Starter quiz
- The skill of working together in Citizenship is called '______ working'.
- 'collaborative' ✓
- An important skill in Citizenship is to speak on behalf of other people. This is called ...
- democracy
- advocacy ✓
- monarchy
- adequacy
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- Citizenship skills equip us to be both informed and ______ citizens.
- 'responsible' ✓
- Which activities demonstrate democracy?
- campaigns ✓
- voting ✓
- individual meetings
- ignoring public opinions
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- What is the first stage of the active citizenship process?
- deciding how to measure success
- planning a campaign
- choosing an issue ✓
- completing your action
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- Match the word with its definition.
- political literacy⇔where a person has the knowledge and skills to debate and engage ✓
- active citizenship⇔the process of learning how to take part in democracy positively ✓
- empowerment⇔to make us stronger and more confident to make important decisions ✓
- campaign⇔an action or event organised by people to achieve an aim ✓
Exit quiz
- Effective campaigns rely on using money wisely to turn plans into action. This is called ...
- financial means
- financial management ✓
- financial accounts
- financial gain
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- Which one of these is not an essential financial skill for campaigning?
- managing risks
- reporting finances
- setting budgets
- working out interest ✓
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- What skill is needed for the final stage of the active citizenship process?
- reporting ✓
- researching
- planning
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- It is important once campaigning is complete to ______ your story.
- 'report' ✓
- Advocacy helps raise ______ about important issues.
- 'awareness' ✓
- Order the process of active citizenship.
- 1⇔choose your issue
- 2⇔research possible actions
- 3⇔decide on your action
- 4⇔decide how to measure success
- 5⇔plan and get ready
- 6⇔put your plan into action
- 7⇔reflect, evaluate and report your story
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Key learning points
- Successful campaigning depends on efficient financial skills, making sure funds are allocated sensibly to achieve aims.
- Three essential financial skills for campaigning include creating budgets, managing risks and reporting finances.
- The last step in the active citizenship process includes evaluating outcomes and reporting your campaign.
- Advocating and speaking about campaigning helps raise awareness and inspire action.
Common misconception
It is not necessary for campaigners to have any financial skills.
Financial skills are really important in active citizenship campaigns. There are often budgets to stick to, risks to manage and financial reporting to complete.
Keywords
Active citizenship - the process of learning how to take part in democracy and use Citizenship knowledge, skills and understanding to work together and try to make a positive difference in the world
Campaign - an action or event organised by an individual or a group of people to achieve an aim
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