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main-introduction"> <p>Competitions, events and special projects for schools, supported by Parliament's Education Service. Find out about recent and ongoing events for students and teachers.</p> <p> </p> </div>   <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlMainBody_wrapperDiv" class="rte"> <p></p><div> <h2>UK Youth Parliament debates at Westminster</h2> <p><a title="http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/regional-events/"><span class="left"><img alt="A Member of the UK Youth Parliament taking part in a debate in the House of Commons chamber" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_9480/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>Members of the UK Youth Parliament held a day of debates in the House of Commons chamber on 4 November 2011. The event was part of Parliament Week, a new national initiative to explore how democracy affects the lives of UK citizens and how they can participate in it.</p> <ul> <li><a title="UK Youth Parliament debates" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/uk-youth-parliament-2011/">UK Youth Parliament debates</a></li></ul> <p> </p> <h2>Regional education events about Parliament</h2> <p><a title="http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/regional-events/"><span class="left"><img alt="Key stage 5 students taking part in an education event about Parliament" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_9324/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>Over the next few months, all-day events will be taking place in Manchester, Norwich and Dundee to help teachers and students find out more about Parliament. The first one, in Manchester, is designed for key stage 5 students and teachers looking for professional development.</p> <ul> <li><a title="Regional education events" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/regional-events/">Regional education events</a></li></ul> <p> </p> <h2>Parliament Week 2011</h2> <p><a title="Parliament Week and schools" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/parliament-week-and-schools/"><span class="left"><img alt="" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_5838/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>A chance for schools to get involved in Parliament Week - 31 October to 6 November. This national event explores how and why the House of Commons and the House of Lords matter for everyone.</p> <ul> <li><a title="Parliament Week and schools" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/parliament-week-and-schools/">Parliament Week and schools</a></li></ul> <p> </p> <h2>History of Parliament schools competition</h2> <p><a title="History of Parliament Schools Competitions 2011" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/history-of-parliament-competitions/"><span class="left"><img alt="History of Parliament Schools Competitions 2011" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/storage_Edited/filename_stqfuAwKGtCkxmyzARSe.jpg/id_6257/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>Two writing competitions - one for 11-14 year olds and one for sixth formers - encouraging students to explore British and Irish parliamentary and political history. </p> <ul> <li><a title="History of Parliament Schools Competitions 2011" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/history-of-parliament-competitions/">History of Parliament Schools Competitions 2011</a></li></ul> <p> </p> <h2>Press Gallery writing competition</h2> <p><a href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/press-gallery-competition/"><span class="left"><img alt="Parliamentary Press Gallery Writing Competition" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/height_140/width_140/storage_Edited/preserveAspectRatio_0/compressionQuality_0/id_5771/filename_K8UEBfnk4oi4e68u3tf7.jpg/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>Students in years 10-13 from across the UK can win a trip to Westminster to meet politicians and Press Gallery journalists. This annual political writing competition is organised by the Parliamentary Press Gallery, and supported by Parliament's Education Service.</p> <ul> <li><a title="2011 competition: winners' story" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/press-gallery-competition-2011/">2011 competition: winners' story</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/press-gallery-competition/">2010 competition details</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/press-gallery-competition-09/">2009 competition: winners' story</a></li></ul> <p> </p> <h2>16 - 18 Conference</h2> <p><a title="Parliament Education Service's 16 - 18 Conference" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/schools-sixth-form-conference/"><span class="left"><img alt="Sixth form students visiting Parliament" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_7400/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>On 23 November, 1500 sixth form students from schools and colleges around the UK came to Westminster for a day of talks, workshops and a chance to put their questions to MPs and Peers. The event, held in Methodist Central Hall on Parliament Square, was the first one-day conference organised by Parliament's Education Service for 16 to 18-year-olds. </p> <ul> <li><a title="Parliament Education Service's 16 - 18 Conference" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/schools-sixth-form-conference/">16 - 18 Conference</a> <br/></li></ul> <h3><br/> <h2>UK Youth Parliament debate - October 2010</h2></h3> <p><a title="UK Youth Parliament debates - 2008" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/uk-youth-parliament/"><span class="left"><img alt="UK Youth Parliament debates 2008" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/storage_Edited/filename_oiqVpanh7oGdjGIU4gJw.jpg/id_5661/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>The UK Youth Parliament held a series of topical debates in the House of Commons chamber on Friday 29 October, giving young people the chance to discuss the issues that matter to them, including university tuition fees and transport costs. Over 300 11 to 18-year-olds took part, representing hundreds of thousands of young people who voted in the Youth Parliament elections. </p> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/uk-youth-parliament/">UK Youth Parliament debates 2010</a> <br/></li></ul> <h3> <h2><br/>Democracy by Design</h2></h3><a title="Read about Democracy by Design" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/democracy-by-design/"><span class="left"><img alt="" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_6744/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>Democracy by Design is a programme of arts projects that use communication design to engage young people with democracy and politics. <ul> <li><a title="Democracy by Design 2011" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/democracy-by-design-2011/">Democracy by Design 2011</a></li> <li><a title="Democracy by Design 2010" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/democracy-by-design/">Democracy by Design 2010</a></li> <li><a title="Democracy by Design project in pictures" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/photos-democracy-by-design/">View the 2010 project in pictures</a></li></ul><br/> <h2>Teachers' Institute - July 2009</h2> <h3></h3> <p><a title="Teachers' Institute (July 2009)" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/teachers-institute-09/"><span class="left"><img alt="Teachers' Institute - July 2009" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/storage_Edited/filename_W7nxgRQ41JAPHg1j_C43.jpg/id_5668/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>Teachers from across the UK spent a week immersed in parliamentary politics at the Houses of Parliament during the annual Teachers' Institute. See some of the week's activities in the <a title="Teachers' Institute 2009 photo gallery" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/ti-2009-photos/">photo gallery</a>. <br/></p> <ul> <li><a title="Teachers' Institute 2009: a teacher's view" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/teachers-institute-09/">Teachers' Institute 2009: a teacher's view</a> <br/> </li></ul> <h3><br/> <h2>Manifesto: An artist-led learning project - June 2009</h2></h3> <p><a href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/manifesto/"><span class="left"><img alt="Manifesto: An artist-led learning project" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/height_140/width_140/storage_Edited/preserveAspectRatio_0/compressionQuality_0/id_5774/filename_nIOVhbSerkeIZqIXLKYY.jpg/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>Year 9 students explored politics and democracy through the media of textile arts by bringing their own personal manifestos to life through screen printing.<br/><br/>View the project <a title="Manifesto project photo gallery" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/manifesto-photos/">photo gallery</a> to see what they got up to.</p> <ul> <li> <a title="Manifesto: An artist-led learning project" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/manifesto/">Manifesto: An artist-led learning project</a> <br/> </li></ul> <h3><br/> <h2>Women in Parliament event - March 2009</h2></h3> <p><a title="Women in Parliament event - March 2009" href="/web/20111121171215/http://www.parliament.uk/education/special-events-and-programmes/women-in-parliament/"><span class="left"><img alt="Women in Parliament event - March 2008" src="/web/20111121171215im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/storage_Edited/filename_rtpOZ2izkts7tx-zJFjh.jpg/id_5728/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>A group of (mostly) female MPs met with 150 girls from London schools in this event to discuss and explore ways of increasing female representation in Parliament. 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