How can we make change happen?
I can explain how we evaluate methods that create change and what helps a campaign succeed.
How can we make change happen?
I can explain how we evaluate methods that create change and what helps a campaign succeed.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Change can be achieved through various campaigning methods, including petitions, protests and direct contact with MPs.
- Each method has specific strengths and is suited to different objectives, like influence or public awareness.
- Effective campaigns are characterised by clear messaging, the use of real-life evidence and strong partnerships.
- Strategic timing, particularly when aligned with current events or agendas, increases the likelihood of success.
- Evaluating the impact of a campaign involves assessing whether the chosen method led to meaningful outcomes or change.
Keywords
Change - making something different; altering or modifying something
Campaign - actions or events organised by an individual or a group of people to achieve an aim
Common misconception
All campaigns work the same way; if one method worked once, it will always work.
Never overlook the importance of choosing the right method for the right situation and evaluating its impact. Some campaigns will require a combination of methods.
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Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
Supervision
Adult supervision required
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which method would be useful when trying to get lots of people to support your idea?
Q2.Who has the power to change laws?
Q3.A youth councillor represents people to make their voices heard and include them in the democratic process.
Q4.Order the Standards that the National Youth Agency launched in May 2025.
Q5.Who was the 'Let Girls Play’ campaign organised by?
Q6.Established in 2019, Teach the Future is an initiative led by young people which aims to implement __________ education across the curriculum.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to its definition.
making something different; altering or modifying something
actions or events organised to achieve an aim
the act of continuing to achieve an aim even when it is difficult