Pupil video: No vote, no census!

Name: Pupil video: No vote, no census!
Uploaded: 2025-07-30T12:54:33+01:00
Description: This Kapow Primary History video introduces the children to the 1911 Census boycott, explaining how suffragists and suffragettes used the slogan “no vote, no census” to protest injustice and showing how their actions contributed to the long campaign that eventually secured voting rights for all women.

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Census protest and women’s votes

This History video introduces Key stage 2 pupils to the 1911 Census boycott, a powerful protest by the suffrage movement fighting for women’s right to vote. The children learn about the differences between suffragists and suffragettes and how Emmeline Pankhurst encouraged women to refuse to be counted in the census to highlight injustice. The video explains how some women hid or spoiled their census forms, showing courage and determination. It also helps pupils understand the legacy of the suffrage movement and how it eventually led to all women gaining the right to vote.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s History Year 5 and 6 videos, which enable teachers and pupils to explore the past and understand how it has shaped the world today.

See more of our Key stage 2 History scheme of work.