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Mock General Election for students and staff

On 4th July we ran a Mock General Election in school, purposely mirroring the real candidates in the High Peak constituency to give students the opportunity to experience how voting works and to aid their understanding of democracy. After learning about each party’s manifesto during tutor time, members of our School Parliament ran the election day and Mr Brook ran the exit poll. Students and staff all received a polling card, and were able to cast their votes before school, during break time and after school in the voting booths using mock ballot papers.

This is the fourth election we have held in school, but the first time we have reflected the real candidates. This is has been a really important exercise to aid our students’ personal development and for them to learn more about British values and democracy. This fits under the umbrella of our ‘Learning for Life’ curriculum which is designed to prepare students for a successful life beyond school as they move on into adult life.

The election results were very interesting, with 60% of the school turning out to vote – this matches the real election turnout where 60% of the nation voted. Labour won the majority in school, again mirroring the real general election results, although the school results for the other parties were different.

This was a brilliant experience for our students. Thank you to our excellent MSPs for running such a successful and valuable mock election.