Brexit Result analysis resource

Okay, so we all know the result of the EU referendum by now. We've had a couple of days to get used to the outcome but, if you're anything like me, trying to understand how the contest was won or lost still seems like a minefield. Asking your students to analyse the economic outcome of the referendum, at this stage, could be a difficult question. Let's be honest, no-one knows for sure what is going to happen!

You will find more statistics at Statista

If you want a resource to start a discussion with your students, here's a quick lesson starter. It uses the analysis of the voting decisions compiled by Lord Ashcroft, available here. Ashcroft's poll asked over 12,000 people their decision whilst attaining a wealth of information about each individual, including their age, gender, socio-economic group, preferred racial grouping, stated religion and normal voting behaviour.

The resource asks students to 'guess' what was the majority preference for each category of the polled groups (either 'Leave' or 'Remain'). It then asks them to guess the percentage of people who went with that majority view (tip: the percentage must be over 50!).

Give each of your students the task sheet which can be downloaded from here. Run the activity in conjunction with the Powerpoint that is downloaded from here. The Powerpoint file includes the results which can be revealed. Students can work out their score - who can get closest to the maximum score of 36!

Your subsequent plenary could ask students about why they think the categories voted differently.