1. Global Citizenship Challenge Lesson 5

2. Lesson Objective – Nod y wers To understand what a SWOT analysis is and to be able to use one to evaluate and suggest ways to improve. Skills Objective - Sgiliau Producing a personal review. Lesson Objective – Nod y wers To understand what a SWOT analysis is and to be able to use one to evaluate and suggest ways to improve. Skills Objective - Sgiliau Producing a personal review.

3. What is a SWOT analysis? A planning tool Assesses for potential risks and rewards Considers effectiveness/ success Evaluate and adjust strategies Helps you or a team/company/business to operate in a competitive environment

4. What does SWOT stand for?

5. SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths (Internal) What you or the team are good at that may help Weaknesses (Internal) What you or the team are bad at that may harm You have control over INTERNAL factors Internal factors

6. Opportunities (External) Factors that you can’t control but may help you or the team Threats (External) Factors that you can’t control but may harm you or the team You have NO control over EXTERNAL factors External factors

7. To help you or the team/company/business to set objectives To identify the strategies that will help achieve these objectives To observe positive and negative factors that affect success To predict the change in trends and help in the decision-making process Why complete a SWOT analysis?

8. Objective: You want to buy a new phone by July Strength: I am hard working Reward: I can earn more tips towards my phone Weakness: I spend too much on clothes Risk: This will reduce how much I can save Opportunity: Minimum wage is rising Reward: I can save more money Threat: The coffee shop I work in isn’t doing well and may reduce my hours Risk: I will have less money coming in A SWOT example…

9. A major part of completing any project or investigation is reviewing or evaluating the process. A SWOT analysis can be used as part of this process. Task: Complete your own SWOT analysis of your problem solving activity on page 18 of your booklet. Identify the strength and weakness of your investigation as well as the possible opportunities and threats that may be encountered when trying to identify and suggest ways to make your school more sustainable.

10. Task Use your SWOT analysis and follow the bullet points below to help you write a personal review of your challenge. What skills did you use in this project to help you solve your problem? What were your main strengths? What were your main weaknesses? What were the opportunities or threats? What other methods could you have use to help you solve the problem? What other methods could you have used to identify the environmental problems around the school? What would you do to improve upon your weaknesses in the future when problem solving? Write your personal review on page 19 of your booklet.

11. Now swop with a partner. Use the task instructions at the top of the page as a checklist of what has been included. Tick off each bullet point if you can find it in their review. Don’t forget to look out for spelling, punctuation and correct grammar! Can you set them a target to improve?