In the News
Introducing the Parliament topic
12th October 2016
The news that the Labour Party has set out 170 Brexit-related questions to the government in order to scrutinise the Brexit process is a great starting point for teaching the Parliament topic. I suggest printing the article, or sections of it, in the middle of a sheet of A3 paper, and asking students to identify and explain the following terms:
- Parliament
- Government
- Opposition
- Scrutiny
- Shadow Minister
- Minister
- Elective Dictatorship
- Parliamentary Debate
- Transparency
- Motion
- Backbencher
- Politics
- Blog
- In the News
- Parliament
- Member of Parliament (MP)
- Opposition
- Official Opposition
- Scrutiny
Ruth Tarrant
Ruth has been an enthusiastic Head of Economics and Politics for many years, having taught in a variety of schools and at university level. She is also a Senior Examiner. Ruth is passionate about boosting the quality of teaching and learning across all subjects in schools and colleges.
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