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Should schools hold mock elections?
Pupils across Britain will be given a taste of democracy next week before the nation goes to the polls. But do these forays into political life have a place in the classroom? Author Ellie Levenson thinks so, but teacher Stephen Petty is not convinced.
30 April 2010