Who Represents Me? – 2026 Scottish Parliament Election

A comprehensive module for Senior Phase students examining nuclear deterrence, Trident, devolution, and the Scottish Parliament's position. Includes teacher notes, pupil worksheets, and presentation slides.

Pack Source: Peace Education Scotland Last Modified: 30/03/2026

Resource developed for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, helping young people understand how Holyrood works, who their representatives are, and different parties’ positions on nuclear weapons.

This resource involves party political content but party positions are presented neutrally and parties are in alphabetical order.

Links to Pressure Groups, Trident, and the ‘Alternatives to War’ and ‘Political Power’ challenges in our Morality module.

Activities: Research task (party nuclear weapons policies), Source analysis, Discussion, Letter writing to MSP (writetothem.com), Polling/voting activity, Comparison of party manifestos, Group work and Extended writing

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Year Groups: S2-S3 (voting/democracy sections; who represents me? research task), S3-S6 (full resource including policy comparison), S4-S6 (letter writing; extended analysis)

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