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Welcome to the home of Y Vote Mock Elections. Whether you're a teacher or a student, get everything you need for your very own mock election right here!
TeachersY Vote Mock Elections are a flexible citizenship exercise. Activities can be tailored to match your needs and schools can take part at any time during the year.
All necessary resources, from manifesto templates, to election info & ballot papers to lesson plans are provided for you here. Get started.....
- Register your School’s details: receive additional resources & enable submission of school results to the national count.
- Download the Y Vote Mock Election pack: decide what type of election to hold & follow the easy steps for a successful mock election.
- Visit the Teachers' Materials section: find lesson plans & additional resources
Y Vote Mock Elections actively engage students with the issues around them by giving them the opportunity to stand as party candidates, run campaigns and of course vote, in a mock election. An ideal vehicle for citizenship teaching, mock elections bring the principles of democracy, parliament and government to life.
About Mock Elections- Provide an interactive and interesting active citizenship resource that explains the benefits of participatory democracy
- Mirror the excitement and buzz of a real election
- Give students a full understanding of the principles of the democratic process and the role of government and parliament
- Provide teachers with a ready-made, accessible downloadable Y Vote Resource Pack alongside a simple registration process. The pack is flexible and can be interpreted according to the level of students’ understanding of the political process
- Provide teachers and students with information on every type of election held in the UK
- Help reverse the trend of voter disengagement amongst young people
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 Mr Hugh Henry MSP, Minister for Education and Young People
"I am delighted to hear about your mock elections project and the value that it has in teaching young people about the decision-making process.
Scottish Ministers recognise the contribution that young people make in the decision-making process and encourage young people to actively participate in local and national policy making.
It is crucially important that young people have an understanding of the decision-making processes that impact on their lives and their communities. Curriculum for Excellence and the Education for Citizenship agenda aim to encourage young people to not only become active and informed participants in their communities but also nationally and internationally.
Young people need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to make personal and social decisions and the Y Vote Mock Elections are an excellent example of assisting this by helping raise the awareness of the importance of our democratic processes"
StudentsTake part in a Y Vote Mock Election at your school and find out what democracy’s all about. Whether you’re a candidate, speech writer or voter, find everything you need to know in our dedicated Student Area.
- Get involved with the Y Vote Mock Election at your school: there’s something for everyone. If your school isn’t having a mock election, get a teacher to look at this site.
- Check out the dedicated Student Area: find out what really goes on at an election, get to grips with our jargon buster & stay ahead of the competition!
- Give us your opinion & try the election quiz: Tell us what you think with the Y Vote Poll. Test your election expertise with our quiz, get 5 questions right to win a go on the Vote Catcher game.
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