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Scottish Politics - Adult Learning Web Resources The Public Information Service provides information about the Scottish Parliament. If you have a question about the Parliament or its work, you may be able to find the answer by consulting one of the resources here:




Scottish Union Learning The STUC Skills & Lifelong Learning Team Our Mission supports trade unions in Scotland to encourage and help workers take up opportunities to develop their learning and skills. The Skills & Lifelong Learning Team is the platform which shapes and develops a range of accessible learning services and activities, within the existing framework of the education sector, into the Scottish Union Academy. In partnership with Scottish unions and organisations, the Skills & Lifelong Learning Team provides services to union members to access everyday skills development and further education opportunities, ultimately to benefit Scottish workers and society as a whole.




Manifesto






Citizenship Citizenship in Scotland - A downloadable pdf exercise.

  • Why laws are made in society, eg laws to deal with discrimination such as racism and sexism?

  • Describe some ways in which society deals with and punishes crime, eg community service, fines.


  • Suggest some of the rights and responsibilities of a citizen in a democracy.


  • Describe simply how representatives are chosen and types of work they do, eg local councillors, British and European MP’s.


  • Describe the ways the media can influence personal decision making.


The Electoral Commission




Electoral Reform Society Electoral Reform Society - Scotland - New"Scotland is one of the world's premier electoral-reform testing labs. From May 2007 there will be four different voting systems in operation: First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) for Westminster, Additional Member System (AMS) for the Scottish Parliament, Single Transferable Vote (STV) for local elections and closed list for elections to the European Parliament".


Single Transferable VoteNewSingle Transferable Vote - "This Single Transferable Vote training tool has been developed as a uneque collaboration between Moray Youthstart as part of Moray Community Planning Partnership, the Moray Council and Colourjam, a young Moray based web development company.

Please feel free to use it to help explain the new STV system which will be used in the May 2007 Scottish local authority elections. We would be grateful if you could send us feedback on how useful this tool was to you". inso@youthstart.org


Billy Ballot New Four Different Voting Systems - Hi, my name is Billy Ballot. Welcome to my page. Here you can watch an animation I've prepared about the four families of electoral systems. In it, I talk about some of the different ways people vote around the world. » Click to view


Multi-lingual Leaflets Multi-lingual VoteScotland leaflets - NewClick an image to download a multi-lingual versions of the VoteScotland leaflet.


BC-STV New Single Transferable Vote animation -
"Welcome to some animations that illustrate the British Columbia's Single Transferable Vote and its vote-counting system, and the current First Past the Post system. They are illustrative, and are not mathematically precise models".


Vote Scotland New Vote Scotland - "If you're eligible to vote in Scotland make sure you don't miss the opportunity to have your say. This website tells you how to find out if you're eligible to vote, how to register to vote and all the different ways you can cast your vote. There's even a section about how you could stand for election yourself".

Vote Scotland Vote Scotland New Election game - Elect a football team, select a supergroup or have a polling station walkthrough. Find out how to vote in the Scottish Assembly - Additional Member System (AMS) and local authority elections Single Transferable Vote (STV).


Electoral Reform SocietyYoung People and Voting - New Popular participation in formal politics has been diminishing steadily in recent years. This is a trend that affects not just Scotland but many European democracies and countries further afield. However the decline in participation is particularly pronounced among a specific cohort – young voters.


Unionlearn Unionlearn - "Unionlearn is here to help unions spread the lifelong learning message to even more members. (Previously referred to as Union Academy)".






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