Tigers and the European Referendum

Date: 23rd Jun 2016 @ 12:20am

This week, the Tigers have been looking at the European Union and some basic details about the referendum and the campaign for staying in and leaving. They completed a reading comprehension looking at both sides of the argument and thought about what it may mean for themselves and the country in the future. I was very impressed by how much information they already knew and their level of interest in it. They realised it was difficult to think about which side was most effective and how voting may be hard for some people.

In English, they looked at both sides and wrote a balanced report. I was again very impressed with their structure, features and reasoned viewpoints. 

At the end of the day, we had a secret ballot on how they would vote if they could and 23 pupils voted for remain, 8 pupils voted to leave and we discussed 1 ballot paper as that Tiger had put a cross in both boxes and so we discussed it would not be accepted.

I hope that this helps the Tigets be able to engage in discussions at a home and can follow the coverage from Thursday on this important vote. 

Year 6 will be conducting a debate in assembly on Thursday.