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Competitions and opportunities
Short short story (All KSs)
Win £1,000 in high street vouchers and £1,000 for the school in the Reader's Digest 100-word story-writing competition.
• Find out more at
www.readersdigest.co.uk/100wordstory.
We are writers (All KSs)
Scholastic's competition, run using the 'We Are Writers' publishing project, gives children the chance to be published in their own schoo's book.
• Details at
www.wearewriters.com/win.
Back away from banks? (KS3-5)
Write 1,000 words on 'Does the UK economy need rebalancing away from financial services?' for the 2011 ifs School of Finance Young Business Writer of the Year competition.
• Details at
www.ifslearning.ac.uk/financialcapability/youngbusinesswriteroftheyear.aspx
Giving young carers a break (All KSs)
BBC Children in Need is funding UK Youth to give 100 young carers the chance of a weekend activity break in the New Forest.
• Details at
www.ukyouth.org/whatwe do/opportunities+for+Young+Carers+at+Avon+Tyrrell.
Be well versed (Teachers)
Well versed is a programme to transform poetry teaching by involving poets in teachers' professional development.
• Visit:
www.wellversedpoetry.co.uk.
Projects
Fruit-Full (KS3+)
England has lost over 60 per cent of its orchards since the 1950s and 69 per cent of apples are now imported. Traditional orchards are in decline. Learning Through Landscapes' new programme of planting orchards in school grounds aims to increase the numbers of these endangered habitats.
• To take part in Fruit-Full Schools, visit
www.fruitfullschools.org.
Build a super car (All KSs/A level)
The Bloodhound Education programme aims to inspire young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths in an exciting way - by building a car capable of reaching 1,000 mph and breaking the world land speed record.
• Register your school now at
www.bloodhoundssc.com.
Resources
Being Victor (KS3/4)
Online drama Being Victor offers PSHE curriculum support for teachers via an award-winning website. Lesson plans for RE, PSHE and citizenship are available free.
• Visit
www.truetube.co.uk.
Holocaust Memorial Day (All KSs)
Find national and local events planned by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 January. HMDT has resources for all subjects.
• Visit
www.hmd.org.uk.
Hurt at home (KS2)
A new free resource from the Children's Society, When it hurts at home, helps teachers deal with incidents of domestic violence that come to light at school.
• Visit
www.mylife4schools.org.uk.
African history (All KSs)
A new website provides information on Africa and African countries from which teachers can develop their own lessons.
• Visit
www.ruperthopkins.com.
Safety net (All KSs)
Internet safety charity Childnet International has new guidelines.
• Get Music, Film, TV and the Internet: A guide for parents and teachers at
www.childnet.com/downloading or email
parents@pro-music.org.
Artful prices (Teachers)
Look and Learn and Bridgeman Education have launched a service supplying history, art and culture images for personal and educational use for just £2 an image.
•
www.lookandlearn.com
Call the piper! (All KSs)
Retired NUT member, musician, poet, and singer/songwriter Dave Clinch, is available to work with students of all abilities using unorthodox instruments to delight, entertain and educate children of all ages.
• To book, go to
www.thepipercalls
project.co.uk. See also
www.myspace.com/543571133.
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