the EU: Whats in it for me?

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:22:40 +0100

This new website, http://www.the-eu-and-me.org.uk/, provides an attractive, engaging and interactive environment for both practitioners and learners to explore what they get out of the UK`s EU membership in their daily lives.

This no-nonsense guide to what the European Union delivers is filled with...

examples of projects; and

facts and figures...

...from the UK for the UK.

Sections include...

Travel & Working;

A Fair Deal for Consumers;

Food & Environment;

Fighting crime;

The EU in my area (of the UK);

EU Myths; and

News and Views.

Find out more at http://www.the-eu-and-me.org.uk/.

Count Me In!

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:23:44 +0100

Count Me In! are resources from Mencap designed for adults with learning disabilities.

Count Me In! resources can be used to teach how the political and voting system work.

The resources are designed to be used in a course lasting a period of eight weeks...

Weeks 1 to 5 are about politics and voting and
Weeks 6 to 8 are dedicated to training the course participants to be trainers

The four resources available are...

The Count me in! manual
Count me in! posters
Count me in! Session plans and notes for sessions 1 to 4
Count me in! Session plans and notes for sessions 5 to 8.

Ideal for adults with learning disabilities and others.

To access these resources visit http://www.mencap.org.uk/ and search for "Count Me In" (without the Quote Marks)

government---politics

the EU: Whats in it for me?

Count Me In!