The 2025-26 version of this project has now concluded. This page is currently a work in progress for the 2026-27 version. Pleas bear us while we edit this page in advance of the launch of the project for 2026-27.
During the 2026-27 academic year we are running the second iteration of a project aimed at fostering engagement between the American Politics Group, the Schools Programme of The Financial Times, and A-Level students and tutors. You can find details of our inaugural iteration of the project which ran in 2025-26 here.
There are two interrelated strands to this project:
- An A-Level essay competition (Deadline: Feb 1st 2027)
- An online conference for A-Level students and tutors (Save the date: Nov 4th 2026, 13:30-15:30)
As well as year to year activities and events, one of the aims of the FT-APG A Level Project is to generate an archive of pedagogic material that is useful for student, and those teaching, at FE and HE levels. You can find such materials across our project pages. In particular, you can find a full list of such materials from 2025-26 here.
Schools Programme of the Financial Times
Do make sure institution signs up for the Schools Programme of the Financial Times. This programme offers free online subscriptions for its content to pre-college students aged 16-19, their teachers and upper secondary/high schools around the world, and to colleges of further education in the UK.
You can check if your school is already registered on this page. If you are a staff member and wish to sign your school up for the program, you can register on this page.
You can also sign up for the Swamp Notes newsletter and podcast, both from the Financial Times.
Project partners:
- Financial Times
- Political Studies Association
- Centre for Transformative and Global Justice of the University of Greenwich
Lead Organiser:
- Dr. Pete Finn, SFHEA, of the University of Greenwich
Co-Organiser:
- Caitlin Lewis, The University of Manchester
Project Affiliates:
- We will be updating this list shortly. Check back soon to see who our 2026-27 project affiliates are.
Full details will be placed on this page in the near future.
Both attendance at the online conference and submission to the essay competition are voluntary. There are no negative consequences for not attending the conference or submitting to the essay competition.
In 2026-27, this project is funded by competitive funding from the excellence and impact funding of the Political Studies Association and the Centre for Transformative and Global Justice of the University of Greenwich.
