities that went on across the country this year. ...
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Always visit Parliaments when I can on holiday. Popped into a few this Christmas (🧵) but going to start with my favourite - St. Lucia. Why? Because when we popped in, the Parliamentary Clerk not only gave us a personal tour, but invited the Speaker to join us!
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Absolutely delighted to see this published. It is such a challenge to provide good and meaningful advice when the entry requirements are so flexible. Thanks to my fabulous co-author Dr Rachael Pearson as always ❤️ www.timeshighereducation.com/counsellor/a...
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How to make sense of UK entry requirements | Times Higher Education
Once students applying to UK universities decide which course they would like to apply for, they usually look at the entry requirements. This can be a minefield, making it challenging – and necessary ...
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The VERY best people own Parliamentary Christmas jumpers!! A fabulous day with our wonderful students who donned Christmas jumpers for the penultimate day of term ❤️
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Full story - Two ministers are to be assigned to the assisted dying bill in a highly unusual move for a private member’s bill where the government is neutral, a sign it will intensely monitor the details of such a significant change. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Two ministers to sit on assisted dying bill committee
Highly unusual move for private member’s bill is sign government will intensely monitor details of legislation
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Y12 - really useful for the devolution topic (Constitution), especially considering its success and whether its gone too far/not far enough essays
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Nearly the end of term...so proud of the nearly 200 offers our fantastic students have managed to accrue since the first applications were sent on 20 Sept!
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Sarra Jenkins (LGS Politics) @sarrajenkins.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Watching "Inside the Commons" with Year 12 today. Had to explain to them what "the speaking clock" is, as none of them knew. I feel so old.
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