ACTIVITIES
Term 2
January
Weeks 16 & 17 : One to Ones & Get Political!
One to Ones continued
It is really important that in the first three weeks of Term 2 that al personal tutors make time within classes for a one to one catch up with all learners. This one to one should cover:
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Grades and information from the December reports
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Progress being made against ALPs targets
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Targets to help learning move forward and to keep you motivated to achieve and get the best possible results.
Tutors should start to use Promonitor and all students use Proportal to complete one to one meetings and targets, and to fill in their individual learning plan.
Student Proportal link
http://proportal.cambria.ac.uk/
Tutor Promonitor link:
http://promonitor.cambria.ac.uk/
Whilst undertaking one to ones all learners can follow the work below
It's a new year and most of you will either be 18 or just about approaching this age. For the first time you may be able to vote in either a general or local election. Voting is an important part of our democracy. Even choosing not to vote may be a political act. So it's worth taking time to consider 'politics' in a little more depth, via this activity.
POLITICAL PARTIES exist to compete for votes and win elections. They produce policy manifestos which set out want they want to do if they win power. What would you do if you got to run the UK government?
TASK:
1. Work with a small group of students to produce your manifesto of policies. Use the ideas below to help you
Foreign Policy – would you increase / decrease the use of UK armed forces around the world?
Defence Policy – would you develop / reduce nuclear weapons?
Drugs Policy – would you be more / less tolerant?
Crime and punishment – would you want tougher / softer punishments?
Schools – would you change the way they are organised / funded?
Hospitals – would you change the way they are organised / funded?
Minimum ages – would you alter the minimum ages for gaining rights?
Environment – what policies would you have to clean up the environment?
Other things you would want to change?
2. Give your new political party a name
3. The Election. Show your proposals on a poster to the other members of the class to try and win their votes. The group with a majority (50%) of votes wins power. If no group gets 50% the result would be a joining together (coalition) of parties.
FIND OUT MORE
Parties fight different elections at different levels because some decisions are made in London (UK Parliament and Government), some in Brussels (the European Union), some in Cardiff (National Assembly) and some in Wrexham (Wrexham Council). Find out what these bodies do and who represents you in them:
Find out where the political parties stand at www.politicalcompass.org