Democracy Activity Pack KS2, UK Parliament Worksheets and School Council Election Kit

A ready-to-teach printable pack on democracy, the UK Parliament and British values for KS2, with a complete School Council Election Kit so your children can run a real election. Perfect for a democracy week in November, for school council elections, or for teaching British values at any time of year. Ready to print in A4 or US Letter.

WHAT'S INSIDE (46 pages)
1. Start here: every activity with a suggested age
2. What is democracy? Fact file: voting, secret ballots, elections, the Government, other UK parliaments and democracy at school
3. British values sort: match 8 situations to democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance
4. Who's who in Parliament: the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Monarch, plus fill the gaps and draw the chamber
5. Commons or Lords? Sort 10 clues
6. How a law is made: 8 sequence cards from idea to Royal Assent
7. How we vote: put the 7 steps of polling day in order and design a ballot paper
8. The road to democracy: timeline from Magna Carta in 1215 to votes at 16 in 2014
9. Votes for women: suffragists and suffragettes, with a banner design and 6 questions
10. The Great Playground Vote: an original story about a class election and a rumour, with 10 questions
11. Fact or opinion? 12 statements
12. Check before you share: the STOP checklist and 5 headlines to judge
13. Debate planner and 12 debate motion cards to cut out
14. If I ran the country: design a flag, write 5 laws and choose rights
15. Our class charter poster to vote on and sign
16. Democracy words: match 10 words to their meanings
17. Word search, word scramble and a VOTE acrostic poem
18. Election results maths: totals, bar chart, fractions and 6 questions
19. Democracy maths: 10 word problems
20. My MP and my area: research page and letter planner
21. Democracy Champion certificate
22. School Council Election Kit: two-week plan and election jobs for children
23. Nomination forms, manifesto and speech planner, and a vote for me campaign poster
24. Poll cards (8 per page) and ballot papers (8 per page)
25. Polling station signs, count sheet and declaration of the result poster
26. 12 badges (I voted, School Councillor, election team) and a School Councillor certificate
27. Answer keys for every worksheet and puzzle

WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT
- Made for UK classrooms: the UK Parliament, UK elections and the British values schools teach
- Teaching pages AND a ready-to-run election kit in one pack
- Includes media literacy (fact or opinion, checking sources), a key skill for children today
- Written in British English, with original stories and questions
- Undated, so you can use it every year

WHAT YOU GET
- 2 PDF files: A4 and US Letter (same 46 pages)
- Quick Start guide (PDF)

HOW IT WORKS
- Download the files from your Etsy Purchases page
- Print at 100% / actual size at home, at school or at a print shop
- Print only the pages you need, as many times as you like for your own family or class

PLEASE NOTE
- This is a DIGITAL download. Nothing physical will be shipped.
- The files are not editable. The forms, ballot papers and poll cards have blank lines to write on.
- Personal use, or use with one class or group. The election kit pages may be copied for one school's election. Please don't share or resell the files.
- This is an independent teaching resource and is not connected to Parliament or any political party, campaign or organisation. It is politically neutral.

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