Trading Standards - Schools
Skilled to go
Learning everyday consumer skills - a teachers' toolkit. Skilled to go uses real life consumer situations, such as choosing a mobile phone, to help learners develop consumer skills, knowledge and confidence alongside literacy and numeracy. Provided by the Office of Fair Trading this FREE toolkit of resources includes games, quizzes, role plays and case studies, plus video and audio content.
CEdRIC
Consumer Education Resource and Information Centre
CEdRIC aims to provide teachers with all they need to teach the consumer education-related aspects of the Citizenship curriculum. It has been developed by Trading Standards Officers with guidance from PSHE/Citizenship Co-ordinators and teachers to ensure that it is suitable for use in the classroom. CEdRIC has areas suitable for KS1- 4 and has been designed to fit in with the Citizenship curriculum and the National Consumer Education Partnership framework.
The site provides you with ready-made:
- Teaching Plans
- Information about how each unit fits into the Citizenship curriculum
- Teaching Notes
- Student Worksheets
- Practical Activities
- Class and Schools Projects
Visit the CEdRIC website. (part of the Trading Standards Institute website)
Validate - can you prove your age?
If you are aged between 18 and 25 years and live in Powys you can get a free Validate card by contacting us.
Go to the Validate UK website for further details.
(Note: other proof of age cards are available; you can also use your photocard driving licence or passport to prove your age)
