5 x 1/2 hr

One primary school puts democracy to the test as their gutsiest pupils enter an election race to run their school.

The school children campaign for the most votes from their peers. The prize: the reins of the school for a whole week. As... their powerless teachers watch on from the staff room, will they go for obvious vote winners like longer break-times and no uniform? Or can they implement changes that form a legacy beyond their time in control; policies that would even
make the head teacher put a cross on the ballot paper?

And how will they do after election day when they actually have to apply the policies they've promised to implement and do they really work? This is a celebration of the democratic process, rather than a boring lesson in politics.

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Produced By: Keo Films

Broadcaster: CBBC | Year of Production: 2015