Young Consumers of the Year Competition

What is it?

It's a fun, challenging, interactive competition, complementing the Citizenship Curriculum.  It is organised annually by KCC Trading Standards for young people, and run by the Trading Standards Institute. Regional finalists go through to the national final held during the National Annual Conference of the Institute.

Some 10,000 young people take part each year and gain a lasting appreciation of consumer rights and responsibilities.

 

Young Consumers of the Year 2009

The South East Regional Final took place in Surrey on 19 March 2009. The Kent team from Chatham House Grammar School went head to head with schools from Surrey, East Sussex, Portsmouth and Plymouth in a closely fought battle to win a place at the National final which will be held in Brighton on 1 July at the Trading Standards Institute national conference.

The students answered questions on General Knowledge, Food & Drink, Safety & the Environment, Europe & Travel, Money & Finance and Consumer & Legal. The Chatham House team scored 73 points to win the title of the South East Young Consumers of the Year with the runners-up from Filsham Valley, East Sussex scoring 62 points.

Above (from left) Dave Campbell, Joseph Gabriel, Ian Treacher (Assistant Head of Kent Trading Standards), Dave Burney (Teacher), Reuben Carter-Whittley, Harry Heath and Gordon Ramsay, the Quizmaster. 

 

Kent champions - 2008 national final

A team from Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Canterbury won the 2008 national final taking home the College of Fellows trophy, medals and £1,000 for their school.

The team took the title at the Trading Standards Institute Annual Conference held in Bournemouth on 25 June after a nail biting finish beating schools from Edinburgh, Wakefield and Manchester.

See the Kent TV coverage to find out more.

(Back row left to right) winning team members Dan Keim, Geoff Baldwin, Ben Abrams and Joe Mooney, (front row) Clive Bainbridge, Director of KCC Community Safety & Regulatory Services, Sandra Cook, Kent Trading Standards Consumer Education Project Officer and Teacher Darren Butler.

 

How your school can take part

Kent schools can contact Sandra Cook on 01233 652271. Kent Trading Standards run local heats from September to December each year. Schools in other regions can contact the National Co-ordinator on 0870 872 9030.