Introduction to making political and social change

Thiscourse is available in English,Welshand ScottishGaelic.The UK is experiencing multiple crises: environmental, economic, political, social and health-related. This free online course outlines some of the key citizenship skills and information needed to intervene in the world as it changes. It explores how to make change politically and socially by giving essential background information to get started, examples of inspiring changemakers, advice on how to have an impact both within and outside of traditional UK parliamentary politics, and the qualities needed to succeed.How can you make a difference, politically and socially, to these challenges and others? How can the UK Parliament be utilised? How can the devolved parliaments/assemblies make change? How can you be a changemaker?This free online course will explore political and social engagement and offer guidance and inspiration to all changemakers, no matter how small.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Becoming a changemaker
• 1 Becoming a changemaker
• 1.1 What is active citizenship?
• 1.2 How to get started with making change
• 2 Making change via the UK Parliament
• 2 Making change via the UK Parliament
• 2.1 Raise your issue in the UK Parliament
• 2.2 Getting your MP on board
• 2.3 Create a petition
• 3 Making change via the devolved administrations
• 3 Making change via the devolved administrations
• 3.1 The Scottish parliament
• 3.2 The Senedd (Welsh Parliament)
• 3.3 The Northern Ireland Assembly
• 4 Making change globally
• 4 Making change globally
• 5 Making change outside of parliamentary politics
• 5 Making change outside of parliamentary politics
• 6 What makes a changemaker?
• 6 What makes a changemaker?
• 6.1 Inspirations
• 7 Check your learning
• 7 Check your learning
• Conclusion
• Further sources of information
• Recommendations for further study
• References
• Acknowledgements