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Exploring Elections - Assembly - Scotland

In the Exploring Elections assembly, students are supported to register to vote. They also learn what elections are for, how how elections are an opportunity for young people to have their say over how their community or country is led. The assembly can be delivered in 20 to 30 minutes. The rules around who is eligible to vote differ in each of the four nations - please make sure you are using the right Exploring Elections assembly for your nation. This is the slide deck for Scotland.

Duration
15-30 minutes
Curriculum stage
Key stage 4, Key stage 5, Post 16
Additional needs
Topic
Voter registration, How to vote and voter ID, Understanding the voting and political system
Learning phase
Understand
Age group
14-16 yrs, 16-18 yrs, 18-25 yrs
Audience
Scotland