Prime Ministers ‘Firsts’: A selection from Walpole to Thatcher

Elections and voting

A set of resources ideal for use with the 2024 General Election, especially for those young people who are able to vote for the first time. Resources included: A brief guide to the voting process -from the electoral register to the count. Information on election results since 1892 -the major parties share of the vote and number of seats won plus the winning Prime Minister-power point plus word document Information and activities on a range of PMs who were first in some way 1 from the first (Walpole) to the first female (Thatcher) – wordsearch, crossword and variety of comprehension tasks (‘5,4,3,2,1; True/false; questions) (1 +last peer!) Information and activities on all PMs from Walpole to Sunak (includes word searches, sorting and listing activities) -power point plus word document How democratic is the UK? This resource encourages students to consider a range of ways in which the UK falls short- including the gender make up of representatives and how election results do not reflect votes cast. Information provided then a range of discussion points -ideal for work on British Values-power point plus word document