Community Participation & Citizenship

This team game opens up discussion about politics in the UK and assesses existing knowledge within the
group.

To create a group “Top 5 Reasons to Vote” list that can be shared with other young people.

This exercise provokes discussion and explores values within the group about the UK voting system and the individual right to vote.

The idea of this exercise is to develop a “Concern Continuum” that shows the issues of importance to the group and introduces the topic of campaign for change. This can lead to a much larger participation project as young people learn who makes decisions and how to effect positive change.

This warm up encourages young people to think about the meaning of some words used in the world of politics, and gives you the opportunity to check out existing knowledge.

This opening exercise to work around democracy and voting encourages young people to discuss what they think are the characteristics that make someone a strong leader.

This activity explores the ethics of giving charity and aid to different causes.

This group exercise explores the ethics around giving to others with young people.

This activity offers the facilitator a quick way of assessing the knowledge within the group about charities, and starts the process of exploring the connection between personal beliefs, values and experiences and the causes we choose to support.

This exercise encourages young people to explore their beliefs, values and ethics and introduces the topic of charity and world aid.