1. 29TH March 2017 - Repeal Day Assembly – KS3 & 4
Teacher Introduction
29TH March Repeal Day Assembly – KS3 & 4
This activity has been created for use in your assembly on Wed 29th March 2017, when the Prime Minister is sending a letter to confirm the UK decision to leave the EU (Evoking Article 50).
The materials can be used in their entirety or selected depending on your time allowance, students previous knowledge etc. Please go through the resource prior to the assembly to familiarise yourself with the content and select which aspects you wish to include/remove.
The activity has been divided into three sections; EU History, Trade and Migration. The resource tries to address both sides of the debate and put a factual predominantly visual picture forward so the young people can access this very complex but crucial information via an assembly.
There are questions to the assembly and teachers notes throughout, under each slide, we have bolded some text to demonstrate key aspects to share.
The resource ends with a suggestion slide, requesting feedback from the young people via a notice board. This board could be a dedicated Brexit Board with ongoing news with the young people’s comments to keep the two year negotiations and debate alive in your school.

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The Great Repeal Act
“The overwhelming majority of people, however they voted, want us to get on with it.” Theresa May, Jan 2017
Q to assembly - Does anyone know what is politically significant about today? Does anyone know what letter is being sent from the Prime Minister, Theresa May today?
Slide 1 – On Wednesday 29th March 2017 Theresa May will send a letter to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, as formal notification of the UK’s intention to withdraw from the EU.
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Invoking Article 50
Slide 2 – Today (or this week) the UK will formally start the process of leaving the EU by invoking Article 50. Remember Wednesday 29th March 2017, although it may not seem like a very significant day to you now, you will probably want to remember where you were when the letter of notification was sent.
The Treaty of Lisbon which was signed by EU member states on 13 December 2007 introduced for the first time an express provision entitling a member state to withdraw from the European Union. It did this by inserting a new article 50 into the Treaty on European Union. Article 50 sets out the procedure for a Member State to leave the EU. The UK will be the first member state to use it. The formal withdrawal process is initiated by a notification from the Member State wishing to withdraw to the European Council.
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4. We’re going to trade together
1951 ►UK / EU History West Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy and the Netherlands form the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) The United Kingdom declines an invitation to join.
We’re going to trade together
No thank you!
Slide 3 - Before we think about what invoking Article 50 may mean for the UK let’s have a quick look at how the EU started and why the UK joined 44 years ago.
Q Why do you think it is useful to look at the history of anything to understand why it changes?
In 1951 the European Coal and Steel Community begins to unite European countries economically and politically. The six founding countries are named in this slide. The purpose of this ‘collection’ of countries was to organise the free movement of coal and steel which powered most of the means of production and was essential to rebuild this area after the 2nd WW.
In 1957 the Treaty of Rome created the European Economic Community (EEC) or ‘Common Market’.
The UK was invited to participate in these talks, but declined.
Q Can anyone tell me how many countries are in the EU now?
A 28.
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5. 1973 ► The UK, Denmark and Ireland join
► Spain, Greece and Portugal join
We’re in
Slide 4 - In 1973 the UK joined and the group became known as the European Economic Community (EEC) along with Ireland and Denmark, now the group are 9.
In 1981 Greece joined, followed by Spain and Portugal in 1986 bringing the total to 12.
More treaties were signed including The Single European Act in 1986 which enabled the development of the internal market.
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The 1990’s onwards►
Austria, Finland, Sweden, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Malta, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia join the group, now known as the European Union.
Slide 5 – In 1993 the European Union (the EU) was formed. Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EU in 1995 followed by ten more countries (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) in 2004 – the biggest enlargement so far. Romania and Bulgaria join in 2007 followed by Croatia in creating one of largest trading partnerships in the world.
During this time European leaders also agreed to introduce a single European currency. The UK opted out of the single currency and kept the British pound.
Q Can anyone tell me what the single currency used in almost all of Europe is called?
A The Euro
In 60 years, (around the age of some of your grandparents) the connections between all these countries has grown to include; trade, security and police cooperation, single currency, the environment and enabling people to live and work in these different countries without discrimination.
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7. UK / EU Trade & Customs Union
About 44% of UK exports in goods and services went to other countries in the EU in 2015
About 53% of all imports into the UK came from countries
in the EU
in 2015
Slide 6 - As we saw at the start with the ECSC (anyone remember what this stood for?), trade has been an essential part of the ‘union’ between these countries. Trade influences us all day, every day, everything we wear, eat, watch and even insurance policies for your home or mobile phone is traded either in the UK or abroad.
To enable trade to run as smoothly as possible inside Europe the EU created a Customs Union – which is an agreement between countries which means they decide not to impose tariffs (taxes on imports) on each other’s goods and agree to impose common external tariffs on goods from countries outside the customs union. So goods and services will be charged the same tariff whether they enter the EU via, say, Rotterdam or via Felixstowe. This means that goods can be traded around Europe easily and in some cases more cheaply than outside Europe.
Q When buying goods or services we all want to pay the best price, don’t we?
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8. Prime Minister David Cameron
Some people said…..
"This will be a once-in-a-generation moment to shape the destiny of our country.”
Prime Minister David Cameron
“If the UK leaves the EU, the future rules on trade would depend on what kind of agreement, if any, the UK reaches with the EU after its departure.” 
BBC News
Slide 7 - Leaving the EU has brought up lots of different views about how it will effect trade amongst other aspects of life. Some people say it will be good for the country, others do not. The fact is that no one really knows, the UK will be the first country to leave the EU, trade is now global and the world is very different.
A What do you think about how the UK may change the way it trades when we leave the EU?
“Trade in services will be particularly important, because 80% of the UK economy comes from providing services.” ukandeu.ac.uk
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9. United Nations definition
The term migrant can be understood as “any person who lives temporarily or permanently in a country where he or she was not born, and has acquired some significant social ties to this country.”
Slide 8 - So lets think about another important aspect of being or not being a member of the EU. Migration and the free movement of people. This slide shows the United Nations definition of migrant.
Q Does anyone know the difference between an emigrant and an immigrant?
A An emigrant is someone who leaves their home country to live in another. An immigrant is someone who has come to live permanently in another country.
The enlargement of the EU to 28 countries has increased the movement of people. The general trend, unsurprisingly, has been from the poorer countries (less work, lower incomes, often poorer living and social conditions), to the richer countries (available work, higher wages, usually better living conditions).
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IN the EU
Just under 1.2 million UK nationals live elsewhere in the European Union
Slide 9 – Many UK citizens choose to live and work in one of the other 27 European countries. In 2015 it was estimated that around 1.2 million UK nationals were living in other EU Countries.
Q How many of you know someone or of someone who lives abroad?
Q Would you like to travel, study or maybe one day live in another country?
Q Are any of you surprised to know how many UK citizens live in the EU?
The above data is not from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The figures were collected by ONS from Eurostat and other European statistical offices.
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IN the UK
2017 UK population 63.7 million =
5.3 million (8%) are non-British
2.9 million (5%) are from Europe
2014 people migrating to the UK =
43% were nationals of EU countries
44% were nationals of non-EU countries
Slide 10 – It is very difficult to state exact figures, it is complex and hard to calculate, but the Office for National Statistics provides the government with data. In 2014 we can see that migration from countries outside the EU was a fraction higher than inside and of the 63.7 million UK’s population in 2017, 8.2 million are not UK citizens.
Note that the other 13% were British nationals.
House of Commons Library briefing paper ‘Migration Statistics’
7th March 2017
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UK / EU Migration
Slide 11 - Immigration into the UK was a contentious issue during the lead up to the referendum in June last year and has continued to be a subject discussed by politicians, the media and public after the vote to leave the EU. The images are contrasting, sometimes antagonistic or even hostile views are visible in the signs above. However, some messages are welcoming and state positive views about migration.
Q Can anyone tell me what sort of subjects are discussed when concerns about immigration are raised?
A Jobs, wages, cost and provision of services, infrastructure costs, housing, diversity and community.
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13. EU Referendum Headlines
June 2016
EU Referendum Headlines
Slide 12 - So, on 23rd June 2016 the Conservative Government led by David Cameron gave the British people an opportunity to vote. There was huge division between people who wanted to stay in the EU and people wanting to leave. Here are some of the headlines, before and after the vote.
Q What do you think when you see these headlines, do they inform?
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14. The UK voted to leave the EU
Slide 13 - The history books will judge the 23rd June 2016 as a significant turning point in the future of the UK’.
Once Theresa May’s letter is received the leaders of the other 27 EU member states will hold an emergency meeting to agree a response to the UK and draft negotiation guidelines. Over the next two years the UK government will be negotiating the terms of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
Negotiations will then begin between the UK and the EU. The negotiation period is two years from formal notification (29th March), but it can be extended if all Member States agree.
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Your Say
Do you think leaving the EU was the right move?
What do you think might improve for the UK when we have left the EU?
What do you think might be bad about leaving the EU?
If you were Teresa May what would you do?
Slide 14 – I would really like to hear your thoughts on this momentous day, as I said it may not seem so important right now but the next two years are going to be filled with new ideas and thinking. The UK is leaving the EU, what kind of a country do you want to see, grow up and work in?
We will have a board in reception/main hall where your thoughts about the UK’s progress out of the EU can be shared and where news about the negotiations can be read by everyone.
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Additional links
The Citizenship Foundation in conjunction with the Bar Council have produced a three part resource for use with KS4 discussing Brexit, Article 50, Gina Miller and the separation of powers in democracy.
This is a Newsround clip about the way that the UK can officially start the process to leave the European Union (EU).
UNESCO is responsible for coordinating international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication. It strengthens the ties between nations and societies, and mobilizes the wider public,
Official Statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence. There are filters for key words, policy areas and departments.
This website outlines the governments 12 objectives when negotiating Brexit.
Slide 15 – Teachers use.
These additional links can be used for further research.
The Newsround link opens a clip about the way that the UK can officially start the process to leave the European Union.
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