Elections
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Europe Day Assemblies
In the week leading up to Europe Day our assemblies focused on Europe. In our secondary assemblies, we adapted the EPAS resources from a couple of years ago to focus on the importance of democracy, linking it to the shared values between the UK and the EU, and the local elections that were taking place
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Poster Campaign for Youth Turnout at 2026 Local Elections
Our ambassador group identified voter turnout among their generation as a problem for getting young people’s voices heard in Politics. Realising that lots of their peers at college would be turning 18 in time for local elections, they met as a group to plan a poster campaign to raise awareness of registering to vote. The
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Work Experience with John Finucane
Two of our GCSE Politics students recently took part in valuable work experience with John Finucane, MP for North Belfast. This opportunity allowed them to gain a first-hand insight into the role of an MP, including representing constituents and engaging with issues within the local community. Throughout their placement, the students developed their understanding of
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INFO POINT
Junior Ambassadors created PowerPoints for the digital Info Points. These we visible to all students in the dining hall and covered importance of voting and learning EU languages. EPAS Team Comment Great to get students making these. They are excellent!
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Govan High Pupil Council Elections
Govan High Pupil Council Elections for year groups S1-5 took place this afternoon. Pupils elected one representative from their year group, and learned about the voting and counting processes. S6 have already voted for their school captains who will represent the year group on the pupil council going forward. EPAS Team Comment Great to see
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Election Board
Our school voting board has continued to be a successful activity, building on the progress made last year. At the start of the year, students discuss the importance of voting and why it matters in a democracy, helping them understand their role as active citizens. Pupils now take responsibility for choosing the weekly question which
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Local election get out the vote drive
Y12 politics students designed leaflets to promote the local elections on 1st May. Students then distributed these to adults in the school in the days leading up to the election and encouraged them to use their democratic right. Links EPAS Team Comment Excellent work! Really great to get students exercising their democratic rights, and helping
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Analyzing European Elections
Class activity related to the results and procedures of European elections. EPAS Team Comment Very useful to examine both from a political perspective, but also as an exercise in mathematical communication. Good to see that Spain has reached parity in terms of the number of male and female MEPs.