Who can take part All ages. What you’ll need Paper and pens. Art materials can be used if you want to get crafty or are working with young people or people with learning disabilities. Time needed 20-60 mins (flexible). If you can’t meet up, we recommend you take part in this activity over video call. It could be the start of your virtual debate club! Step 1: Mapping the area Using the paper and pens, individuals or groups draw a simple map of the area they live in. Draw or write on places that are important or that you spend time in. This could be: • Your home. • Places you work or go to find work. • Your school. • Places of worship. • Places you spend leisure time. Step 2: Mapping the issues Think about or discuss what issues you or other people in those places are faced with. What things frustrate you about the area? What would you change? For example in the workplace people might be concerned about pay or leisure facilities might not be accessible to people with disabilities. Add these issues to the map, discussing each issue if you are in a group. Step 3: What is the UK Parliament? Watch this video which explains how the UK Parliament works. If you have questions, discuss these as a group or discover more through the UK Parliament’s learning site: learning.parliament.uk Step 4: Linking your community to the UK Discuss each issue and encourage the group to challenge incorrect statements which may be made during the discussion, explore how each issue is influenced and question how representatives might change an issue. Tip: use the ‘Who Represents You’ page in the UKPW booklet for guidance. Make the point that day to day concerns are directly influenced by the work of the UK Parliament and remind the group that this is why voting and engaging with the UK Parliament is important. MPs are chosen by people just like those in your group, and an MPs role is to represent their constituent’s concerns in the UK Parliament but they can only do this if their constituents make their concerns known to their MP. Encourage each of the group to write to their representative on an issue that matters to them. This activity helps you recognise that the UK Parliament and Government have an influence on the everyday issues you care about. ukparliamentweek.org

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Page 1: This activity helps you recognise that the UK Parliament

Who can take part All ages.

What you’ll need Paper and pens. Art materials can be used if you want to get crafty or are working with young people or people with learning disabilities.

Time needed 20-60 mins (flexible).

If you can’t meet up, we recommend you take part in this activity over video call. It could be the start of your virtual debate club!

Step 1: Mapping the areaUsing the paper and pens, individuals or groups draw a simple map of the area they live in. Draw or write on places that are important or that you spend time in. This could be:• Your home.• Places you work or go to find work.• Your school.• Places of worship.• Places you spend leisure time.

Step 2: Mapping the issuesThink about or discuss what issues you or other people in those places are faced with.What things frustrate you about the area? What would you change? For example in the workplace people might be concerned about pay or leisure facilities might not be accessible to people with disabilities.Add these issues to the map, discussing each issue if you are in a group.

Step 3: What is the UK Parliament?Watch this video which explains how the UK Parliament works. If you have questions, discuss these as a group or discover more through the UK Parliament’s learning site: learning.parliament.uk

Step 4: Linking your community to the UK Discuss each issue and encourage the group to challenge incorrect statements which may be made during the discussion, explore how each issue is influenced and question how representatives might change an issue.

Tip: use the ‘Who Represents You’ page in the UKPW booklet for guidance.Make the point that day to day concerns are directly influenced by the work of the UK Parliament and remind the group that this is why voting and engaging with the UK Parliament is important. MPs are chosen by people just like those in your group, and an MPs role is to represent their constituent’s concerns in the UK Parliament but they can only do this if their constituents make their concerns known to their MP. Encourage each of the group to write to their representative on an issue that matters to them.

This activity helps you recognise that the UK Parliament and Government have an influence on the everyday issues you care about.

ukparliamentweek.org

https://www.ukparliamentweek.org/en/resources/video-teach-uk-parliament/