General Election 2017 + Politics

A detailed lesson about the process of the 2017 General election and looking at the result from the night and the impact this had on British politics. (NOW BEEN UPDATED to reflect the appointments of Boris Johnson & Jo Swinson as leaders of their political parties). Links in with parliamentary sovereignty and the separation of powers . Editable PowerPoint Lesson for Citizenship Studies. (60-120 Minutes worth of Material) suitable for KS3 or KS4 students.

Learning Outcomes:
Secure: To To study what happens at a general election
Extended: To understand how the Government is formed, Cabinet is selected and how the Leader of the winning party becomes the Prime Minister
Advanced: To learn a variety of political key terms and evaluate whether electoral reform is needed in the UK

Made by a team of Specialist Practicing Humanities Teachers as part of one of the leading PSHE & Citizenship Resource Providers in the UK - Cre8tive Resources .

What is included in this product?

• Fully editable 28 slide PowerPoint Lesson 60-120 minutes
• Revision Tree - Gamification of Learning student handout - Very fun!
• Student Information Activity Handouts (Several)

Answer Keys:
Student input creates some of the answers. Product Code CIT/C8/LS/106

Description of Product
Ready-to-Use pack of classroom activities will enthuse and engage students! This lesson material is designed to be used for between one and two teaching periods and includes; activities, challenging and thoughtful questions, student hand-out (for use during lesson or as a homework), embedded URL links (where appropriate), differentiated tasks and, all relevant information to help students learn about issues relating to the topic.
N.B This lesson can be taught with no printing if you wanted (For those on tight budgets :)

Our Philosophy
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