UK Parliament Week 2021!
Mencap has been working with the
Education
Education is when you learn things. When you fill in a form to get a job, education means you write where you went to school, college or university.
and Outreach team at UK Parliament, to create an exciting event to mark UK Parliament Week 2021!
Getting engaged with your community
The theme for this year’s week is ‘getting engaged with your
community
A community is the people and places in an area.
’ so we want to use this week to challenge, engage, and encourage more people with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
to take part in the democratic processes.
Q&A event 9th November
We would like to invite you attend an online Q&A event on 9th November at 4pm, which will include a panel of MPs and
Councillors
Councillors are the people who work for the council. They make important decisions about the area where you live.
sharing their experiences and answering your questions about what it is like to be a politician, what it is like to work in Parliament, and how you can get
involved
Involved is being included in something or taking part in something.
in politics!
Contact us
If you would like to register or ask a question to the panel, please email Jameela.khan@mencap.org.uk by 29th October.
Do email and you can find out more about UK Parliament Week here (https://www.ukparliamentweek.org/en/).