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Home Teaching voting at schools Kids Voting – Te Pōti a Ngā Tamariki Survey

Kids Voting – Te Pōti a Ngā Tamariki is the Electoral Commission’s civics education programme that is designed to help your students understand how voting works and encourage them to take part. 

We provide resources that align with levels 1 to 5 of the New Zealand Social Sciences Curriculum, and level 5 of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. The material is flexible so you can adjust it to your students’ needs and experiences. 

We want to hear about how you found Kids Voting - Te Pōti a Ngā Tamariki 2023 and understand how we can improve our educational resources for the future. 

Based on your experience with Kids Voting – Te Pōti a Ngā Tamariki 2023, please respond to each of the questions below.

My students enjoyed participating in Kids Voting.
The resources I recieved supported me to teach civics and citizenship.
The Kids Voting programme increased my students’ understanding and confidence in the electoral system and voting process.
Participating in the Kids Voting programme motivated my students to discuss electoral participation and the voting process in the classroom.

There is support available to help you participate in Kids Voting – Te Pōti a Ngā Tamariki.

How useful did you find the support from the Electoral Commission to deliver the programme?
How useful did you find the information about Kids Voting on the Electoral Commission website?
Did you feel you had enough guidance from the Electoral Commission on how to run a successful Kids Voting programme?

We provided a Kids Voting – Te Pōti a Ngā Tamariki teachers' guide to help in the planning and preparation of your mock election.

How useful did you find the Teachers’ Guide to running a mock election?

We also made avaliable a number of other Kids Voting – Te Pōti a Ngā Tamariki resources to help in the planning and preparation of your Kids Voting programme.

How useful did you find being sent physical copies of the teaching resources?
Which of the Your Voice, Your Choice teaching resources did you use?
How useful did you find the Your Voice, Your Choice teaching resources?
Which of the other Kids Voting teachers' resources did you use?
Did you feel you had enough resources available to you for Kids Voting 2023?

We are continually evaluating our education resources with the view of improving them to best meet the needs of New Zealand schools.

Would your school participate in Kids Voting again?
Would you use the Kids Voting and Your Voice, Your Choice resources to teach civics and citizenship in non-election years?

The Electoral Commission’s goal is to provide effective resources that support civics and citizenship education. Your feedback is important in that process.

Would you be willing for a member of the Electoral Commission Communications and Education team to contact you in the future regarding these materials?
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