Guide:Involving Young People in Electoral Reform

UK National Curriculum
Under tha National Curriculum by the end of Key Stage 4 students should demonstrate understanding of key citizenship concepts, including:


 * rights and responsibilities
 * democracy
 * government
 * fairness,
 * identities and communities
 * power and authority

Qalifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
This link is to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's citizenship homepage.


 * http://www.qca.org.uk/7907.html

This link is to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's citizenship glossary.


 * http://www.qca.org.uk/2927.html

School Councils UK

 * School Councils UK Website
 * Resolution to Change the Voting System for School Council Elections Word PDF

Electoral Reform Youth Organisations

 * X-change

Mock Elections
Mock elections are a good way of getting young people involved in democracy. Unfortunately the vast majority of mock elections are currently conducted using First Past the Post.


 * http://www.mockelections.co.uk/

This is a guide to running mock elections published by the teachers resource exchange.


 * http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/uploads/materials/18212/mock_election.doc