Votes For Schools launched at Barking Learning Centre in the midst of October. This event allowed young people of Barking and Dagenham to begin talking about current affairs through their schools and give them the ability to vote on topical issues.
Young people from a number of schools pitched ideas on how to ‘get more young women into politics’ to an expert panel that included local councillors, Donna Ferguson – journalist for The Guardian and Countdown presenter Rachel Riley.
Each week, every school will receive a pack from Votes for Schools that will include topics, lesson plans and resources. Students w
Votes For Schools launched at Barking Learning Centre in the midst of October. This event allowed young people of Barking and Dagenham to begin talking about current affairs through their schools and give them the ability to vote on topical issues.
Young people from a number of schools pitched ideas on how to ‘get more young women into politics’ to an expert panel that included local councillors, Donna Ferguson – journalist for The Guardian and Countdown presenter Rachel Riley.
Each week, every school will receive a pack from Votes for Schools that will include topics, lesson plans and resources. Students will then discuss the topics and there will be a vote at the end of each week.
To find out more about Votes for Schools in Barking and Dagenham, visit Barking and Dagenham Council’s website.
