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Kids Say Slow Down
Alcohol misuse is
K
ids Say Slow Down is the theme of Road Safety Week 2010 and you
can take part and help stop the carnage of our children on roads.
no laughing matter,
Wherever you live around the globe, and whatever you do, you can
campaign for slower speeds during RSW10, 22-28 November 2010 and it’s
never too early to start planning! Just go to www.roadsafetyweek.org for says Drinkaware
ideas for you, whether you are a teacher, company, campaigner, or road
safety professional.
Chris Sorek, Chief Executive of Drinkaware, says:
Speed is the number one killer on our roads. The faster vehicles go, the less
“Alcohol misuse among young people is no laughing matter but
time they have to react, and the harder they hit, causing deaths of children,
using comedy is a creative way to get people thinking about it.
as well as head injuries, spinal injuries, lost limbs, and untold grief to families.
Although not all young people drink, those that do drink are
In communities, traffic must travel at no faster than 20mph and slower
drinking more and more often, putting themselves at risk.
outside schools and homes, to give children a fighting chance.
“It’s essential now, more than ever, that we talk to young
If traffic travels faster than this in your community, then Brake, the charity
people about the dangers of alcohol misuse from an early age.
that organises Road Safety Week, urges you to take part and stop the
Parents aren’t given an instruction manual when they have
menace of speeding drivers, which makes communities noisy and polluted, as
children and alcohol can be a difficult and sensitive topic to raise.
well as places of death and fear.
It’s really important Mums and Dads don’t shy away from talking
You might be a youth worker who can help the cause by helping educate
to their children about alcohol. Ideally we should talk to young
young drivers about the carnage caused by speed.
people about alcohol in the same way we give them information
You might be a primary school teacher who can help the cause by getting
and advice about drugs or safe sex.
children to produce ‘Slow Down’ leaflets that they give to parents and other
“Giving young people and their parents information about the
drivers.
effects of alcohol will help them to avoid compromising their
You might be a community group that sets up a ‘20’s plenty’ road safety
personal safety - such as unprotected sex and walking home alone
exhibition in your town centre or supermarket.
– as well as long term health conditions such as liver damage,
You might be a company that runs a ‘20’s plenty’ campaign in your
some cancers and depression.
workplace, through ebulletins and posters.
“The Drinkaware website offers alcohol-awareness information
You might be a police force or local government agency running an
for parents and professionals working with young people, making
enforcement check on speed or education initiative during the Week.
it easier to address drinking issues with youngsters. They can go to
Brake is also urging people to consider fundraising for the charity during
http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/talking-to-under-18s
RSW10. Brake provides services for road crash victims, including a helpline,
and campaigns for road safety in schools, colleges, companies, and the
media. Whoever you are, get planning your Road Safety Week event now!
uwww.roadsafetyweek.org
T
eacher's Got Talent is a new fundraising challenge from
international development charity, VSO, working in partnership
with education recruitment specialist, Randstad Education, the new
name for Select Education. The challenge will raise vital funds for Schools that get their donations in by March 19th will be eligible for two
developing countries and provide schools with an exciting new way prizes provided by publisher HarperCollins and education recruitment
to teach the Global Citizenship curriculum and the chance to win specialist Randstad Education.
resources and support. The Global Fundraising Award for the best fundraising effort will provide a
VSO, which tackles global poverty by sending volunteers to share their primary and secondary school a whole suite of new resources from
professional expertise in some of the world's poorest communities, is using HarperCollins Publishers to stock up their library, including fiction, educational
Teacher's Got Talent to show how skill sharing can be used as a way to help books and computer learning resources.
people lift themselves out of poverty. The Global Champion Award will be awarded to a primary and secondary
Teachers will nominate themselves to learn a skill, whilst students put school where students went the extra mile to engage with global issues. The
themselves forward to share one of their skills. The skill could be anything winners will receive either an exclusive creative drama workshop with the
from keepie-ups, playing an instrument or speaking a foreign language to Chickenshed Theatre Company, courtesy of Randstad Education, or a school
rapping or a cultural dance. Everyone pays £1 to vote for which teacher they visit from a HarperCollins children's author, which will include a talk and a
would like to learn which skill. Q&A session.
Teacher's Got Talent is introduced with animated film telling the story of Commenting on the competition, Chief Scout Bear Grylls said: "As Chief
Abass, a beekeeper from Sierra Leone. The story explains how causes of Scout, I know that young people have such an exciting variety of skills to
poverty are identified and how VSO's solution, to send a volunteer to share share. Teacher’s Got Talent gives them the opportunity to teach and
skills with local people, has helped Abass. showcase their skills in school, learn about life in other countries and raise
This simple and effective way to bring a global dimension into a school is funds to help VSO fight poverty.
accompanied by an assembly plan and follow-up activities for lessons and
extra curricular activities. This is a whole-school, global citizenship challenge, u0121 426 6806
with links to Citizenship, PSHE, Geography, and Key Skills curriculum areas. uwww.teachers-got-talent.org.uk
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