Community Academy
🏛️ Local Government Explained
Mayors, councillors, MPs, budgets, consultations and accountability.
Starter pathway
Five lessons
How council decisions are made
Follow reports, authority, reasons, scrutiny and implementation.
Open full lesson →Read a budget report
Distinguish revenue, capital, forecasts, savings and service effects.
Open full lesson →Contact representatives effectively
Make a concise request linked to the representative's actual role.
Open full lesson →Take part in consultations
Use evidence, explain impact and offer workable alternatives.
Open full lesson →Course outcomes
- A clear understanding of the issue.
- A practical action plan.
- An evidence and document checklist.
- A route to local or national support.
How to use this course
- Open each numbered lesson for detailed guidance.
- Follow the practical steps in order.
- Use the official sources to verify current rules.
- Save useful lessons and ask Decimus for basic navigation help.