The UK took part in it’s first Christmas election in almost one hundred years recently.
In school, we marked the occasion by holding our own election to give children a flavour of choosing a party manifesto and casting a vote. Choices between reducing the school week, increasing the driving age limit, banning single-use plastic and reducing children’s intake of sugary sweets created many talking points.
In nursery, pupils had to choose between ice cream for everyone, an extra playtime or a new toy to share. Ice cream won!