Fancy a go at being Chancellor? Well now you can thanks to a competition being run by the Citizenship Foundation and The Times.Here is what you have to do:
Students are provided with a list of ways (policies) in which public money can be spent on areas such as Environment, Health and Education. However, just like in the ‘real world’, they can’t pick them all. Students will need to prioritise the policies that they think are most important, making compromises where necessary, and then justify their choices by writing the Chancellor’s speech. Once they’ve made their choices, students will need to write a speech of between 500-1000 words to explain to the country what they will be spending their money on, and why. Students will need to express their opinions clearly in writing and be persuasive in their arguments. They’ve got a whole country to convince!
Contact SDW if you are interested in taking part - the competition is open to all students aged 14 - 19. Closing date for entries is 31 March 2009.
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