In our Personal Development (PD) lessons, Year 6 have been learning about all about democracy.
These lessons enabled the children to think about our school values of respect, equality, cooperation and fairness; particularly how it is a identifiable through the process of voting.
Year 6 were able to recall how our school reflects our democratic society through the recent voting process for our House Captains and our tireless Pupil Leadership Groups who listen to and represent their fellow pupils for school community matters.
To signify why democracy is important to the children, the Year 6s were introduced to a fictional scenario that involved the damaging of a school due to the actions of some (fictional) pupils. The children were assorted roles following this scenario (a Headteacher, a Police Officer, a Firefighter, the parents of the pupils) to discuss the next steps going forward.
A ballot box was made for the voting process; making the process as realistic as possible for the children. They enjoyed casting their vote and eagerly awaited the results!
The Year 6s, as always, displayed maturity and grace with the end result. Some children were disappointed that their vote was not the winning outcome, while some were elated that it was. Ultimately, the children collectively agreed that the democratic voting was a fair process and they recognised the importance of everyone having an opportunity to express their ideas and to partake in decision makings.
