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Education Service Update 16-04-2015 Problems viewing this email? Click here to view in your browser instead. E-newsletter   |   April 2015 www.parliament.uk/education What's new in April? In the run up to the 2015 General Election, use our range of online teaching resources to help explain the election process and its relevance to your students. Plus, don’t forget to remind your pupils age 18+ that the deadline for registering to vote is Monday 20 April! General Election teaching resources Take a look at Parliament’s full selection of General Election themed teaching resources and lesson plans, including the Election Toolkit which can be used to run a mock election in the classroom, the General Election in nearly 60 seconds video which provides a brief introduction to how the General Election works, as well as the Elections and Voting whiteboard. Use the resources in your classroom during the run up to the UK General Election on 7 May. Autumn term school visits to Parliament Be amongst the first to visit Parliament’s brand new Education Centre by booking your autumn term school visit on our telephone bookings day - Thursday 30 April. Please call 020 7219 4496 on the day, lines will open at 8.30am. We can only take requests via telephone, not e-mail, and make sure you know what to expect by reading our information for bookings day. Teachers looking to visit with key stage 5 students (age 16-19) should also take advantage of our Discover Parliament visits this autumn. Online applications for Discover Parliament visits are now open. Teacher Seminar day – 11 May Bookings are now open for our General Seminar day on Monday 11 May, 9.30 – 3.30. This day is designed for teachers of Citizenship, PSHE, SMSC, History and other related subjects. Find out more on the website or email the Education Outreach team to request a booking form. 2015 Flag Project and exhibition As part of Parliament's 2015 anniversary programme to mark 750 years since the Montfort parliament, the 2015 Flag Project introduces the story of Simon de Montfort’s parliament to key stage 2 students (age 7-11). Schools are invited to design a flag to represent their local area or community and add it to a digital exhibition to build a shared picture of the UK for 2015 created by young people. Free video and PDF flag-making toolkits to support teachers in the classroom are available. From our partners... Cabinet Office Rock Enrol!® resource Developed by the Cabinet Office, Rock Enrol!® is a high quality, interactive resource pack to engage young people in democracy, including registering to vote. The resource has been recently enhanced with more engaging activities and audio visual content which helps to better facilitate the sessions and bring them to life for participants. Take a look at the enhanced Rock Enrol!® resource History of Parliament schools competitions The History of Parliament key stage 3 (age 11-14) and A level (age 16-19) competition dates have been announced. For full details of the competitions, competition rules, and closing dates see the History of Parliament’s website. The winners will receive prizes of book tokens or money, and will be invited to Westminster with members of their family and teachers for the presentation of their prizes.   You can update or cancel your subscription using your User Profile Page. For direct technical assistance please contact the software supplier by emailing support@govdelivery.com or phone 1-800-439-1420 (US) / 0808 234 7450 (UK). 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Apply for a postal vote by Tuesday 21 April http://t.… Details  |  Retweet Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) vacancies 16-04-2015     Current job vacancies: Parliamentary Digital Service These posts are based in the Parliamentary Digital Service, a bicameral department providing ICT and Digital support and services to both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.   Position Salary Closing Date Customer Relations Officer ( PDF 212 KB) Job Description ( PDF 407 KB) Application Form ( DOC 261 KB) £28,718 - £35,723 20 April 2015 Digital Project Manager ( DOCX 20 KB) Job Description ( PDF 365 KB) Application Form ( DOC 234 KB) £28,718 - £35,723 22 April 2015 Senior Developer ( DOCX 25 KB) You must submit a covering letter with your CV Job Description ( PDF 441 KB) £46,532 - £61,255 22 April 2015 Service Desk Analyst ( PDF 211 KB) You must submit a covering letter with your CV Job Description ( PDF 315 KB) £24,107 - £29,330 24 April 2015 Senior Application Support Officer ( PDF 301 KB) Job Description ( PDF 348 KB) Application form ( DOC 240 KB) £34,989 - 42,401 27 April 2015 Project Manager/Senior Project Manager You must submit a covering letter with your CV Project Manager Job Description ( PDF 362 KB) Senior Project Manager Job Description ( PDF 449 KB)     £34,989 - 42,401 £46,532 - £61,255    The following link will allow you to view a copy of the latest vacancies.   Follow us:     Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. 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