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Bexhill College students take part in European Youth Parliament Summer Nationals

Bexhill College students take part in European Youth Parliament Summer Nationals

Marketing Team2024-09-10T10:53:15+01:00August 5th, 2024|Categories: Awards & Success, College News, Trips|Tags: economics, politics|

Teo, a politics, economics and psychology student wrote: “From July 4th - July 7th, 8 students attended the European Youth Parliament UK (EYPUK) Summer Nationals, Imagine 2024. Following success at Regional Sessions earlier in the year, we enjoyed four days of enrichment, meeting and collaborating with like-minded individuals and participating in multiple debates on an expansive range of topics across the EU. Day one consisted of team building with our assigned committees, mimicking those of the European Parliament. A [...]

Work-Related Learning: Local Labour Party challenges A Level Politics students to research postal voting

Work-Related Learning: Local Labour Party challenges A Level Politics students to research postal voting

Marketing Team2024-03-26T09:09:56+00:00March 26th, 2024|Categories: Guest Speakers|Tags: politics|

On Thursday the 21st of March, A Level Politics students were joined by 3 members of the local Labour Party, to discuss local politics, local issues and getting involved in politics in and around Bexhill. Peter Sanders, secretary of the local Labour Party, Elly Gibson, the CLP Chair and former Town Councillor, and Gareth Delany, Rother Councillor for Bexhill's Pebsham Ward came in to explain their varied roles and responsibilities as part of the party. They also took a [...]

Employer Encounter: Local MP visits A-Level Politics students to talk working in Government

Employer Encounter: Local MP visits A-Level Politics students to talk working in Government

Marketing Team2024-01-23T10:36:35+00:00January 23rd, 2024|Categories: Guest Speakers|Tags: politics|

Huw Merriman MP recently visited our A Level Politics students to deliver a talk about his roles in parliament and as a government minister. He spoke about election campaigns, problems with the electoral system, and what it is like working with the Prime Minister. Further engaging with the students, Huw then held a Q&A session, allowing them to quiz him on topics such as his views on his party, his job, and what he is doing to help the [...]

Employer Encounter: Year 2 Politics Students Visited By Emmanuel Godin from Portsmouth University

Employer Encounter: Year 2 Politics Students Visited By Emmanuel Godin from Portsmouth University

Marketing Team2025-02-05T11:52:13+00:00December 4th, 2023|Categories: Guest Speakers|Tags: politics, university|

Second-year A-Level Politics students were joined by Emmanuel Godin, who teaches Politics and International Relations (IR) at the University of Portsmouth. He talked to the class about what opportunities studying Politics and IR at University might bring, and led a positive discussion on the skills that higher education develops for students of any subject. Emmanuel also highlighted to students the benefits of pursuing what interests them, rather than choosing a degree thinking solely of employability. This seemed to resonate [...]

Students get an insight into the role of a campaigner in correcting global wrongdoings and inequality

Students get an insight into the role of a campaigner in correcting global wrongdoings and inequality

Marketing Team2024-01-11T16:34:05+00:00October 17th, 2023|Categories: Guest Speakers|Tags: business, economics, guest speaker, law, politics, science, social sciences|

Our Politics, Economics, Law, Business, Sociology, and Science students were lucky to have an audience with author, writer, and campaigner Nick Dearden who talked to them about the work of Global Justice Now and his new book Pharmanomics. Supported by members of the Global Justice Now committee, as well as the Mayoress of Bexhill, Lynn Brailsford, Nick inspired the students by raising awareness of some of the unethical practices of Big Pharma, as well as some key economic and [...]

Work-Related Learning: Huw Merriman MP Presentation and Q&A Session With First And Second-Year Politics and Law Students

Work-Related Learning: Huw Merriman MP Presentation and Q&A Session With First And Second-Year Politics and Law Students

fizzyappleltd2025-02-05T11:52:50+00:00May 5th, 2023|Categories: Guest Speakers|Tags: law, politics|

On Friday 28th April the Rt Hon. Huw Merriman visited the college to speak to first and second-year Politics and Law students about his role within government as Minister of State for Transport and as constituency MP for Bexhill and Battle. Huw explained his pathway into politics, the nature of collective responsibility within his work, discussed the proposed use of the Northeye site, and the collective and individual rights. Students asked probing questions about the government’s approach to immigration, [...]

Huw Merriman MP Visits Bexhill College T Level Building

Huw Merriman MP Visits Bexhill College T Level Building

fizzyappleltd2025-02-05T11:41:58+00:00May 2nd, 2023|Categories: College News|Tags: health, politics|

Huw Merriman MP visited Bexhill College touring the College's T Level building with its industry-standard teaching rooms and equipment. He had the opportunity to observe T Level Health students developing the skills required for their NHS placements and talk to students and staff about how T Levels are delivered at the College.

What’s What in Politics in 2023

What’s What in Politics in 2023

fizzyappleltd2024-03-14T15:16:14+00:00January 7th, 2023|Categories: Bexclusive Magazine, Culture, Politics|Tags: Bexclusive Magazine, politics|

written by Jean Lancaster It's pretty understandable that we switch off from the world of politics sometimes. It can certainly feel exhausting and 2022 was a particularly tumultuous year. Will 2023 be calmer, steadier, and altogether more ordinary? Entering the year with the same leaders, problems, and frustrations as last year, that is something yet to be seen. But that uncertainty doesn’t mean we can’t be sure of what’s what in politics for the new year and I hope [...]

The Death of Women’s Rights

The Death of Women’s Rights

fizzyappleltd2024-03-14T15:19:37+00:00September 7th, 2022|Categories: Bexclusive Magazine, Culture, Politics|Tags: Bexclusive Magazine, feminism, politics, women|

written by Dayton Campbell Is Enough, Enough? When I asked my friend their favourite things about being a woman, I waited a while for a response until they reached the conclusion that 'nearly all the things I think about being a woman are negative.' The more I thought about this I realised the truth in their answer. Although we have come a long way since the suffragette movement, in the end, even today are we as free and liberated [...]

Humanising the Holocaust

Humanising the Holocaust

fizzyappleltd2023-11-02T11:48:38+00:00September 7th, 2022|Categories: Bexclusive Magazine, Culture|Tags: Bexclusive Magazine, culture, history, politics, religion|

The Holocaust: Why is it important to remember? The Holocaust is widely considered one of the most tragic events in recent history – and that is an issue. Confining the Holocaust to ‘history’ is a common mistake for a couple of reasons: firstly, the persecution of minorities is very much ongoing, and with all that has happened within countries such as Ukraine and Iran, it is more important than ever to understand people’s fight for identity and freedom. Secondly, [...]

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