Understanding risk management. How well have the UK government managed risk?

In this lesson, we will assess how successfully the government has managed to mitigate risk in society. We will explore this via case studies of recent events, such as the millenium bug and Nightingale hospitals. We will develop our own conclusions regarding the government's performance in relation to these case studies.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Healthcare and refuse collection are classed as public services, true or false?

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Q2.Which of the following sentences best describes 'privatisation'?

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Q3.Which female Prime Minister initiated the UK's privatisation process?

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Q4.Which of the following was listed as a benefit of both private and government owned services in today's lesson?

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Q5.Which service is shown in today's lesson to have support for remaining under government ownership?

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Healthcare and refuse collection are classed as public services, true or false?

1/5

Q2.Which of the following sentences best describes 'privatisation'?

2/5

Q3.Which female Prime Minister initiated the UK's privatisation process?

3/5

Q4.Which of the following was listed as a benefit of both private and government owned services in today's lesson?

4/5

Q5.Which service is shown in today's lesson to have support for remaining under government ownership?

5/5

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Understanding risk management. How well have the UK government managed risk?

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.True or false, governments need to identify potential risks to their citizens?

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Q2.Risks vary in severity, true or false?

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Q3.True or false, governments usually make plans to deal with potential risks?

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Q4.Not preparing for a potential risk can be costly for a government, true or false?

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Understanding risk management. How well have the UK government managed risk?

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.True or false, governments need to identify potential risks to their citizens?

1/4

Q2.Risks vary in severity, true or false?

2/4

Q3.True or false, governments usually make plans to deal with potential risks?

3/4

Q4.Not preparing for a potential risk can be costly for a government, true or false?

4/4

Lesson summary: Understanding risk management. How well have the UK government managed risk?

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