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Lesson 6: School council

Developing an understanding of how school council works and why it is important to have a democratic election system.

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Learning objective

To begin to understand how democracy works in school.

Non-statutory guidance

British Values: Democracy

See: Kapow Primary: RSE & PSHE: Personal development, SMSC and British values mapping.

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Classroom resources

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support

May benefit from talking to an older child who is on the school council. Can use the Activity: Writing frame provided.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be asked to identify how democracy works in the school council.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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Sarah Huggins,

RSE & PSHE specialist

Sarah has over 20 years’ experience in education. Starting as a Primary teacher, Sarah then moved into an advisory role that covered both PSHE education and Citizenship. She delivers courses for teachers, as well as sessions for children and young…

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