Make a difference
Creative activity ideas for young people to support those around them.
This thought-provoking matrix will inspire students to consider how they can support others and create positive change in their home, school or local community.
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This thought-provoking matrix will inspire students to consider how they can support others and create positive change in their home, school or local community.
A complex game about the intricacies of politics.
A look at the political career of Philip Ruddock and what being the Father of the House means.
How suffragettes fought and endured for voting rights.
Understand plastic waste as an issue, discuss sustainability and empower student voice and agency.
The start of the election process explained.
Take students through the process of a referendum, from how the question is written to voting day.
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