Living and Learning: I take part in democratic decisions.

Friday 18 October 2024

This week, our living and learning statement is:

I take part in democratic decisions.

Over the half term, we’ve learnt lots about democracy already (through our history topic). We found that democracy originated in Athens during their Golden Age (800-500BC). We also know that democracy means ‘power to the people’ – a fitting name indeed!

In our country, we’re beginning to understand what voting means and how new laws are written. The children have understood that, when voting for a new prime minister, areas often vote for a leader to represent them.

Next week, our whole school will be taking part in a democratic vote to nominate new members for our Junior Leadership Team! In class we’ve spoken about what makes a good leader and some questions we might (and might not) ask to find out who to vote for. Here’s a few examples below:

Good examples:

Are you confident talking to lots of people?

Are you kind to everyone around you?

Are you a good listener and will you let everyone have a say?

Questions to avoid:

Who’s your favourite footballer?

What’s your favourite dinner?

Help at home:

Encourage your child to try out for a place on the Junior Leadership Team! Help your child create and practise a speech to persuade their classmates to vote for them. What characteristics someone might need to be a good leader? How could you show them off to your class?