Is the education system failing students? Thursday’s election may be the last ever in which 16- and 17-year-olds in England cannot vote. But are they ready to become full citizens?
Young voters’ political ‘literacy gap’
Youth power: Experts are warning that the pressure to focus on core subjects like English and maths is leaving many young people without the specialist knowledge needed to navigate voting and democracy. Glossary
Holyrood - The common name for the Scottish Parliament, located in Edinburgh, where MSPs (Members of the Scottish Parliament) meet to make laws for Scotland.
Senedd - The name for the Welsh Parliament, located in Cardiff, where MSs (Members of the Senedd) meet to make laws for Wales.
Devolved - When power is given from a higher level to a lower level. The term is often used when news powers are given to regional leaders.
Enfranchise - To give a person or a group of people the legal right to vote in an election.
Electorate - All the people eligible for voting in a country.
Disincentivising - Putting people off doing something.
Peripheral - Here, means not the main or important thing.
Turnout - The proportion of eligible voters who exercise their right to vote in an election.