TACKLING INEQUALITIES

TACKLING INEQUALITIES Level Ups!

Ignite XP

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Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge by identifying services that support communities, what the services do, and who to ask for help. Earners have recognised barriers people may face, used respectful communication, followed basic safety, privacy, and boundary rules, and taken part in a simple helpful action to reduce a barrier. Earners have provided evidence and reflection.

Earning Criteria:

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 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 by using respectful communication. They have gained awareness of cultural awareness and learnt about cultural sensitivity. (
Earner has taken part in civic action and tackling inequalities by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in social action by taking part in a simple helpful action. They have gained awareness of social change and learnt about raising awareness.
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 services work together, finding reliable information about support routes, and identifying access barriers. Earners have planned a small civic action using evidence; followed safeguarding, consent, and boundaries guidance; used inclusive communication; reviewed what worked and what to improve on; and built a portfolio with reflection and next steps.

Earning Criteria:

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 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 responsiveness by applying inclusive communication. They have gained awareness of accessibility and learnt about 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 responsibility by applying safeguarding and ethical practice. They have gained awareness of ethical principles and learnt about confidentiality.
Earner has taken part in civic action and tackling inequalities by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in social action by planning a small civic action. They have gained awareness of social change and learnt about activism.
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 systems and services affect outcomes for different groups, evaluating barriers with reasonable adjustments, and justifying priorities using evidence and ethics. Earners have led or coordinated action to reduce inequality; managed risk including confidentiality and data privacy; evaluated outcomes with improvements; and curated a role-aligned portfolio with reflection and next steps.

Earning Criteria:

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 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 responsiveness by evaluating and improving inclusive practice. They have gained awareness of cultural sensitivity and learnt about inclusivity.
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 taken part in civic action and tackling inequalities by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in advocacy by leading or coordinating action to tackle inequality. They have gained awareness of social change and learnt about campaigning.
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

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Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led civic action challenge by identifying support services, what they do, and who to ask for help if there is a concern. They explored an issue that matters to them, recognised different lived experiences, and followed expectations for safe behaviour, privacy, and reporting concerns. With support, they took part in a simple action, used respectful communication, described what was done and why it matters, and provided evidence from at least two activities with a short reflection.

Earning Criteria:

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 public services, local government, and civic engagement by identifying community services. They have gained awareness of government, community, and learnt about community outreach and community engagement.
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 health and safety protocols and boundaries. They have gained awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI); equity; inclusion; and learnt about accessibility and inclusive practice.
Earner has taken part in civic action and tackled inequalities by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in social action, activism, and making a difference by taking part in a simple helpful action. They have gained awareness of raising awareness, campaigning, and learnt about advocacy and community volunteering.
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 civic action challenge explaining how services work together and how to access support safely and appropriately. They researched a service or support route using reliable sources, explored an issue using simple research methods, and produced an action plan with tasks and timescales using inclusive communication. They followed agreed guidance, used appropriate routes to respond to concerns, reviewed outcomes with improvements, and built a simple portfolio with reflection and an updated progression plan.

Earning Criteria:

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 public services, local government, and civic duty by understanding how services work together. They have gained awareness of government, law, and learnt about public consultation and civic engagement.
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 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 and conduct, ethical responsibility, and ethical principles by applying safeguarding protocols and ethical practice. They have gained awareness of ethical conduct, ethical responsibility, and learnt ethical principles, ethical standards and conduct.
Earner has taken part in civic action and tackled inequalities by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in social action, activism, and campaigning by planning a small civic action. They have gained awareness of civic engagement, raised awareness of social action and campaigns, and learnt about advocacy and community outreach.
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 civic action challenge analysing how services and systems affect outcomes for different groups, evaluating access barriers, and proposing reasonable adjustments. They evaluated sources to justify support routes, used evidence to prioritise actions, coordinated others, and communicated with stakeholders inclusively. They applied ethical judgement, risk management, confidentiality, and data privacy, evaluated outcomes with improvements, and curated a role-aligned portfolio showing development and next steps.

Earning Criteria:

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 government, law, and public services by analysing civic systems and support routes. They have gained awareness of local government, public consultation, and learnt about civic engagement and stakeholder engagement.
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 ethical responsibility, ethical standards, conduct, and learnt about ethical principles and ethical conduct.
Earner has taken part in civic action and tackled inequalities by completing an employer-led, real-world equality and civic understanding challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in activism, advocacy, and social change by leading or coordinating action to tackle inequality. They have gained awareness of campaigning, raised awareness, and learnt about stakeholder engagement and community outreach.
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.