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Primary schools across England to offer Mandarin Chinese to thousands of pupils
HSBC’s support for the Mandarin Chinese for Primary Schools project will extend provision for Mandarin Chinese language learning into the primary sector at more than 100 primary schools across the country. Katharine Carruthers, Director, IOE Confucius Institute for Schools, said: “Mandarin Chinese is one of the fastest growing languages in the world and it is crucial that the language is being taught effectively in schools around England. We’re delighted that HSBC Global Education Programme is backing this initiative which will open up Chinese language and culture to children, parents and the wider community in the UK. This move will benefit many school communities who would not otherwise have the opportunity to study this subject.”
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housands of primary school children in England will benefit from the opportunity to learn Mandarin Chinese and study Chinese culture as part of the new five-year initiative, Mandarin Chinese for Primary Schools, from the Institute of Education (IOE) funded by HSBC Global Education Programme. The work of the IOE Confucius Institute for Schools (IOE CI) has focussed predominantly on the development of Mandarin Chinese in secondary schools. Mandarin Chinese for Primary Schools will extend this work to more primary schools in England and develop the most effective ways to teach Chinese language and culture at the primary level. There are currently over 5,600 pupils studying Chinese via IOE specialist centres of excellence, called ‘Confucius Classrooms’, across 37 schools around England and more than 1,500 pupils and their teachers have taken part in the IOE CI’s Chinese language learning Summer Camps in China.
The UK’s Leading Downdraught Bench – Sponsoring the World’s Fastest Car
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irBench Ltd are proud to announce our
sponsorship of Bloodhound SSC - the car which will break the 1000mph barrier and smash the current land speed record.
We will be providing downdraught benches and associated equipment to the team for the duration of the project.
We became involved in the project due to the extensive use of carbon fibre in the construction of the car - leading to an ongoing requirement for highly effective dust extraction”, said AirBench Ltd MD Simon Cook.
“The project is a fantastic opportunity to promote British industry and a great boost for engineering education throughout the country. With our extensive background supporting F1 teams during their composite manufacturing processes, Bloodhound is a natural progression for AirBench Ltd” Bloodhound SSC will be using AirBench FN189784H, a heavy duty downdraught bench designed for capture of carbon fibre dusts. AirBench Ltd currently supply
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downdraught benches to every UK- based F1 team, along with a huge range of other race teams and automotive suppliers. The project not only aims to develop the fastest car ever built; there is a huge educational component, with schools across the country engaged on every level - so the legacy from this project will endure for many years as new generations of engineers are inspired by their exposure to such an impressive development. Both AirBench Ltd and
Bloodhound SSC will be exhibiting at the Composites Exhibition in November at the NEC – visit us on stand C92 to see AirBench in operation.
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Robin Hood Primary School in Birmingham, Greasby Infant School in Merseyside and Rosendale Primary School in West Dulwich are three of the schools that are already signed up to take part in the programme. Kate Atkins, Head of School at Rosendale Primary said: “It is so exciting to see that the importance of primary children learning Mandarin is being recognised. This will support schools to develop effective programmes and, more importantly, get children learning Mandarin.”
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www.ioe.ac.uk Notts Sport on the Fast Track!
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n exciting funding scheme is giving schools across the UK the chance to provide state-of-the-art community sports facilities now – in spite of the economic downturn and government cutbacks. Fast Track Funding is a proven initiative from leading synthetic surfacing supplier Notts Sport which means local schools can benefit from high-quality, all- weather sports pitches for little or no upfront cost, and even if they don’t have a penny of funding in place. Already the first group of projects are underway with schools in London and Manchester using this great scheme.
Most sports facilities are able to generate significant revenue through community use, and this income can be used to pay for a considerable proportion, if not all,
of the cost of projects delivered under the helpful scheme. To showcase this fantastic initiative, Notts Sport is hosting a free Fast Track Funding information breakfast seminars throughout the UK in October. The Continuing Professional Development event will give school personnel the opportunity to find out all about the great benefits of the scheme. With Fast Track Funding, Notts Sport works closely with the customer to design the bespoke sports facility that’s ideal for their requirements, with options including Multi-Use Games Areas (MUGAs), 3G artificial football pitches, hockey pitches and tennis courts.
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