social justice Level Ups!
Ignite XP
1XP!
2XP!
3XP!
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge by explaining what fairness means, identifying ways to show respect, and recognising a rule or right that helps people stay safe. Earners have identified services that support communities, who to ask for help, basic safe behaviour and privacy rules, and provided evidence and reflection.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has understood equality, rights, and respectful behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in equality by understanding fairness and respect. They have gained awareness of rights and learnt about civic duty.
- Earner has understood civic life and how services support communities by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in citizenship by identifying community services and roles. They have gained awareness of public services and learnt about local government.
- Earner has worked safely, ethically, and with appropriate boundaries by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in ethical conduct by following basic safety protocols and boundaries. They have gained awareness of ethical standards, conduct and learnt about confidentiality.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organisation, reflection, and trying again by collecting simple evidence and reflecting. They have gained awareness of interviews, personal strengths, transferable skills, and learned about a curriculum vitae (CV).
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge by explaining how rights and responsibilities affect behaviour, how unfairness can affect people, and how to respond using appropriate routes. Earners have described how services work together and how to access support safely, followed safeguarding, consent, and boundaries guidance, and built a portfolio with reflection and next steps.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has understood equality, rights, and respectful behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) by understanding equality and rights in everyday settings. They have gained awareness of understanding bias and learnt about equity.
- Earner has understood civic life and how services support communities by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in civic engagement by understanding how services work together. They have gained awareness of government and learnt about public services.
- Earner has worked safely, ethically, and with appropriate boundaries by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in ethical responsibility by applying safeguarding and ethical practice. They have gained awareness of ethical principles and learnt about confidentiality.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organising evidence, using feedback, and reflection by organising evidence and summarising learning. They have gained awareness of their progress, next steps, transferable skills, and learnt about interviews, curriculum vitae (CV), and applications.
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge by analysing how policies, systems, or practices support or limit equality, evaluating ethical dilemmas, and justifying inclusive actions. Earners have analysed how services affect outcomes, evaluated barriers with reasonable adjustments, applied risk management including confidentiality and data privacy, and curated a role-aligned portfolio with reflection and next steps.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has understood equality, rights, and respectful behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in equality by analysing equality and rights in context. They have gained awareness of equity and learnt about understanding bias.
- Earner has understood civic life and how services support communities by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in global citizenship by analysing civic systems and support routes. They have gained awareness of local government and learnt about public services. (
- Earner has worked safely, ethically, and with appropriate boundaries by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in ethical standards and conduct by managing risk and ethical dilemmas. They have gained awareness of ethical responsibility and learnt about ethical principles.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in curriculum vitae (CV) writing, cover letter writing, job applications, and reflection by curating a progression-focussed portfolio. They have gained awareness of transferable skills, professionalism, and learnt about reflection, progress tracking, and interview skills.
Ascend XP
1XP!
2XP!
3XP!
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led social justice challenge exploring fairness, respect, and the rules and rights that keep people safe. They identified safe behaviour, what information to keep private, and who to tell if something feels unsafe, and recognised that people have different experiences. They practised respectful communication with support, asked for help when unsure, and provided evidence from at least two activities with a short reflection.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has understood equality, rights, and respectful behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in equality, equity, and inclusion by understanding fairness and respect. They have gained awareness of diversity, diversity awareness, and learnt about inclusivity and inclusive practice.
- Earner has applied inclusive communication and cultural humility by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural responsiveness by using respectful communication. They have gained awareness of understanding bias and learnt about inclusivity and inclusive practice.
- Earner has worked safely, ethically, and with appropriate boundaries by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in ethical conduct, ethical responsibility, and ethical principles by following basic safety and boundaries. They have gained awareness of safeguarding, safeguarding practice, and learnt safeguarding procedures and safeguarding responsibilities.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organisation, reflection, and trying again by collecting simple evidence and reflecting. They have gained awareness of interviews, personal strengths, transferable skills, and learned about a curriculum vitae (CV).
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led social justice challenge explaining how rights and responsibilities shape behaviour, how unfair treatment affects people, and how to respond using appropriate routes. They applied safeguarding, consent, and boundaries, used inclusive language, adapted communication for different needs, and reflected on how bias and assumptions affect communication. They followed agreed guidance, used feedback to improve, and built a simple portfolio with reflection and an updated progression plan.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has understood equality, rights, and respectful behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI); citizenship; and civic duty by understanding equality and rights in everyday settings. They have gained awareness of civic engagement, government, and learnt about public services and local government functions and responsibilities.
- Earner has applied inclusive communication and cultural humility by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in inclusive practice, inclusivity, and accessibility by applying inclusive communication. They have gained awareness of learning disabilities, literacy, and learnt about British sign language (BSL) and multilingualism.
- Earner has worked safely, ethically, and with appropriate boundaries by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in ethical standards, conduct, ethical responsibility, and ethical principles by applying safeguarding protocols and ethical practice. They have gained awareness of safeguarding procedures, safeguarding responsibilities, and learnt about safeguarding practice and ethical conduct.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organising evidence, using feedback, and reflection by organising evidence and summarising learning. They have gained awareness of their progress, next steps, transferable skills, and learnt about interviews, curriculum vitae (CV), and applications.
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led social justice challenge analysing how policies, systems, and practices can support or limit equality, and evaluating ethical dilemmas linked to rights, responsibilities, and fairness. They applied risk management, including confidentiality and data privacy, evaluated inclusive communication, justified respectful actions, reflected with cultural humility, proposed improvements to reduce bias, and curated a role-aligned portfolio evidencing development and next steps.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has understood equality, rights, and respectful behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in equality; diversity; and inclusion (EDI), civic engagement, and political awareness by analysing equality and rights in context. They have gained awareness of government, law, and learnt about public services and public consultation.
- Earner has applied inclusive communication and cultural humility by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in inclusive practice, inclusivity, and accessibility by evaluating and improving inclusive practice. They have gained awareness of understanding bias, cultural responsiveness, and learnt about cultural sensitivity and cultural learning.
- Earner has worked safely, ethically, and with appropriate boundaries by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in ethical standards, conduct, ethical responsibility, and ethical principles by managing risk and ethical dilemmas. They have gained awareness of safeguarding responsibilities, safeguarding procedures, and learnt about safeguarding practice and ethical conduct.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in curriculum vitae (CV) writing, cover letter writing, job applications, and reflection by curating a progression-focussed portfolio. They have gained awareness of transferable skills, professionalism, and learnt about reflection, progress tracking, and interview skills.