the union jack will be flown on uk government
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The Union Jack will be flown on UK Government buildings every day of the year under plans to celebrate the United Kingdom’s heritage and pride. Ministers are set to issue new guidance this week to get the world-famous flag displayed all year round – not just on designated days.
Do you have a favourite flag?
Learn more about this week’s story here.Watch this week’s useful video here.This week’s Virtual Assembly here.
What is happening in the news this week?
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How does it make me feel?
Assembly Resource Read through the resource below, which provides information about the flying of the Union
flag. Do you think there should be rules on when and where flags are flown?
All UK government buildings in England,
Wales and Scotland will fly the Union
flag every day, following new guidance
from the culture department.
Currently, flags are only required to
be flown on certain days such as the
Queen’s birthday.
Assembly Resource Read through the resource below, which provides information about the flying of the Union
flag. Do you think there should be rules on when and where flags are flown?
The Union flag is a
proud reminder of
our history and the
ties that bind us.
Culture Secretary Oliver
Dowden, March 2021 Pictured above: The Union Flag
Assembly Resource Read through the resource below, which provides information about the flying of the Union
flag. Do you think there should be rules on when and where flags are flown?
History of the Union Flag
The Union flag first appeared in 1606, after James VI of Scotland
ascended to the throne of England in 1603 to become James I.
The flag combined the two flags of England and Scotland's
patron saints - the red cross of Saint George and the white cross
of Saint Andrew. The red cross of Saint Patrick was later added.
Assembly Resource Read through the resource below, which provides information about the flying of the Union
flag. Do you think there should be rules on when and where flags are flown?
In 2008, Prime Minister Gordon Brown got
rid of a rule that said the Union flag could
only be flown on certain days. He said it
should be left to individual public offices to
decide if and when to fly flags.
Assembly Resource Read through the resource below, which provides information about the flying of the Union
flag. Do you think there should be rules on when and where flags are flown?
I think we just don't fly our flag enough - if
you go to capitals of other countries, around
the heart of those capitals, particularly
government buildings, you routinely see the
flag of that country flying.
Conservative MP Sir John
Hayes, March 2021
Resource 1 Look at the resource below, which shares some of the flags we might see.
Do you recognise any of
these flags?
Can you match each flag
to its description?
Resource 1 Look at the resource below, which shares some of the flags we might see.
Resource 2Look at the resource below, which shares more information about national flags and how
they are designed.
The design of a national
flag is incredibly
important. The colours,
shapes and symbols
used all represent
something. The
challenge of designing a
national flag can be
very tricky!
Designing a great flag is very
difficult, as you are trying to
squeeze a whole nation into a
small box. A great flag has a
bold, simple design to grab
people’s attention. It should
have no words and a maximum
of four strong contrasting
colours. It shouldn’t be
fashionable and it must be
distinctive from other flags.
Picture source: www.flaginstitute.org
Malcolm
Farrow OBE,
2020/21
President of
the Flag
Institute
Resource 2Look at the resource below, which shares more information about national flags and how
they are designed.
Did you know?
Vexillology is the study of flags and a
vexillologist is someone who designs
flags.
Look at the two flag designs below and
what they represent. Do you think they
fit Malcolm Farrow’s criteria of making a
great flag?
Resource 2Look at the resource below, which shares more information about national flags and how
they are designed.
The flag of the United States of
America has 50 stars which
represent the 50 states that make
up the USA and 13 stripes
representing the 13 original states.
Resource 2Look at the resource below, which shares more information about national flags and how
they are designed.
Kosovo adopted its flag immediately after
declaring independence from Serbia in
2008. Ibrahimi Muhamer designed the flag
after winning the international flag
designing competition held by the United
Nations. The six white stars, sitting in an arc
above a golden map of Kosovo, symbolise
the six ethnic groups in the country.
ReflectionFlags can be used for many things, to
represent a group, or country, as a symbol, as part of a message or just for decoration. They can mean different things to each of us, it is important that we learn and understand the
importance in their uses around us.
Designated – to say officially that something has a particular character or purpose.…to get the world-famous flag displayed all year round – not just on designated days.Guidance – help and advice about how to do something.Ministers are set to issue new guidance this week.Heritage – a country’s heritage is all the features, qualities, traditions that have been passed from one generation to another.…under plans to celebrate the United Kingdom’s heritage and pride.Represent – to be a sign or symbol of something.Flags can be used for many things, to represent a group…Required – something that is essential according to the rules.Under current guidance, the flag is only required to be flown on all UK Government buildings in England, Wales and Scotland on special daysSymbol – a sign, shape or object that is used to represent something else.Flags can be used for many things… as a symbol…
This week’s useful vocabulary. Can you use any of them in your
writing this week?