Additional Resources
Democracy Rules
An electoral education resource for primary and secondary schools will arrive in your school in Term 2
- Relevant across the curriculum and particularly for Civics & Citizenship, Australian Politics & History, SOSE, HSIE, Indigenous Studies, Australia and the Asia-Pacific
- Background knowledge to enable teachers to confidently lead students in electoral education
- Appealing, engaging, interactive material for students including a CD-ROM
- Inquiry approach to learning
- ‘How to’ guide for running an election in your school Topic-based units of work
Electoral Education Resources for Primary and Secondary Schools in Australia
This is a fact sheet that provides advice and information about running a school election and is useful for both teachers and students.
This fact sheet explains the different responsibilities that voters and polling officials have in elections and how students can take on these roles in a school election.
Federation Fact Sheets
This collection of four fact sheets covers topics pertaining to our nations Federation. Topics include 'Referendums', 'The First Commonwealth Parliament' and 'Voting in the Federal Election 1903'. Each of the fact sheets comes with accompanying activity sheet.
