Democracy Classroom

What is the House of Commons? (Welsh/Cymraeg)

Dysgwch am Dŷ’r Cyffredin yn yr animeiddiad hwn ar gyfer plant 11-16 oed. Archwiliwch rôl, gwaith ac aelodaeth Tŷ’r Cyffredin a sut mae’n sicrhau bod y llywodraeth yn atebol.

Learn about the House of Commons in this animation for 11-16 year olds. Explore the role, work and membership of the Commons and how it holds the government to account.

Dolenni’r Cwricwlwm Dinasyddiaeth CA3 a CA4 – Democratiaeth, llywodraeth a hawliau a chyfrifoldebau dinasyddion
TGAU (OCR) Astudiaethau Dinasyddiaeth – Democratiaeth a Llywodraeth
Safon Uwch (AQA) Astudiaethau Dinasyddiaeth – Pŵer a Chyfiawnder
Safon Uwch (Pearson Edexcel) Gwleidyddiaeth – Llywodraeth y DU a syniadau gwleidyddol nad ydynt yn rhai craidd

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Voting Passport

A voting passport is an A4 sheet of paper to hand to polling staff so they easily can understand the reasonable adjustments needed to enable the person to vote.

The voting passport also allows voters to write who they would like support from, their supporter’s name and whether the supporter is eligible to vote in the UK or not. If the supporter is not eligible to vote in the UK then they will need to work with the presiding officer to support the person to vote.

The back of the voting passport contains information on the law in order to debunk the myth a person can be prevented from voting on the grounds of a lack of mental capacity.

It’s important to know that the polling station and presiding officer have to make these reasonable adjustments by law. People voting and those supporting them have every right to ask for them and should stand firm if anyone says otherwise.

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What is the Democracy Box?

The Democracy Box is not about elections. It is not about party politics. The Democracy Box, just like democracy itself, is not simply about voting. If we live in a true democracy then surely everyone in the country needs to know and understand the basics of how that democracy works. In this episode Yvonne Murphy outlines The Democracy Box project’s vision and aims and we hear from four young guests about why we need to find new ways to intrigue and inspire people to play a part in, and shape the future of, our UK democracy. Lauren & Alex talk about their experience as young co-creators on the project which lead to this podcast series and Ieuan and Nirushan talk about why, as Youth Cymru Peer Leaders, they are supporting the project and their work on the ‘Power of your Vote’ and their own podcast series called YouthPod.

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Local Intelligence Hub

A collaborative effort between MySociety and The Climate Coalition, the Local Intelligence Hub is a new tool to find information on local MPs, public opinion and the nature and climate movement.

Using the Local Intelligence Hub, you can:
➯Build a national policy picture to explore and share constituency level data about people, politics, climate and nature
➯Deep dive into constituency level insights with statistics displayed against the national average
➯Explore new constituencies, how existing constituencies will be divided up and the impact this has on data
➯Export data as CSV to enable detailed analysis against your own datasets
➯Sign up to email alters when updates occur or new data is added

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Young people

Making A Decision - (ALN / SEND)

Making A Decision - Primary

Understanding Politics

Votes at 16

UK Parliament Teaching Resources

Who Runs The Country?

UK Parliament Debating Resources

An Introduction to Democracy

What is Democracy?

UK Parliament | General Election Assembly

Voting Systems

Welcome to Your Vote | Lessons

Welcome to Your Vote | Assemblies

#ElectionCountdown: Voter Registration

Exploring Elections

Local Elections