Location
School/ College/ Workplace/ Home
Suggested duration
- 1.5-2 hours
- Introduction: 5 minutes
- Activity 1: 15 minutes
- Activity 2: 15 minutes
- Activity 3: 30 minutes
- Activity 4: 15 minutes
- Activity 5: 5 minutes
Employer outcomes
- Enable students to better understand the relevance and importance of unions in your workplace/ sector
- Enable students to gain insight into their own rights and entitlements as they enter the world of work
Student outcomes
- Understand what a union is, the different types of unions, what they do and how they can support staff in the workplace
- Understand what your workplace rights are when in employment
Educator outcomes
- Opportunity to highlight the importance of goal setting and working towards targets.
- Opportunity to highlight the importance of regularly reflecting on learning and skills more widely during school / college.
- Ability to easily gather student data on success of work experience placements.
Employer resources
- Facilitator’s guide
- Student resource pack
- Access to IT/ internet
- Additional resources below/own resources to customise activities (links to videos, webpages)
Student resources
- Activity resource pack
- Access to IT/ internet
- Additional resources below and any provided by the employer
Educator resources
- Facilitator’s guide
- Student resource pack
- Access to IT/ internet
- Additional resources below and any provided by the employer
Additional resources
Introduction: What is a union? UNISON
Activity 1: What have Trade unions done for us? (4 minutes watch)
Activity 2: This directory may be a useful starting resource (p38)
Activity 3: Union websites (structure of union pages) e.g. TUC - The role of the union representative
Activity 4: TUC Resource: Know your rights as an Apprentice (PDF Provided)