To coincide with this year’s General Election, the Loughborough Schools Foundation held its Alternative Election. Head of Politics at Loughborough Grammar School, Leicestershire, Mike Dawkins, and LGS teacher of Politics and Director of Future Pathways, Sarra Jenkins, describe how this has helped encourage student political engagement and explore the wider importance of political literacy.
“The sudden call for a General Election in July 2024 may have caught some on the hop, but the Politics Department at Loughborough Grammar School once again leapt into action like a greased otter! Any election, especially a UK-wide election, presents an opportunity to educate an entire school community on the central role that politics plays in all of our lives. This mission has never been more necessary…”