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Government and Politics "...Stimulating ,challenging and opens up a range of career opportunities" |
Mock Bar Trials |
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Government & Politics is a two-year A-level course. It is an interesting and varied course and is an excellent qualification for the following careers:
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Thornhill College Trip to Washington DC, 2010 |
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At Thornhill College there are no formal requirements for studying Government and Politics, although a good standard of English and an interest in current affairs is essential. "...interesting because you learn about the world around you."
"..You meet people in power and gain an insight into the
institutions of Government" |
Thornhill College Politics
Society with Ms Joanne Stuart, Chair of the Institute of Directors. |
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The Politics Society is a group of students interested in politics and
current affairs. It meets every week to organise events such as debates,
quizzes and meetings with senior politicians. Recently we have organised
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Candidates for the 2011 Assembly Elections Address the Thornhill College Politics Society The meetings are always very enjoyable, extremely well-organised and the standard of debate is very high.
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 Thornhill College Government and Politics students visit salt mines in Poland and former camps at Auschwitz
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Government & Politics Department's Visits Overseas There are regular trips and visits organised by the Govt & Politics Department. These include exciting trips overseas. In 2010, students from Thornhill College visited the United States. The trip included tours of the major political sites of Washington DC.
On 2008, a group from Thornhill College
visited the site of the the former Nazi camps and salt mines of
Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Following the visit, the students
participated in a special remembrance service for all the victims of the
Holocaust. A return visit to Washington DC is currently being planned for March 2010. |
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Thornhill College Student Council with the Mayor of Derry, Cllr Colum Eastwood, in 2011
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The Student Council A Thornhill College we have a student council which includes representatives from all year groups. The council is an active body which represents the interests of pupils within the school. Each year new representatives are elected and the Politics Society is very much involved in organising the elections and pre-election campaigning. Click here for more information
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Mock Bar Trials Teams of students from schools all over Northern Ireland participate each year in the mock bar trials. The competitors use carefully constructed witness statements to prepare the prosecution and defence of two specially written criminal cases. Students take on the roles of lawyers, witnesses, court staff and jurors and compete against other schools in a live format, with one team prosecuting and the other defending. Their performances are judged by Circuit Judges, Recorders and senior barristers/advocates and take place in Crown Courts. Thornhill College students participate each year with many recent notable successes.
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Thornhill College pupils prepare to participate in the Mock Bar trials |
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