Your session is a 45-minute Q&A between your students and a member of the House of Lords, via a Microsoft Teams video call. To prepare:

  • Check that your classroom has a working laptop/desktop with webcam, connected to a large screen with speakers

  • Reply to your confirmation email to book in your Microsoft Teams test call with our team no later than three working days before your session

  • Support your students to prepare a minimum of 20 thoughtful questions, using the activities below

Please be aware that due to the nature of parliamentary business, your member of the House of Lords may change at the last minute. For this reason, please support your students to draft some questions that could be put to any member, as well as some that are specific to your Lord or Baroness.  

Activity packs

For students aged 7 to 11

These activities can be completed in 15-minutes, but you can take more lesson time you have it. They include:  

  • A short video about the House of Lords 
  • Follow-up quiz questions  
  • ‘See, Think, Wonder’ exercise to generate questions  

Download the PowerPoint presentation

*If your school blocks external content, follow this link to access the video. 

Download the student worksheet

Once you’ve completed the activities, please take some time to go through the questions your students have drafted and select 20 (with an extra 5 spare) 

For students aged 11 to 16 (and post-16 students studying non-related subjects)

These activities can be completed in 15-minutes, but you can take more lesson time you have it. They include:  

  • A short video about the House of Lords 
  • Follow-up quiz questions  
  • ‘See, Think, Wonder’ exercise to generate questions  

Download the PowerPoint presentation 

*If your school blocks external content, follow this link to access the video. 

Download the student worksheet 

Once you’ve completed the activities, please take some time to go through the questions your students have drafted and select 20 (with an extra 5 spare) 

These activities could also be used by post-16 students who are not studying Politics or related subjects.  

For post-16 students studying related subjects (Politics, Law, Higher Modern Studies)

This activity encourages your students to research the current work of the House of Lords, and their assigned member, to draft insightful questions.  

You (the teacher) edit the PowerPoint to display information about your specific member of the House of Lords.  

Download the PowerPoint presentation 

Download the student worksheet