Resources


The Young Human Rights Reporter of


the Year 2013 The hunt is on once again for talented young journalists with the launch of the 2013 Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year. And this year, a new category has been included for photojournalism, offering budding young snappers the chance to win national recognition. The competition is run by Amnesty


International and is supported by Headteacher Update’s sister magazine SecEd as well as the Guardian Teacher Network. The writing competition is open to students aged from seven to 18


and is split into four categories – upper primary, lower secondary, upper secondary and 6th form. Articles can be up to 500 words in length and entries will be accepted in both English and Welsh. Entrants must write an article combining facts, opinion and reportage on a human rights issue of their choice. Last year, topics covered ranged from the death penalty, sexism and bullying to the use of tasers by the police and child soldiers in Africa. The new photojournalism competition is open to students aged


seven to 18 from across the UK and is split into two awards – upper primary/lower secondary and upper secondary/6th form. Lesson plans and supporting materials are available online and


the deadline for entries is February 18. The top three entrants in each category will be invited to Amnesty’s headquarters for the national awards ceremony on April 30, 2013.


• Full details, visit www.amnesty.org.uk/youngreporter Discover Writing Competition


This autumn the WordSpace Discover Writing Competition is giving schools the opportunity to include their whole school in a writing project around the theme of “discovery”. Whether you discover an


outdoor writing area, a word trail through each classroom, or a hidden past – schools are being encouraged to create a “writing discovery” to get every child writing and promote a positive writing culture. The Discover Writing Competition is open to all UK primary schools


and offers a first prize of £2,000 worth of BookSpace school library furniture and equipment and a full set of WordSpace creative writing resources worth more than £800. WordSpace resources are designed to inspire and stimulate children to write. The winning school also gets a one-year subscription toPrimary


Teacher Update,Headteacher Update’s sister magazine, and a school visit from best-selling children’s author Tom Palmer. There are also runner-up prizes and the deadline for submissions is February 15, 2013.


• To sign up for a free downloadable competition pack, including writing hints and tips, visit www.bookspaceforschools.co.uk/discoverwriting/


Passeport pour la Francophonie In Care, In School


A resource for schools has been developed to help pupils and teachers across the UK better understand and appreciate the needs of children and young people in care. In Care, In School includes 10 films of different scenarios based on


real-life experiences and showing a range of interactions between pupils and teachers, and other staff, in and outside the classroom. It is accompanied by a resource pack for use in PSHE lessons to encourage class discussion as well as a training guide for school staff.


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Passeport pour la Francophonie is a new online resource from Education Scotland. Aimed at supporting primary teachers to provide stimulating learning experiences, it looks to develop skills of reading, writing, listening and talking. It provides suggestions for exploring other curricular areas, including maths and numeracy, through the French language and culture. The Passeport challenges are designed to develop and practice vocabulary and deepen cultural understanding.


• Visit: www.educationscotland.gov.uk/passeportfrancophone The resource has been developed by Bath Spa University and Bath


and North East Somerset Council. The In Care, In School project team is also working with a number of


fostering agencies to explore how the materials can be used in training foster carers and other professionals and is developing other resources for schools. The resources were launched at an event at the House of Lords on


October 29 and can be downloaded online. • Visit www.incareinschool.com


FILMCLUB Live webcasts


Designed by film industry and education professionals with teachers in mind, the well-known FILMCLUB initiative is free to state schools and offers members the chance to get involved in industry Q&As, workshops, special screenings and in-school visits – not to mention the free weekly DVDs. And on top on this, in November members can tune in to FILMCLUB


Live – a week of webcasts for both primary and secondary schools featuring film industry professionals. It runs from November 26 to 30. All the webcasts are designed to complement your club’s film choices


and inspire pupil confidence as they hear their questions being put to the likes of Daniel Radcliffe, Keira Knightley and Steven Spielberg. FILMCLUB members have the opportunity to join in these live


Q&As and post their questions to film-makers via Twitter, phone and email. November’s webcasts include undressing the history behind Hollywood’s most famous film costumes and live interviews with an animal wrangler who works in the industry. So far this term, the FILMCLUB Live webcasts have answered


questions from schools put to guests at the BFI London Film Festival, Oxfam about World Food Day, and the animators of ParaNorman. They have also featured young reporters on the red-carpet interviewing Tim Burton, Ben Affleck, Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray.


• For information on the November webcasts, visit www.filmclub. org and to set-up a FILMCLUB in your school, email sophie.burrows@ filmclub.org, visit www.filmclub.org/register or call 020 7288 4520.


The Children’s Trust


A free curriculum pack has been created by a children’s charity to help pupils empathise with those who have complex health needs. It includes activities for numeracy, literacy, spelling and science as well as design technology, drama, the creative arts and PE. It contains lesson ideas for key stages 1 and 2. The pack has been created by The Children’s Trust, which provides care and therapy for children with complex health needs as well as a rehabilitation service for children with an acquired brain injury. As well as being an education resource, the pack enables pupils to empathise with children who have received care at the Trust and the difficulties that they have overcome.


• Visit www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/shop (click Fundraising Materials)


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