Sarra Jenkins
@LGS_Politics
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Politics teacher/author/presenter, linking news stories to Edexcel A Level Politics Spec, and Post-18 advisor! @sarrajenkins.bsky.social
Loughborough, UK
Joined March 2015
So let's give it a go. If anyone has an account and wants to follow, I'll try and post here and there before jumping in with both feet!
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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! https://t.co/B05fEHjwje
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Not a record, but yesterday's sitting of the House of Lords concluded at 3.41 a.m.
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Year 12 - useful for the judiciary topic in Paper 2, not just the ruling, but the headline. Good example for neutrality. Also useful for media topic in Paper 1. https://t.co/Wx5wwbO5Zb
news.sky.com
Lord Justice Bean is an ex-treasurer of the Society of Labour Lawyers and used to chair the Fabian Society, which is affiliated to Labour. Sir Stephen Eyre, the High Court judge who ruled in favour...
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Thrilled to be part of the @NASUWT Team flying the flag as part of @NottsPride today! Wonderful atmosphere 🏳️🌈 #Pride #theteachersunion
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Y12 - useful for democracy and rights topics. https://t.co/XIG5x9EUTs
news.sky.com
Up to 9.5 million more people will be able to vote by lowering the age.
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What a delightful gift from a superb student of the "Politics School of Excellence"! As he leaves us for @UniOfHull and BPLS with @LordNortonLouth, we cannot wait to follow the amazing things he is destined to achieve! ❤️
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Here's the moment Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) set the record for longest floor speech in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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🚨HOUSE PASSES RECONCILIATION BILL, HEADS TO W.H. FOR TRUMP'S SIGNATURE VOTE WAS 218-214 GOP NO VOTES: FITZPATRICK MASSIE
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Trump's Bill passes - going to be important stuff here for your case study! Jeffries speech, Republican rebels, delays (power of Speaker). Great for parties, role of Congress, presidential powers (incl. persuasion), federalism, elections (mid-terms?) and more!
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY, @RepJeffries) concludes his record-setting floor speech (8 hrs. 44 min.): "No matter the outcome on this single day, we're going to press on...we're going to press on for our children, press on for our seniors, press on for our
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Good read for A Level students considering a law degree (and useful for supercurriculars)
At a time when people are angrier than ever about the criminal justice system, those electronic books people have made the Sunday Times bestseller #NothingButTheTruth a Kindle Monthly Deal - an absurd 99p. Read. Learn. Get freaking furious. https://t.co/BFsXGyg9SL
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Year 12 students visiting the @ucas_online Discovery Day at Nottingham today! Great opportunity to further inform their post-18 choices 💪
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Y12 - *Add this to your case study*!! 26 sessions, 48 amendments considered, vote-a-rama, 3 Republican noes, and Vance casting tiebreaking vote!! Now back to the House 😬
🚨 BREAKING: JD Vance just broke the tie. Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” passes the Senate, 51–50. Three Republicans voted no: Susan Collins, Rand Paul, and Thom Tillis. Every other one bent the knee.
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Paper 3... US Protection of Rights & Liberties, Pressure Group action, Federalism, Judicial oversight & Executive Power ... Range makes it a fantastic background read for next year
theguardian.com
Ruling to limit nationwide injunctions could see president’s order to ban birthright citizenship partially implemented
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Y12 - this is very useful for federalism and free speech/rights. A very useful (and memorable?!) case study!
BREAKING: The Supreme Court upheld a Texas law that requires porn sites to verify that their visitors are 18 or older. More: https://t.co/JXHAUEbs5w
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