ECCLES SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

STUDY PACK

PUBLIC SERVICES BTEC

First Year Topics: Government and Politics, Teamwork and Leadership, Fitness, Outdoor and Adventurous Activities.

Second Year Topics: Major incident planning and response, Crime and its effects on society, Physical Preparation et al.

Task 1

GENERAL ELECTION 2019

Cartogram to show the General Election results of December 2019 in the .

• The turnout was 67.3% down 1.5% from the previous election in 2017 • The Conservative Party has won a majority of 80, its biggest general election victory since 1987. • The SNP has won more seats than in 2017. • Nigel Farage's Brexit Party failed to win a seat. • For the first time, nationalist parties in Northern Ireland have taken more seats than unionists. • Jo Swinson, leader of the Liberal Democrats lost her own seat by 149 votes!

1. How many MP’s are there in the United Kingdom?

2. If there was a General Election tomorrow and you could vote, which party would you vote for and why?

3. How many constituencies did the Conservative party win?

4. How long is a ‘fixed term parliament’? The amount of time before another General Election.

5. What are the implications of the Conservative Party having a majority of 80 seats in the House of Commons?

6. What does the SNP stand for and where are they most popular?

7. What does the phrase Brexit refer to? And what does the landslide victory mean for Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans?

8. Who is your local MP and what political party does he/she represent?

9. The Labour Party have decided to elect a new leader to replace Jeremy Corbyn. Who are the 3 leading candidates and what is the significance of Eccles in this leadership race?

10. Our General Election voting system is ‘first past the post’. What does this phrase mean?

Task 2

GENERAL ELECTION 2019

1. Identify the 6 physical components of fitness and the 5 skill-related components of fitness

2. Select an athlete of your choice. Put the components of fitness in order of importance for your chosen job role, e.g. Royal Marine 1. Muscular Endurance, 2. Power, 3. Aerobic Endurance…

3. One physical component of fitness is ‘Body Composition’. What somatotype would suit your Royal Marine best?

FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES TO WATCH

FILMS YOU COULD WATCH • Dunkirk (Netflix) • Green Zone (Netflix) • Line of Duty (Netflix) • Our Girl (BBC iPlayer) • The Andrew Neil interviews (BBC iPlayer)

DOCUMENTARIES YOU COULD WATCH • SAS: Who dares wins? (More 4) • 999: On the front line (More 4) • The Secret Policeman (Mark Daly) - Panorama documentary (YouTube) RECOMMENDED WEBSITES • BBC Politics www.bbc.co.uk/politics • Police https://www.gmp.police.uk • The Army https://www.army.mod.uk • The Royal Navy https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk

Task 3

Remember to Stay Active Research shows that being sedentary is bad for your physical and mental health, so staying active during this difficult time is important. Feel free to use our home workout guide as a method for you to engage in physical activity, or better yet, create your own home workout!

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