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Resources
Count us in! (KS3-4)
The National Deaf Children’s Society has launched Look, Smile, Chat, a campaign to tell hearing teenagers how they can communicate better with deaf young people.
• Visit
www.buzz.org.uk/looksmilechat
Hot debate (KS4)
In six 60-minute sessions a new educational pack from Oasis, in partnership with London Connection and Christian Aid, invites schools to explore capitalism critically and examine how it influences our world.
• Download it free at
www.oasisuk.org/ethicalcapitalism
Thinking Film (KS2-4)
Film Distributors’ Association president Lord Puttnam recently launched Thinking Film, an FDA-funded free teaching resource that combines film and a range of teaching materials aiming to embed film in the curriculum.
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www.filmeducation.org/thinkingfilm
Clap and it will click (All KSs)
Artis Education, a performing arts programme for schools, has released a new resource called Clap and Click to engage children and help them focus.
• Visit
www.artiseducation.com to download free resources.
Events
Un-Earth history (All KSs)
The Jurassic coast Earth Festival 2012 is a celebration of England’s only natural World Heritage Site. From May- September, coastal and gateway towns in Dorset and East Devon are hosting a programme of events that fuse art and performance with science.
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www.earthfestival2012.org
MA for trade unionists
Ruskin College Oxford is currently recruiting for the October 2012 intake for its MA in international labour and trade union studies.
• For information email
imanborde@ruskin.ac.uk
Protest art (All KSs)
The charity NOISE is inviting students to create artworks based on the styles of the masters of protest art in its Re-Masters – the Art of Protest project. The best submissions will be showcased on the NOISE Festival online gallery, with a potential exhibition at Manchester’s People’s History Museum next year.
•
www.NOISEfestival.com/protest
Viva España!
Malaga-based tour agency On Spain specialises in group excursions and educational trips with themed tours on history, the arts, sport and gastronomy.
•
www.onspain.com.es
Competitions
Win an eco garden (KS1-2)
Viking for Schools, a schools office supplier, is asking UK pupils to design a Little Litterbug to win their school an eco-garden up to the value of £10,000.
• Deadline 20 July 2012. Details at
www.vikingschoolscompetition.co.uk
Are you game? (KS3-4)
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has launched a competition for 11-16 year olds. Bafta Young Game Designers 2012 aims to inspire young people by giving them the chance to design and create their
own video game and develop it with industry professionals.
• Deadline 22 October 2012. Details and teaching resources at
www.bafta.org/ygd
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