KS5 PolSoc, Author at The F-Word

Sexual orientation on the syllabus

KS5 PolSoc24 June 2016

Although feminism has been retained on the politics A Level syllabus, this writer thinks more needs to be done to educate students about LGBT rights...

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Looking different

KS5 PolSoc16 June 2016

After one girl realises her twin brother acts differently to her, she reflects on how standards of masculinity discourage individuality among boys...

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Working at Sports Direct

KS5 PolSoc9 June 2016

A sixth form student who works at Sports Direct reflects on her concerns about gendered tasks where she works in light of the news around its troubling working conditions for some employees...

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The ratings system

KS5 PolSoc7 June 2016

Two boys interview girls at mixed Sixth Forms and are surprised to find out how affected they are by attractiveness ratings...

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Growing up and manning up

KS5 PolSoc5 June 2016

A teenage boy worries about the pressures to be 'manly' and the impact that has as boys grow up...

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Appearances and bitching

KS5 PolSoc3 June 2016

Two A Level students talk about their concerns; one focuses on the need to be attractive, while the other calls for girls to stop criticising each other...

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