As a final activity, students are encouraged to join their parent or guardian when they go to their polling station. Learning Through Elections provides a highly topical way to introduce the new curriculum requirements for Citizenship into schools, whilst engaging young people with the hard-edged reality of modern politics. The Home Secretary, The Rt Hon. Jack Straw MP, said, 'Taking part in elections is arguably the first responsibility of any citizen, the basis of democracy. That is why the Home Office contributed funding for the development of this project.
Young people represent the future.
There is no other activity that demonstrates so perfectly the fusion of citizenship and democracy as elections. I am delighted that the Institute for Citizenship can help foster the teaching and learning of citizenship with Learning Through Elections . The launch will be held at The English-Speaking Union. The Rt Hon. Jack Straw MP, Home Secretary, Jenny Talbot, Chief Executive, Institute for Citizenship, William Atkinson, Head Teacher, Phoenix High School and Trustee, Institute for Citizenship, and The Lord Watson of Richmond, Chairman The English-Speaking Union.