Young Consumers - 2009 Competition
This fun and challenging competition complements the introduction of CITIZENSHIP into the English National curriculum.
The rounds test the student's knowledge of money, credit and finance, consumer law and affairs, food and health, safety and the environment and Europe and travel. In fact, it arms young people with the information to make right decisions and become a powerful force for changing and shaping markets.
Do you think your students could answer questions like:
Q. Which OFT looks after price fixing in the UK ?
ANS. Office of Fair Trading
Q. If you buy a shirt labeled 100% silk and then find that it is 50% Polyester, what criminal law has been broken?
ANS. Trade Descriptions Act 1968.
Q. Which Government Department is responsible for collecting Income Tax?
ANS. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
The competition supports consumer education and encourages the exploration of the skills, attitudes and knowledge and understanding necessary to become an effective consumer - all a pre-requisite for active citizenship and full participation within society.
The Competition Stages
Qualifying Heats - These are organised by your local Trading Standards Department or its Consumers Advice section. To see whether your local Service is taking part and to register your interest, click here.
Regional Finals - Successful teams for the qualifying heats compete with others in the area in a series of Regional Finals, which are held late spring 2009.
The Grand Final - Regional winners will be invited to attend the final which will be held at the Brighton Centre, 30 June - 2 July 2009. Teams and their Teacher/Tutor will be invited to Brighton for 2 days where accommodation is provided and a full social programme for all to enjoy both before and after the Grand Final. There are prizes for all contestants with the winners also winning a £1000 for their school and the coveted Young Consumers of the Year Trophy, along with many other prizes.
The Competition Rules
1. The competition is open to teams of four, from schools, colleges and youth
groups.
2. Individual team members will be restricted to entering the competition only
once.
3. Team members must be in full-time education and aged between 14 and 17 years
at the start of the competition in September 2008. They must not have reached
the age of 18 before 1st January 2009.
4. Close relatives of Trading Standard officials will not be eligible to enter.
5. Where a problem arises, substitute team members may be allowed, at the
organisers discretion.
6. The organisers decision is final in any dispute.
IMPORTANT: Please make absolutely sure when selecting your team that
examination commitments will not prevent them from competing in the national
Final, should your team qualify.