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Emirates Spinnaker Tower Offers Autumn Half Price School Trips
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K school and college groups of 10 or more visiting the Emirates Spinnaker Tower throughout November will enjoy a 50% discount off
entry, making an educational trip to the tower more appealing than ever. Benefits of a school visit include a free familiarisation visit for teachers to
help plan their day out (booking is required), free educational resources for Key Stage One to Three, free activity boxes for Key Stage 2 Geography, English and Numeracy and a free Key Stage 4 resource for college groups studying Leisure and Tourism, and Business Studies. Autumn school/college rates (valid in November) start from £2.50 per
pupil based on a group of 10 or more, with a teacher enjoying free entry for every 10 pupils admitted. The Emirates Spinnaker Tower is open daily from 10.00am to 6.00pm.
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‘Anti-Bully-Bot Bob’ scoops 1st prize for rural Scottish School in national art competition
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leven year old, Abbie Wallace from Furnace Primary School in Furnace, Argyll, took the top prize in the nationwide TECHBOT Competition, after
her artwork was selected from more than 4,000 entries. Abbie has won for her school a brand new ClassBuddy™ ‘Charge and Sync’ trolley from LapSafe® Products, with her artwork displayed as a graphic on the doors. Abbie has also won her school 5 brand-new iPad Air’s complete with cases and an iPad and case for herself to take home. Abbie impressed LapSafe’s guest judge, Apple Distinguished Educator Paul Hutton with her drawing of ‘Anti–Bully-Bot Bob’, a happy and helpful robot that would help if you were being bullied and always there to help. Mrs. Baird, a teacher at Furness Primary School, said, “The prize will make a huge difference to a small school like ours. Next term almost every child can have an IPad assigned.
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welcome children onto their farms, and local Food Heroes visit schools to share their passion for food and farming. Jacqui Frost, head teacher at Whitehouse Primary School said ‘It is so
important that young children understand where fresh fruit and vegetables come from and how they are grown, in order to encourage them to eat healthily. Working with The Country Trust has really helped the school enhance a key part of the curriculum as well as getting the children excited and interested in important life skills such as cooking and preparing tasty meals.’ To find out more about The Country Trust visit
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n 16 July, 120 children from Whitehouse Primary School, Ipswich will be celebrating the end of a year of Food Discovery with a huge
harvest feast at their school. With the help of national charity The Country Trust, over the last year, the children, all aged between 7 and 9 have learnt to grow their own vegetables and herbs, taste new foods, cook simple nutritious meals, explore local farms and run a playground market. The day before the feast, the children will be harvesting their crops, ready to cook their fabulous feast. Farmers who have hosted school visits have been invited and will be their guests of honour. This is the fourth year of the Country Trust’s ground breaking Food
Discovery project which has now run in over 30 urban schools across England, and the first year that Whitehouse School has taken part. The Country Trust’s aim is to bring food, farming and the countryside alive for those children least able to access it in a whole year of hands on discovery. Every child takes part in all activities, learning new skills and gaining confidence, experiencing patience, wonder and success. Local farmers
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