Social Action Week Day 1
On Monday 19th May
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You will be physically in college attending a tutor session to plan and prepare for the week ahead. This will be with your normal tutor, another member of Hills staff, or someone from the Unloc team. We will tell you everything you need to know in this session.
Your Challenge!
In two teams within your tutor group, you have been set the challenge to raise £200 as a minimum for a chosen charity. As you come up with ways to raise the money, think back to why you’re doing this challenge, and how your contribution can make a difference!
We can’t wait to see the impact that you have on your chosen charity!
Decide who in your team is best placed to carry out each of the team roles, you will be asked about this in the Project Plan form below.
Project Plan to be completed on Monday 19th May
This form is to be completed (one per team) during your Monday tutor session.
As you come up with your project plan, think about the following:
- What is your team’s goal and approach?
- Do you have a timeline/schedule in mind?
- How are you communicating as a team?
- Who are some of the stakeholders you need to work with? How will you approach them?
- Does your team need to acquire any permissions from authorities? For example, if you want to book a room/put up a stall somewhere, you would need to ask the appropriate people for permission before doing so. To put up a stall in Parker’s Piece, make sure to book a slot in advance through your tutor, and to check the guidelines
Task 3 – Amplifying the Cause
A big part about Social Action Week is to work closely with your chosen charity and understand the work they do! As you start planning your team’s schedules for the week, think about the following questions:
1. How can my team amplify the cause that the charity is working for?
2. What are some ways we can share the work that they do? Example: Wear t-shirts of the charity, put up their posters, etc.
3. How is our project plan connected to the work that they do?
Task 4 – Team Roles
During Social Action Week, you will be working in a team with some of your other classmates. Look at some of the team roles below and see which role might play to your personal strengths. Think about who you could work well with.
Social Action Week is a fun and safe environment for you to practise teamwork and some of these skills.
Team Roles
| Role | Useful Behaviours | Possible Tasks During SAW |
| Project Manager | Is responsible Listens to others Communicates well Is decisive | Prioritises and assigns tasks Co-ordinates and oversees sub- teams Motivates the team Review outputs of other teams eg comms, presentation, fund- raising |
| Project Planning Team | Communicates with others Works well with others Listens to others | Research Understands the project activities, resources, work streams and dependencies Communicates progress to project manager during the week |
| Comms Team | Communicates well Has good knowledge of communications platforms Has advertising skills | Communicates progress to project manager during the week Download and store project evidence Sets up, monitors fund-raising pages Creates promotion materials |
| Presenting Team | Has knowledge of writing/ presenting to different audiences Writes convincingly Has a good oral delivery | Communicates progress to project manager during the week Writes and delivers presentation on Friday Uploads presentation ahead of Friday |
| Finance Co-ordinator | Works with numbers Understands how to track figures Has knowledge of spreadsheet applications | Communicates progress to project manager during the week Keeps track of expenditure and money raised |
| Fundraising Team | Solves problems Works with other team members Is creative | Communicate progress to project manager during the week Devises fund-raising activities |
