Politics Tag Archive

A Busy Year for the History & Politics Department

Year 8 Visit to Carrickfergus Castle Our annual Year 8 sojourn to Carrickfergus Castle took place in June.  This fabulous medieval castle offered a hands-on learning...

A Wallace “Washington diary”

The privations and terrors experienced by those who journeyed to the USA in earlier centuries bear little resemblance to the experiences of today’s pilgrims. An intrepid group...

Esther Represents Northern Ireland Young People in London

Year 13 Politics pupil Esther was recently invited to speak at the British Library as a representative voice for young people in Northern Ireland. We asked Esther to tell us about...

Wallace Win Prestigious Politics Competition

Some of our talented A’level Politics students have won a prestigious National Competition! Three Politics students from Wallace have won this year’s Political Studies...

From The Castle on the Hill to the Heights of the House!

The long-forgotten phrase ‘children should be seen and not heard’ is certainly not one which can be applied to Year 13 student Beth Crane who has triumphed once again in...

History Came Alive! Berlin / Krakow Trip 2017

“Memorable beyond words” was the general conclusion regarding this recent trip. Led by Head of History and Politics, Mr Neil Armstrong, supported by his departmental...

History and Politics Department visits Washington DC

Following several successful annual political trips to London, our students were eager to venture further afield and delve into the turbulent world of American Politics! Day One...