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The Politics Project
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Multi award-winning, non-partisan democratic education organisation. We run: #DigitalDialogue, Democracy Classroom, working primarily in England and Wales.
Our first Host Hustings Cymru training session is complete!

If you missed it, don’t worry - we recorded the training session and there’s still time to sign up!

There will be four training sessions in total, sign up now!

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November 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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'Votes at 16' is coming, but how prepared are young people?

Next Thursday, join Hattie Andrews @politicsproject.bsky.social, Emma Connolly @uclspeechlab.bsky.social and Hans Svennevig @citizenshippgceioe.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social at this in-person event with @uclspp.bsky.social.

Sign up 👇
Votes at 16: Is Citizenship Education up to Scratch?
The UK is lowering the voting age to 16, but how prepared are young people to take part in elections?
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
📣 Attention teachers and youth practitioners 📣

Sign up now for our Gamifying Democracy training sessions!

➡️ Ideal for youth practitioners and teachers looking for meaningful, practical, and enjoyable ways to bring politics to life with young people.

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November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We had the best time with our Youth Steering Group on Saturday 🎉

It was great to catch up with old faces and meet new ones too ☺️

We’re so grateful for all your amazing support, insight and ideas, and we can’t wait for the year ahead.

#TeamTPP #ThePoliticsProject #YouthSteeringGroup
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Excited to see our Director, Harriet Andrews, joining @conunitucl.bsky.social’s lineup of speakers for their upcoming panel event, Votes at 16: Is Citizenship Education up to Scratch?

📆 Thursday 20th November, 6.15pm – 7.30pm

Book your place here: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Digital Dialogue USA 2025 was a huge success 🎉🇺🇸

We connected A-Level students from Sixth Forms and Colleges around the UK with Former Members of Congress Mike Ross & Jeff Duncan.

Thank you to all of the young people who joined for asking such excellent questions 👏
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🗳️ Gydag Etholiad Seneddol 2026 ar y gorwel, mae TPP yn cynnig Rhaglen Cymorth Hystings yn rhad ac am ddim i helpu ysgolion a cholegau i ymgysylltu pobl ifanc â gwleidyddiaeth a democratiaeth - yn enwedig pleidleiswyr 16 a 17 oed sy’n pleidleisio am y tro cyntaf.

Arwyddwch i fyny!
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Host a Hustings Cymru 🗳️

In the lead up to the 2026 Senedd Election, TPP is offering a free Hustings Support Programme to help schools and colleges engage young people in politics and democracy - especially first time voters aged 16-17

Sign up now: thepoliticsproject.org.uk/programmes/h...
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📣 Happy Youth Work Week 2025!

We're celebrating the vital role youth workers play in helping young people feel seen, supported and empowered 💪

Some of our current youth work highlights:
🧩 #AtTheTable Toolkit
📆 Upcoming youth Practitioner Training sessions
🌟 YSG Meeting!
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨 10 days left to apply! 🚨

We're #Hiring 2x new roles:

👉 Head of Communications and Networks
£45-50K

👉 Partnerships Manager
£35-45K

⏱️ Closing date: 11:30 pm, Sunday 9th November 2025

➡️ For more information, and to apply, please see here: www.charityjob.co.uk/organisation...
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Canlyniadau Is-Etholiad Caerffili 🗳️

Rydym wedi ehangu ein gwaith yng Nhgymru yn ddiweddar, er mwyn cefnogi mwy o ysgolion a cholegau nag erioed i helpu eu pobl ifanc i ymgysylltu â democratiaeth a gwleidyddiaeth 🙏

Ewch i thepoliticsproject.org.uk i ddarganfod mwy!
October 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Caerphilly By-Election Results 🗳️

We’ve recently expanded our work in Wales to support more schools and colleges than ever before to help their young people engage with democracy and politics 🙏

Head to thepoliticsproject.org.uk to find out more!
October 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Say hello to our new intern, Charlotte! 👋 Charlotte is a final year student at Royal Holloway, University of London, studying politics.

We're so excited to have you along for the ride, Charlotte! 🌟
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Say hello to Beti and Lucas, our new Wales Programme Coordinators 👋

We're so pleased to have you both onboard 💫

Dwedwch helo i Beti a Lucas, ein Cydlynwyr Rhaglen Cymru newydd 👋

Rydym ni mor falch i gael chi ar y tîm 💫

#ThePoliticsProject #MeetTheTeam #TeamTPP
October 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🚨 We're #Hiring 2x new roles!

👉 Head of Communications and Networks
£45-50K

👉 Partnerships Manager
£35-45K

➡️ For more information, and to apply, please see here: www.charityjob.co.uk/organisation...

#TeamTPP #Hiring #DemocraticEducation #UKPolitics
October 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This weekend we joined our partners for the BAC Summit Event 🚀

Independent councillor Samer Bagaeen for Brighton and Hove joined us to give an expert insight into the reality of setting budgets

👉 Be A Councillor. Young people make the difference @electheruk.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Huge news! The #RoadmaptoVotesat16 received a shoutout in the Canadian Senate 👏

Senator Marilou McPhedran delivered the introductory speech for her voting age legislation, the Vote16 Act, last week.

🔗 Read the full Roadmap here: docsend.com/view/9nnhamt...
October 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📣 Heddiw rydyn ni’n lansio Adroddiad Effaith 2023-2025 rhaglen Deialog Ddigidol: Cymru, gan rannu ein llwyddiannau a’r hyn ddysgon ni wrth ddarparu’r rhaglen rhwng mis Mawrth 2023 a mis Ebrill 2025 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Gallwch ddarllen yr Adroddiad Effaith yn llawn yma: thepoliticsproject.org.uk/impact/2023-...
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📣 Today we publish the Digital Dialogue: Wales 2023–2025 Impact Report, sharing the success we achieved, and what we learnt, through delivering the programme between March 2023 and April 2025 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Read it here: thepoliticsproject.org.uk/impact/2023-...
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🚨PSA ... We have a new website! 🚨

Our new website is live 🥳 Redesigned to make it easier than ever to discover our programmes, our impact, and all the ways you can get involved!

🔗 Click here to explore! lnkd.in/eiWHYHi3

#ThePoliticsProject
October 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's been 2 weeks since we launched #AtTheTable Toolkit, full of games aimed at encouraging young people to discuss issues they care about, recognise their power and agency, and express their feelings towards politics and politicians 💫

🔗 Download the toolkit: docsend.com/view/ekebr2c...
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October 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Not long left to apply to join our Youth Steering Group ☺️

⭐️ You have until 11.59pm this Sunday

🔗 Click here to apply: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Please share this opportunity widely!
🚨We are looking for enthusiastic young people aged 14-20 to join our Youth Steering Group 🚨

It's a diverse group of young people from across the UK who support TPP in effectively engaging young people in politics and democracy 📣

🔗 Click here to apply: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
📢 Schools and colleges can now register their interest for #DigitalDialogue: USA 🇺🇸🥳

For A-Level Politics students only, Digital Dialogue: USA provides an opportunity to have a virtual Q+A with two former Members of Congress.

Register here 👉https://airtable.com/apptlY1jB84T9bFdD/shr5x8tNDaVogZU9x
September 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
📣Yesterday Team TPP were in City Hall for the launch of our #AtTheTable Toolkit, as part of #LVRW2025 with the Greater London Authority 📣

We couldn’t be prouder of the toolkit. Thanks to everyone who came along and tried out some of the activities for themselves 😁
September 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🚨Launching: #AtTheTable 🚨

Specifically developed for youth practitioners and young people, #AtTheTable is a toolkit for starting conversations about democracy in informal youth settings with young people who feel less connected to democratic processes.

@ldn_gov #LVRW2025
September 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM