Hello, everyone.

My name is Miss Wyatt, and I'm so pleased that you could be here today for our lesson.

Welcome to today's lesson on: What can effective change look like? from the unit: How can citizens bring about change? By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to explain what the key features of effective change are and why it is important for society.

We have two keywords that we will be using throughout today's lesson, and these are change and effective change.

So change means the process of becoming different or making something different.

An effective change is when an event or a change happens which achieves its goal, makes a difference for the better, and has a lasting effect.

Our lesson on "What can effective change look like?" is broken up into two parts today, with the first part of the lesson exploring: "What are the key features of effective change?," then moving on to: "Why is effective change important for society?" So when you are ready, let's start to learn about the key features of effective change.

In citizenship, we often talk about creating change and being changemakers.

We can all take part in and organise campaigns to make a difference to society and take part in democracy.

Active citizens want their actions to create lasting effective change for society.

So as part of being an active citizen, when you are taking part in active citizenship, it is to create that lasting effective change for society.

It's for the good of society.

They want to improve communities and the lives of everyone in it.

That is why active citizens become changemakers.

So let's check our understanding up to this point.

What sort of change do active citizens want to see in society? Is it A: temporary change, B: lasting change, or C: short change? Pause the video and make your decision from our list.

Okay, it's time for our answer now.

So the sort of change that active citizens want to see in society is B: lasting change.

Well done if you chose that answer.

They want to see lasting change that benefits society.

They don't necessarily need temporary change or short change.

Any change might be good, but that lasting change would be better.

How do we know whether change has been effective? There are things to look out for to see whether a petition, a protest, a boycott, or any other type of campaigning has resulted in effective change.

So whether you are signing petitions or making a petition, you are taking part in a demonstration or a protest, or you are boycotting something, there are things to look out for to see if it has made effective change, whether it has worked.

Before the action takes place, how its impact will be measured should have been decided.

So we can decide how we are going to measure the action's success beforehand and choose whether it has led to effective change or not afterwards.

This is step four of the Active Citizenship cycle.

So we have seven steps to our Active Citizenship, and if we look at step four, it says: "Decide how to measure success." So before any action has taken place, this is when you will decide how its impact will be measured, in the planning stage.

So let's tick the box which best describes when you should decide how you will measure the success of your campaign.

Is it before it, during it, or after it? Pause the video and have a think about this.

Okay, so which best describes when you should decide how you will measure the success of your campaign? Hopefully we said before it.

So remember, step four of our Active Citizenship process, you need to decide how you will measure the success of your campaign, in the planning stage before the action.

Well done if you remembered that it is before it.

So how can we prove a change to be effective? How do we show this? How do we prove it? Well, the aim of the campaign was achieved.

The aim continues to be met.

So it doesn't just finish, it doesn't just end there once it's done, it continues to be met.

The money in the budget was spent wisely.

So you didn't run out of money straight away.

People were helped or their lives improved.

The campaign allowed people to be involved.

It allowed different voices and views to be heard from a diverse range of people.

The campaign was democratic.

The campaign went on to achieve more than it originally planned.

Some people changed their views to agree with the campaign.

And the majority of people thought that the campaign was successful.

So we can prove a change to be effective in a lot of ways.

Aisha says, "Remember last year, Sam, when we led a campaign in school that led to effective change? The aim of the campaign was achieved because it resulted in recycling bins all around the school so we could be more eco-friendly." Sam says, "That was great, Aisha, everyone was involved.

It was even democratic because we voted for the change we wanted to see.

Some pupils had never recycled before, so it changed their views on it and encouraged their families to do the same.

That's definitely been effective." How great is that? Aisha says, "What other campaigns at Oak National Academy have led to effective change?" And Sam replies, "Remember the Year 10 assembly about the care home in our local community? That advocacy was effective because it led to lasting change.

The care home has become one of our main school charities and pupils can volunteer there to play music and games with the residents.

It has improved the residents' lives and has taught us a lot about compassion too.

It's been very effective." So what other evidence would we need to prove effective change has happened? How else, like what else would we need to show that it has happened and it's been effective? And what questions would we need to ask to decide if effective change had occurred? Hmm, let's see.

So, we need to think about what the key features of effective change are now, and we've got a list of key features here in the first column.

So key features are: achievement of objectives, measurable results, public feedback, sustainability, and the impact of it.

So if we have a look at achievement of objectives, well, the evidence for that is we need to compare the campaign's outcomes with its initial goals.

So the questions that you could ask about this is, did the campaign achieve its purpose to see if it was effective? If we look at measurable results, this is a key feature of effective change.

The evidence that you would have is analyse key measures like increased engagement or shifts in behaviour; have people changed their opinions on what you're campaigning about? And the questions that you could ask to see if it's been effective is, did it make a difference? We then have public feedback as a key feature.

So collect input from those impacted by the campaign through surveys, interviews, or testimonials.

The question that you could ask is, did the campaign resonate and inspire action? We then have the key feature of sustainability.

So the evidence would have to look at whether the new behaviours or improvements have been maintained over time.

Has it lasted? Has it made that lasting change and has it been maintained over time? And the question that you could ask to see if that had effectively changed is, was the change long-lasting or only temporary? And then finally, the impact.

So evaluate if the campaign produced meaningful results.

And the question that we could ask is, what impact did it make? So there's lots of key features of effective change, which are in our first column, and we can ask some questions and then show the evidence for it.

Laura says, "How would you be able to see if the effective change had taken place?" Jacob says, "I think the most important way of deciding whether action has resulted in effective change is to ask the people it effects.

They are the ones that will feel any differences.

I'd also look at any data collected to see if the aims of the campaign had been met." So what question could be asked to see if the campaign was sustainable? Is it A: Did the campaign achieve its purpose? B: What impact did it make? C: Did it make a difference? Or D: Was the change long lasting or temporary? So what question could be asked to see if the campaign was sustainable? Which one fits it most appropriately? Pause the video and make your decision.

Okay, so the question that we could ask to see if the campaign was sustainable is D: Was the change long lasting or temporary? And this will hopefully answer the question of whether it lasted and was it sustainable? For this task, I would like us to design a checklist that can be used to decide if campaigns have resulted in effective change.

So, Andeep says, "Try and think of at least 10 things that you could look into to try and work out if any change has been effective." So let's have a go at designing a checklist that could be used to decide if the campaigns have been effectively changing things.

So pause the video and have a go at this checklist.

Okay, so your checklist might look similar to ours, and it might also have some differences too.

So we need to design a checklist of 10 things that can be used to decide if campaigns have resulted in effective change.

So on our checklist, we had: goals and targets achieved; results as expected or higher; stakeholders engaged and feedback collected; evidence of behaviour or system change; changes sustained over time; message communicated to the target audience; lessons learned for future campaigns; campaign delivered within budget; benefits outweigh the resources invested; positive outcomes identified; broader recognition, support or partnerships gained; or increased awareness or understanding observed.

So some of your checklist might look similar to ours and there might be some differences there too.

But this checklist could be used to decide if campaigns have resulted in effective change.

We have now looked at: What are the key features of effective change? and it is time for us to move on to: Why is effective change important for society? Effective change creates a positive and lasting impact, making sure that the progress of society benefits everyone.

So why is effective change important for a democratic society? Let's think about that for just a second.

Why is effective change important for a democratic society? The six main reasons why effective change is important for a democratic society are: that it addresses root problems, so it focuses on solving underlying issues rather than temporary fixes, leading to meaningful and sustainable improvements; it promotes progress, so it drives innovation, development and social progress, creating a better future for individuals and communities; it improves quality of life, so it leads to clear benefits, such as better education, healthcare, and economic opportunities, enhancing overall wellbeing.

Another reason is that it builds trust and unity.

When change is well executed and impactful, it encourages trust among citizens and reduces division in society; it ensures long-term sustainability, so effective change considers future needs and avoids creating new problems, making it a lasting solution for society's challenges; and finally, it empowers communities, it involves people in decision-making processes, making them feel valued and invested in the outcomes.

So true or false? Effective change drives innovation, development and social progress, creating a better future.

Is that true or is it false? What do we think? Hopefully we're all saying true.

It's true because at that effective change, it does drive development and social progress, it enhances the wellbeing of the whole of society.

Well done if we got that right.

Let's try this one.

Effective change considers future needs and therefore ensures long-term.

What? What is that blank? What's that missing word? Is it problems, challenges, or sustainability? Okay, so effective change considers future needs and therefore ensures long-term sustainability.

Well done if you said sustainability.

Effective change is important for society because it helps make life better for everyone.

It solves problems in a way that lasts.

So the same issues don't keep coming back.

When changes are done well, they make things fairer and give people better chances to succeed in an equal society.

Long lasting change also helps people trust leaders and work together to make their community stronger.

Effective change makes the world a better place for us now, and for future generations.

What happens to communities after effective change? Is it A: they are made stronger, B: they are made weaker, C: they stay the same, or D: they divide apart? Pause the video now and have a think about the answer to this question.

Okay, time for our answer.

Hopefully we said they are made stronger, A.

So yeah, communities are made stronger after effective change.

Well done if we got that right.

There are many historic examples of effective change that have been important for society, and you may know of some.

So here we have the Civil Rights Movement in the USA and the women's suffrage movement in the UK, which you might have heard about, or even learned about in some of your Citizenship or Religious Studies, or History lessons.

So the Civil Rights Movement in the USA, their desired change was to end legalised racial discrimination in the USA.

Now, the effective change that was achieved was the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

This Civil Rights Act ended discrimination and segregation in education, public facilities, jobs, and housing, therefore, legalised racial discrimination finished, it ended, okay? Because of the Civil Rights Act and the Civil Rights Movement pushing that.

We also have the women's suffrage movement within the UK.

Now, the desired change was to give women the right to vote, and the effective change that was achieved was the Representation of the People Act in 1928.

So it allowed women the vote on equal terms as men, influenced politics and empowered women in leadership roles.

So these are two historic examples of effective change that have changed society.

What examples of effective change are there in local communities? So we have the community policing initiatives.

So the change was to develop community-based law enforcement programmes that build trust between police and residents.

The impact: reduce crime rates.

It improved relationships and increased cooperation in addressing safety concerns between police and residents.

For example, Camden in New Jersey, USA implemented a new approach to policing focused on deescalation and community engagement, leading to significant reductions in crime.

The reductions showed effective change.

So that's just one example of effective change in this local community.

There are other examples of effective change in local communities, such as the affordable housing projects.

So the change was developing or renovating housing to ensure low income families have access to safe and affordable places to live.

The impact of this reduced homelessness, strengthened community stability and provided economic opportunities.

For example: the Habitat for Humanity's global chapter helped build affordable homes with the help of community volunteers.

So let's have a go now at matching the example with the effective change it made.

So we've just looked at the Civil Rights Movement, the women's suffrage movement, community policing in Camden, and affordable housing projects by Habitat for Humanity.

So can we match those examples up with the effective change that it did make? Let's pause the video and let's have a go at this task.

Good luck and enjoy.

Okay, let's go through our answers now.

So Civil Rights Movement, hopefully we matched this up to changed discrimination laws, that was the effective change that it made, remember.

It then became illegal to racially discriminate.

Then we had the women's suffrage movement.

Which effective change did this go to? Hopefully we're all saying D: changed suffrage requirements.

We then had community policing in Camden, so this went to reduced crime, which then leaves us with affordable housing projects by Habitat for Humanity with changing the reduced homelessness.

So well done if we manage to match the example with the effective change.

For this task, I would like us to write one paragraph about why effective change is important for society.

Include two examples in your answer.

So try to use one example from history and one modern example.

Think about the historic cases that we looked at and the more local ones that we've also looked at just.

Okay, so write one paragraph about why effective change is so important for society and try to include two examples in your answer.

Pause the video and enjoy this task.

Okay.

So we had to write one paragraph about why effective change is important for society.

Now your paragraph might include some of the following: "Effective change is important for society because it addresses root problems and leads to lasting improvements.

It pushes progress forward by encouraging new ideas, growth and societal change.

For example, the women's suffrage movement was successful in changing suffrage requirements and created a fairer and more equal society.

Effective change also improves people's lives, for instance, by making education, healthcare, and living conditions better.

Additionally, it brings people together and builds trust, like with community policing in Camden, which helped police connect with neighbourhoods and reduce crime.

Effective change also looks ahead to make sure that the change remains long lasting.

Lastly, it gives people a voice in decisions, making them feel important and part of building a stronger, better world." So it's so important.

Effective change is so important for society, and we have managed to include some of the reasons just there, about looking ahead to make sure that the change remains long lasting, it's sustainable, it improves people's lives, it brings people together, it pushes progress forward.

Okay? It's really important for society, effective change.

So well done if you managed to mention some of the things that we have put in our paragraph.

We have now come to the end of the lesson on What can effective change look like? And I'm going to summarise it into a few points for us.

Effective change solves root problems, is well planned, sustainable, and involves the people it impacts, ensuring it makes a lasting difference.

Effective change is important because it drives progress, improves quality of life, and builds stronger communities by addressing important issues.

The woman's suffrage movement brought effective change by making society more equal and fair for future generations.

Community policing in Camden has shown how effective change can build trust and reduce crime by improving relationships between police and local neighbourhoods.

Habitat for Humanity's affordable housing projects demonstrate how effective change can directly improve people's quality of life and address key social issues.

I hope you've enjoyed learning about what effective change can look like today.

I know I have really enjoyed today's lesson.

Thank you for all of your hard work and efforts throughout, and I hope to see you soon.

Bye-bye.