Young Consumers of the Year Competition
Young Consumers of the Year competition invites teams of four young people to compete in a knockout quiz which tests them on a range of consumer issues and helps young people to become more informed and confident consumers. Topics covered include:
- Consumer Affairs
- Money and Finance
- Food and Drink
- Safety and the Environment
- Europe and Travel
- Credit
The competition, co-ordinated by the Trading Standards Institute, involves schools from across the country that rise to the annual challenge to become the nation's top young consumers.
Value for money - Easter egg competition
The Easter egg competition encourages children to examine the lables of foodstuffs and compare the many different brands that are available and decide on the best value for money.
The winner will go forward to take part in an event for all the authorities in the Greater Manchester area.
Playsafe Competition
Playsafe is a fun competition run by Trading Standards in association with the British Toy and Hobby Association.
In this competition young people design a toy suitable for children aged 3 to 7. They must include details about how the toy is used and explain the safety features, play and child development benefits.
Ensuring toys are safe is an important part of our work and the competition helps to highlight the features necessary for a child's toy.
Consumer Challenge Quiz
Consumer challenge quiz is a national competition for children at Special Schools.
It is designed to help vulnerable young people cope with consumer rights and covers subjects such as signs and symbols, safety, shoppers' rights and legal matters in a participative and interesting way.
To enter students must be in full-time education and generally aged between 14 and 17 years and/or at key stage 3/4.
For further information about any of these competitions contact Jean Glover on 01942 486752.
Also see our links to other agencies in the field of trading standards and consumer issues and Trading Standards Central (External link), a national Trading Standards web site, plus these links:
We would like to see your ideas, comments and contributions.
