Lower Key Stage 2 - Work Examples


Electing Your Peers

In the week running up to the General Election, the children in Years 3 and 4 took part in their own election debate. They thought about who they would vote for if they were old enough to vote and they took their places in the ‘House of Commons' on either side of the house. They then gave reasons for their support of the parties they were supporting. One group was ‘undecided' (floating voters). Some of this group made their minds up after listening to various speakers.

Jessica Bradshaw was the Speaker of the House and she had to call “Order! Order!” if there was too much noise. When people spoke, they were addressed as ‘The Right Honourable Gentleman' (or ‘Lady' if one of the girls was speaking).

The children showed considerable flair in using the language of debating, such as “I'd like to disagree with the previous speaker...” or “Would the person who has just spoken clarify the point further...” In the Year 3 and 4 year groups at Walkley, there was most support for Nick Clegg and his Lib Dem party. As we go to press, we are still uncertain as to who will be our next Prime Minister and if it will be a “Deal” or “No deal” between Nick Clegg and one of the two main parties.

But we certainly enjoyed learning a little about how our voting system works and how the laws of the land are passed after debates in the Houses of Parliament.