Full details: 11-14 competition
Who can enter?
The competition is open to any student at a UK school or college who will not have passed his or her 15th birthday by 1 June 2012.
Writing challenges from Houses of History
Entrants should complete one of two writing challenges that relate to Parliament's Houses of History interactive timeline.
The timeline provides an engaging account of the history of Parliament, based around citizenship and history learning. It includes eight writing challenges based on the timeline's main historical themes.
Entrants should complete one of the following writing challenges:
(All eight writing challenges are available with the House of History teacher support notes.)
Students are not limited to using the material on the Houses of History timeline, but are welcome to find other material elsewhere as well.
Judges will be looking for entries which show a real feel for, and engagement with, the material and the period.
Entry deadline
Entries must be received by 13 July 2012.
Prize
Winner will recieve a book token for £75 and a visit to Westminster to accept their prize (for more information see point 1 below).
Rules and conditions
1. The winner of the competition will receive a prize of a book token for £75. The winner will be invited to visit the Palace of Westminster with up to two other members of their family, and a member of the school staff, for the presentation of the prizes (the History of Parliament will pay reasonable travel/accommodation expenses for the student and accompanying members of his/her family).
2. The competition is open to any student at a UK school or college who will not have passed his or her 15th birthday by 1 June 2012.
3. All entries must be accompanied by the following information, securely attached to or associated with the entry:
- The candidate’s name
- The candidate’s school and its address, with a telephone or email contact for the school
- The candidate’s age at 1 June 2012
- A declaration, signed by the teacher, saying that the work is all the candidate’s own
4. We regret that entries cannot be individually acknowledged, and will not be returned after the competition.
5. Some entries may be used on web exhibitions put on by Parliament or the History of Parliament: those whose entries are used in this way will be contacted.
6. Entries should be sent by post to:
- History of Parliament competition
18 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2NS
Or to the competition email account: Competitions@histparl.ac.uk
If sending entries by email, please send one email per individual entry.
7. Entries must be received by 13 July 2012.
8. Judging will be by a panel appointed by the History of Parliament. Their decision will be final, and no correspondence can be entered into.
9. For each competition there will be one winner, although the judges may make special commendations if they think fit.
Contact us
For any queries, please contact Competitions@histparl.ac.uk
About the Houses of History timeline
The Houses of History timeline provides an engaging account of the history of Parliament.
Britain’s journey to democracy unfolds through animations, authoritative yet readable articles, images from Parliament’s art collection and quotations from famous historical characters.
It includes images from Parliament's art collection showing the evolution of the building; sixteen of the most significant moments brought to life through light-hearted animations and fifty authoritative and engaging accounts of the story of Parliament, accompanying key events, complete with images, quotations and further links.