Interest badges
Voting
Take action
Nothing about us without us.
Get vocal about voting.
Getting a Rangers interest badge
There are 36 interest badges for you to earn at Rangers, and 3 fun challenges to do for each badge.
You can do these badges at any time, anywhere and in any way you’d like. You can do them on your own or with units, during unit meetings, at home or even on holiday.
How to complete this badge
1. Create your own party
Create your own political party. Political parties are made up of people with similar beliefs, and a shared vision of the future.
Be inventive with the way you record your ideas... write, draw, go digital or more. Use the questions below to help figure your party ideals:
- What will your party be called?
- What level of politics will it function within (local, regional, national)?
- What are its top 3 issues?
- Who, if anyone, will lead the party?
- What is its logo and slogan?
- How would you run an election campaign?
- Who would want to become members and how would you recruit them?
- Which parties would be your main rivals?
2. Voting know-how
Voting and being involved in politics is about getting your voice heard.
Find out who your local councillor, community member or Member of Parliament (MP) is and contact them. Do they have advice on how to support girls and young women to vote? If you interview them, it could be shared with your local or school newspaper, or with your local guiding district or county.
Find out if you’re eligible to vote and how old you have to be to register. Are you old enough and eligible? Get registered! Can’t vote in general elections? Through things like the European settlement scheme, you might be able to vote in local elections!
3. Tackle voter apathy
The right to vote has been hard-won over many generations. However, voter apathy – lack of interest in voting – is still high, and voting turnout for younger people is often poor. You can help change that!
Do 1 of the actions below (or your own) to tackle voter apathy:
- Create a resource for young people about political parties and leaders.
- Create a a campaign to encourage people to register to vote.
- Create a presentation, video or social media campaign, about why voting is important.
- Hold an event to encourage young people to get involved in politics.
Including others
- Make sure your parent/carer knows you’re talking to other people and who they are.
- Never talk to strangers on your own.
- If you feel worried or confused by any of the answers given, talk to an adult you trust straight away.
Internet safety
To keep safe online, I will…
- Not share any personal information on the internet (my full name, my home or school address, my phone number or my email address).
- Only download files on to my devices with permission from my parent/carer.
- Always ask permission before uploading photos or videos online. If I send pictures, I am aware that these can be forwarded onto others.
- Tell my parent/carer, teacher or leader if something online worries or upsets me.
- Only add people online that I know in the real world.
- Be wary of emails that contain unknown links. I know clicking links can download viruses or other harmful files onto my devices.
- Treat people online with the same respect as I would in the real world. I will never write anything that might hurt or upset someone.
- Not meet up with someone that I have met online and if someone asks me to do so, I will tell a parent/carer.
- Think carefully about what I read, hear and see online, and not trust information unless I have checked it on other websites or in books, or have asked an adult about it.
Personal details
- You should never share your personal information with strangers.
- Don’t include identifiable information (like your full name or where you live) on the things you make.
- Check what you have made with your parent/carer before sharing it with other people.
Wellbeing
Sometimes activities that look after our wellbeing can cause us to have feelings that we can’t explain or make us feel sad. It’s important you speak to an adult you trust or a professional service about how you feel if this happens.
