AS History and Politics @ Higher Education seminar

The second AS History and Politics @ Higher Education seminar took place on Thursday 14 November at Newcastle-under-Lyme College. Students were introduced to the most recent developments in parliamentary sovereignty by Dr Peter Lamb, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Staffordshire University.
 
The students proved themselves formidable adversaries in the question and answer session, particularly, amongst others, Jordan Stec, who challenged Dr Lamb with a range of probing questions, such as the reasons why the United Kingdom should remain part of the European Union. Fully deploying their academic knowledge from their AS Government & Politics course and also showing clear evidence of a deep interest in current affairs, the students covered topics such as devolution, a potential referendum on membership of the European Union and the scheduled Scottish independence referendum.
 
The event was a roaring success and bodes well for the development of stronger links between staff and students at both institutions.
 
If you are not currently an AS or A2 government & Politics student but would like to attend future events please contact Christopher McQuillan in the Sixth Form Centre. Seminars in the series are listed below:

• History UCAS applications lead by Dr Alannah Tomkins, Programme Director for History at Keele University – Sept 2013
• Developments in parliamentary sovereignty lead by Dr Peter Lamb, senior Lecturer in International Relations at Staffordshire University – Nov 2013
• The US Presidency; poodle or powerhouse? Lead by Dr Jonathan Herbert Director of Teaching & Learning SPIRE Keele University – Jan 2014
• From Kaiser to Fuhrer – lead by Dr Pauline Elkes, Senior Lecturer in History, Staffordshire University – March 2014