Year 5 pupils!

A great opportunity lies below…

You have the chance to become the next Children’s Mayor of Leeds!

This is a great opportunity to learn about citizenship and democracy and to stand a chance of becoming the next Children’s Mayor of Leeds.

Leeds Children’s Mayors is an annual citizenship project that has been running for 15 years. It is run in partnership between Democratic Services and the Voice and Influence Team at Leeds City Council.

The 12 finalists: The final 12 candidates will have their photo and manifesto published on the Breeze website during the voting period before being invited to the prestigious finalist’s reception at Leeds Civic Hall where they will have tea with the Lord Mayor of Leeds.

The Leeds Children’s Mayor serves a one year term, which is for the duration they are in year 6. During their term they will attend lots of different events with the Lord Mayor of Leeds as well as work with council offers to make their manifesto idea into a reality.

What you need to do:

You need to write a manifesto to become Leeds Children’s Mayor.

http://www.leedsforlearning.co.uk/Page/16720

If you are interested, click on the above link for further information. You can find previous winning manifestos for help, further guidance and more general information about the contest.

If you want to ask me any questions then feel free, too! oliwain@spherefederation.org

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 17th June.

Good luck!