During our Living and Learning lesson this week, we discussed…
- the British values
- how democracy is important
- how democracy is precious and what life would be like without it
Democracy means ‘rule by the people’.
In a democracy, like the UK, the people elect the government and have a say in how it is run.
They do this by voting in elections.
We watched this video which explains democracy in a clear and concise way: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z76gr2p#zbxddp3
At school, the children participate in votes and elections:
- voting for the Junior Leadership Team
- voting for class rewards
- voting for the new school charity
Help at home by finding out some facts about democracy in the UK.