extra-curricular activities and opportunities in politics as a yr10 student
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Hey everyone.
First of all, im a yr10 student doing GCSEs in Triple Science, History, Spanish, and Citizenship along with GCSEs in the other core subjects of maths and english.
I’m mainly interested in writing, politics, and debating
As someone who wants to do more in debating and politics and public speaking in general, what could I do in terms of extra curricular activities to get better at these and have more experience in these areas?
First of all, im a yr10 student doing GCSEs in Triple Science, History, Spanish, and Citizenship along with GCSEs in the other core subjects of maths and english.
I’m mainly interested in writing, politics, and debating
As someone who wants to do more in debating and politics and public speaking in general, what could I do in terms of extra curricular activities to get better at these and have more experience in these areas?
Reply 1
Hey,
You could enter writing competitions. There's a lot out there, and some that are to do with politics, too. Some examples include the Young Science Writer of the Year Award, the Young Poets Religious Poetry Competition, Never Such Innocence, the Orwell Youth Prize, the BBC Young Writers' Award, the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, and the Think Essay Prize.
These are just some that have interested me, and so I remember them off of the top of my head. If you just search for writing/essay competitions (for Year 10s) on Google/Chrome, you'll get lots of great results.
If you're you haven't already, join your school's debate club and/or model UN. If your school doesn't have these, then I'd recommend talking to a teacher and getting them set up. You could even help run them, which would look even better as an extracurricular.
Another thing you could look into is free online courses. You could do them in debating, politics, writing, and moral issues. Another way to learn more about these would be to read books, listen to podcasts, and watch videos and documentaries about them. And for politics, the best way to learn about it is to read and watch the news.
Again, if your school has one, you could join the school newspaper, or you could even find an online magazine to write for.
If you become interested in finding work experience, you could contact your local newspapers and ask to get experience with them/ shadow a journalist. You could also ask local bookshops and publishing companies for work experience as that relates to writing.
I hope this helps, and if you have any more questions, feel free to ask me. 😊
You could enter writing competitions. There's a lot out there, and some that are to do with politics, too. Some examples include the Young Science Writer of the Year Award, the Young Poets Religious Poetry Competition, Never Such Innocence, the Orwell Youth Prize, the BBC Young Writers' Award, the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, and the Think Essay Prize.
These are just some that have interested me, and so I remember them off of the top of my head. If you just search for writing/essay competitions (for Year 10s) on Google/Chrome, you'll get lots of great results.
If you're you haven't already, join your school's debate club and/or model UN. If your school doesn't have these, then I'd recommend talking to a teacher and getting them set up. You could even help run them, which would look even better as an extracurricular.
Another thing you could look into is free online courses. You could do them in debating, politics, writing, and moral issues. Another way to learn more about these would be to read books, listen to podcasts, and watch videos and documentaries about them. And for politics, the best way to learn about it is to read and watch the news.
Again, if your school has one, you could join the school newspaper, or you could even find an online magazine to write for.
If you become interested in finding work experience, you could contact your local newspapers and ask to get experience with them/ shadow a journalist. You could also ask local bookshops and publishing companies for work experience as that relates to writing.
I hope this helps, and if you have any more questions, feel free to ask me. 😊
Reply 2
In addition, you could also enter debating competitions. For example, there are Rotary Youth Speaks and the Oxford Schools' Debating Competition.
Reply 3
See if your school has MUN. It’s objectively the best club ever.
You could try to get into the youth parliament, but that’s a lot of effort.
One thing I suggest is joining a political party, for young people it rlly doesn’t cost much per year (£10 Con, £12 Lab, £6 LibDem). I’ve been a member of one since year 10 November, and it’s been great because you get to attend events where you see politicians etc and canvassing during the election was great fun!
You could try to get into the youth parliament, but that’s a lot of effort.
One thing I suggest is joining a political party, for young people it rlly doesn’t cost much per year (£10 Con, £12 Lab, £6 LibDem). I’ve been a member of one since year 10 November, and it’s been great because you get to attend events where you see politicians etc and canvassing during the election was great fun!
Reply 4
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by RedFeatherxSee if your school has MUN. It’s objectively the best club ever.
You could try to get into the youth parliament, but that’s a lot of effort.
One thing I suggest is joining a political party, for young people it rlly doesn’t cost much per year (£10 Con, £12 Lab, £6 LibDem). I’ve been a member of one since year 10 November, and it’s been great because you get to attend events where you see politicians etc and canvassing during the election was great fun!
You could try to get into the youth parliament, but that’s a lot of effort.
One thing I suggest is joining a political party, for young people it rlly doesn’t cost much per year (£10 Con, £12 Lab, £6 LibDem). I’ve been a member of one since year 10 November, and it’s been great because you get to attend events where you see politicians etc and canvassing during the election was great fun!
Thanks, was actually thinking of joining a political party. Can you please explain the process of joining, what you have to do, etc.?
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by t4hmThanks, was actually thinking of joining a political party. Can you please explain the process of joining, what you have to do, etc.?
It’s very simple, go to the website of your party, and you will see that they all have a join tab somewhere rather prominent. After that you just have to give your name, address, age, email address and money and you’re set.
You will now receive a LOT of propaganda emails, calls for donations, invitations to video calls with prominent politicians, calls for action during by elections and some (rare) great opportunities.
Reply 6
t4hm
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Can you explain the money part, like how do you get it as a year 10 student, etc.?
Reply 7
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by t4hmCan you explain the money part, like how do you get it as a year 10 student, etc.?
I meant that you give them a subscription fee, same as any other subscription service.
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