UPDATED FOR 2025 British Values / Democracy and Voting Citizenship Resources, focusing on the different policies of the main UK political parties and how people decide to vote for them: Covers every aspect of policies (education, defense, health, economy, education etc) - the information is all written up in student speak, you don't need the students to have access to the internet to find them beforehand. Well differentiated and detailed PowerPoint lesson with accompanying worksheets, clip links and questions. Perfect for teaching about political parties, elections, voting and policies. Suitable for KS3 or KS4. Lasts 2 hours if all tasks completed. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. Find many, many more affordable or free PSHE, Citizenship, RE resources and much more at my Tes store or the EC Publishing website.

Topic 16: General Election 1979 LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 16a Why do people vote the way they do? (PLUS H/W) 16b Why have voting trends changed in the UK? 16cd (2 hours) How can we explain the result of the 1979 general election? (PLUS H/W) To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week; 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework); An exam technique sheet; 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks; Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students. On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.

2 HOUR GCSE Citizenship 9-1:double lesson on the electoral systems, voting age, voter apathy and English Laws for English Votes as required by the AQA spec. This could be used as a detailed introduction to the topic or a revision session. Spec covered: 3.4.2 What are the powers of local and devolved government and how can citizens participate? The debate about ‘English votes for English laws’. Who can stand for election and how candidates are selected. Who can and cannot vote in elections and why; debates about the voting age. Issues relating to voter turnout, voter apathy and suggestions for increasing vote turnout at elections. Created for Citizenship GCSE - Politics and Participation. Includes: One double lesson with PP, worksheets, exam practice question, peer assessment and marking grid, clips and is well differentiated and easily adapted. Made for AQA Citizenship 9-1 but suitable material for any of the Citizenship GCSE courses or could be used for non-GCSE British Values lessons. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes). You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

Edexcel A-Level Politics Component 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas L12: What are the Key Case Studies of Three General Elections? **FREE Lesson From this Unit: ** https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12845959 This SoW is designed in detail to be clearly differentiated and engaging. Using the latest researched teaching and learning techniques, such as Retrieval Practice and Dual Coding. This SoW allows you to move pupils through content efficiently. Each SoW is sequenced clearly and in line with the Edexcel Specification. A colour scheme also runs throughout to ease both your delivery and students’ comprehension. We provided an email address that is monitored daily, if you have any questions or issues with this purchase (teachercentralltd@gmail.com). Below is a break down of the Bundle: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas L1: What are the Current systems of Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy? L2: What are the Debates Over Wider Franchise and Suffrage? L3: What Role do Pressure Groups have in British Politics? L4: What Context do Rights have in UK Politics? L5: How do Party Politics Play Out in UK Politics? L6: How did the Established Political Parties Develop Overtime? L7: What is the Role of the Emerging and Minor UK political parties? L8: How has a Multi-party System been Developed in UK Politics? L9: What Different Electoral Systems Exist? L10: How are Referendums Used Within British Democracy? L11: What Debates Still Surround the UK’s Electoral System? L12: What are the Key Case Studies of Three General Elections? L13: What is the Media’s Influence on UK Politics? L14: What are the Core Ideas and Principles of Conservatism in the UK? L15: What are the Differing Views and Tensions within Conservatism? L16: Who are the Key Conservative Thinkers and What are their ideas? L17: What are the Core Ideas and Beliefs of Liberalism? L18: What Conflicts Often Occur within Liberalism? L19: Who are the Key Liberal Thinkers and What are their ideas? L20: What are the Core Ideas and Principles of Socialism? L21: What are the Differing Views and Tensions within Socialism? L22: Who are the Key Socialist Thinkers and their ideas? Any questions please do feel free to get in contact: teachercentralltd@gmail.com Tes Teaching Store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral

This resource provides a dynamic and interactive approach to a potentially challenging topic, fostering deeper understanding and critical thinking skills. It’s perfect for classroom use, independent study, or homework assignments. The nature of the card sort makes it suitable for a range of different abilities as students delve into the reasons behind Labour’s landslide victory in the 1945 General Election. Students analyse the contrasting aims, leadership styles, campaign tactics, and policies (particularly regarding social welfare and healthcare) of both the Labour and Conservative parties. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Microsoft Word document and PowerPoint presentation with 22 slides designed to help facilitate and consonsolidate the card sort. The Word document includes a learning objective, instructions, two headings cards labeled ‘Why Labour Won’ and ‘Why the Conservatives Lost’ as well as sixteen information cards to be sorted under them. At the end of the document there is an extension question designed to help consolidate the lesson. Meanwhile, the PowerPoint contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, a continuum exercise, writing frames, templates and appropriate video links. Please see the detailed preview. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Theme: Post War Britain Know: Why did Labour win the General Election in 1945? Understand: Why the Labour Party was growing in popularity? Evaluate: Did Labour win or did the Conservatives lose in 1945? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Why the Labour Party won the General Election in 1945? Can You Explain: Why the Labour Party was growing in popularity? Can You Evaluate: How far did the Conservatives lose or the Labour win? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This is a resource I created for my school for the 2024 General Election. It has space for you to customise for your constituency if you wish.

Infographic explaining the process for the General Election 2015. Talk about the key dates, the voting and how a government is formed with this image. Keywords: General Election 2015, Democracy, UK Election, Voting, Politics, Government, Citizenship. For more free teaching resources for KS3-5 on the 2015 election go to http://theday.co.uk/election-2015/

UPDATED FOR 20245 - Who would be the next UK PM if we had an election now? A one hour resource all about the main UK Political Parties, why people vote for them, the trends over the last two general elections and the possible outlook for the next. The resource includes a 1 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, is well differentiated and suitable for KS3 or KS4 Well differentiated and detailed PowerPoint lesson with accompanying worksheets, clip links and questions. Perfect for teaching about political parties, elections, voting and policies. Suitable for KS3 or KS4. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. Find many, many more affordable or free PSHE, Citizenship, RE resources and much more at my Tes store or the EC Publishing website.

A Lesson Plan with ideas for how AI can be used in the General Election. Aimed at late primary children.

You have 3 similar resources that cater for different levels of students Also included are the voting slips - YOU WILL NEED TO PERSONALISE THIS TO YOUR OWN AREA - the Greens and UKIP aren't running in mine.

Topic 17: General Election 1997 LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 17ab (2 hours) How can we explain the result of the 1997 general election? To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125 LESSONS ACROSS TOPIC BUNDLES Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week (not necessarily in every lesson); 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework); An exam technique sheet; 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks; Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students. On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.

What makes a successful political party candidate? Setting up a political Party Project - Inquiry Question: What makes a successful political party candidate? This is Project Bundle. Resources, handouts, Lesson material, assessment criteria, support material, feedback and progress sheets, PBL support, certificates and much more… This will give you all the tools to deliver a successful, educational, fun and most importantly organised and structured project! This project bundle is designed primarily to be used as a class Project which has regular check in points with the teacher and then presented and assessed at school against a PSHE Assessment Project skills criteria. It can however be adapted by the teacher easily to be used as a drop down (off timetable) PSHE Day or to be taught over 6 PSHE / Citizenship lessons to a class. Contents of Creating a political Party Project Bundle Setting up a political Party walk through PowerPoint for Teachers and Students (Including Extra Teacher notes & assessment Criteria) Specific student help resources & student templates for creating their own party from scratch including a mock Manifesto template Project success student feedback sheets (Matched against a detailed tiered five level project success criteria (Diamond/ Ruby/ Emerald/Sapphire/Amber) Peer assessment voting tokens (3 types) Teacher project tracker sheets Student project planning Brief + project development flowchart Project based learning reflection Slides Bonus Extra - What is Parliament 2hour Lesson and set of literacy Key terms support cards CPD - Teacher Top Tips for project based Learning Project certificate templates (Themed to the project and in two different sizes) Graduation assessment rewards (Themed to the project and in five styles to match students levels (Diamond/ Ruby/ Emerald/Sapphire/Amber) Search ‘Cre8tive Resources’ for support with our library of resources or send us an email. Leave a review and email TheCre8tiveResources@gmail.com for a free resource as a thank you!! Explore all our resources on TES

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 60-slide PowerPoint presentation on UK general elections. The PowerPoint focuses on: How the UK Election Process works What happens in the election process The major UK political parties The formation of the government The State Opening of Parliament The PowerPoint contains links to videos on the role of parliament and how elections work. You may also be interested in: Mock Election Pack UK Parliament and Government Brexit – The Triggering of Article 50 For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a fully editable and informative, simple text, 40-slide PowerPoint presentation on UK general elections. The PowerPoint focuses on: How the UK Election Process works What happens in the election process The major UK political parties The formation of the government The State Opening of Parliament The PowerPoint contains links to videos on the role of parliament and how elections work. Please note, the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. You may also be interested in: General Elections Puzzle Pack Differentiated Anagrams,Word Searches, Crosswords UK General Elections Presentation Mock Election Pack UK Parliament and Government UK Parliament, Government, Election 100 Question Quiz Brexit – The Triggering of Article 50 For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

General Election 2024 -Citizenship and Politics. Differentiated editable 2 Hour PowerPoint Lesson about the General election 2024. Why is it happeneing? How can you vote? Why should you vote? Who are the political parties and their candidates? What has the economy and Rwanda got to do with it all and much more… Learning Outcomes: To describe how a General Election works and the timetable for 2024 To describe the process of voting in the UK To explore the different political parties and their positions on Brexit Some Key Terms Covered Polling station, Proxy, Ballot paper, Cabinet, Government, Parliament, MP, PM, Policy, Mandate, Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Brexit Party, Change UK , SNP, DUP, Plaid Cymru… Why not try out one of our other brand new General Election 2024 resource packages: General Election 2024 Quiz General Election Activity Pack and WorkBook Setting Up a Political Party Team Project Pack How do we vote in the UK? PPT Lesson House of Commons PPT Lesson UK Politics Bundle General Election Build your own Flash Cards General Election Comparing Party Policies Ballot Papers for the General Election Hosting a General Election Full Kit for Primary and Secondary Schools

AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the 1979 UK general election as part of Voter behaviour & the media module. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter task (students must decipher 1979 election data) Homework task Some prior knowledge is required so please see previous lessons below: Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155 ‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310 Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693 Ethnicity, gender & education: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587224 Governing competence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591090 Party manifestos: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591103 Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

This resource contains all you need to set up your own general election in school. it could be used with a class, a year group or the whole school. It is an ideal way for pupils to learn what elections are all about. This mock election resource involves the pupils conducting an election involving the main UK political parties. The pack contains: - An Explanation and Task PowerPoint - Voting Registration Card Template - Ballot Paper Template - Postal Vote Application Template - Eligible Voter Register - Tally Counter - ManifestoTemplate - Election Officers Team Planner - Political Party Planner You may also be interested in: UK Parliament and Government UK General Elections Election Puzzle Pack - Differentiated Anagrams and Word Searches General Election Quiz (Parliament, Government, Political Parties) Thinking of publishing your own resources? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Topic 19: General Election 2019 LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 19ab (2 hours) How can we explain the result of the 2019 general election? (PLUS H/W) To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week; 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework); An exam technique sheet; 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks; Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students. On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.

This resource contains a short presentation on UK general elections. You may also be interested in: UK General Elections Presentation Mock Election Pack UK Parliament and Government UK Parliament, Government, Election 100 Question Quiz For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide