Overview
Students critically consider the needs of a fictitious town and how to spend it’s £250 million budget wisely. Working in teams, students evaluate the local needs and priorities of the town and then pitch their budget proposal to local residents. Afterwards, the local councillors cast votes for which budget allocation best supports the needs of…
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Who’s Really Paying for COVID?
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What is Debt?
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Money – Wants and Needs
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Be Your Own Councillor
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Why Do We Pay Taxes? (Part 2)
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What is Tax?
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Democracy (Part 1): What is a General Election?
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Crime and its Impact (SmartLaw Subscription)
Students explore the impact of crime on those surrounding the victim and the perpetrator and consider the financial, physical and emotional ripples that crime can have on a community. Please…