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in 2012 revealed that three out of four (76%) UK schools were concerned about boys’ underachievement in reading and an estimated 60,000 boys failed to reach the expected level in reading at age 11. The toolkit is supported
ABOVE: Children's author Tom Palmer
story, each chapter will respond to the events of the previous day at the World Cup in Brazil; controversies on and off the pitch, key games, England’s results and the main stories that the broadcast and print media are covering from the World Cup. The World Cup toolkit aims to hook
young people, and especially boys, into reading by focusing on the events and highlights of the tournament as they happen. National Literacy Trust research
by Frank Lampard, Chelsea and England midfielder and supporter of the National Literacy Trust’s football and literacy work. He said: “I think the National Literacy Trust’s World Cup toolkit is a fantastic idea and a great resource for geting kids enthusiastic about reading and writing at a time when the world’s focus will be on football. My own children love hearing stories about football and I think the World Cup is a powerful inspiration for children to enjoy reading and to try writing their own stories.”
“The World Cup is a powerful inspiration for children to enjoy reading and to try writing their own stories”
Dance stars launch Generation Green
Jordan and Perri, from dance troupe Diversity, are helping to launch a £350,000 schools programme for British Gas. Generation Green Energy
Performance is a new schools initiative that will provide energy saving equipment for schools alongside learning resources for KS2 and KS3 science and geography lessons. As part of the programme,
young people up and down the country will have the chance to compete on a specially commissioned dance floor to win an energy makeover worth up to £150,000 for their school. The dance floor will capture the energy created by students’ dance steps using innovative Pavegen technology, which harvests the wasted energy from footsteps to generate electricity. The Generation Green
Energy Performance forms part of British Gas’ ongoing commitment to inspire
curiosity in young people and help bring energy to life. Last year, British Gas invested over £1.6m installing energy saving equipment for schools through Generation Green, helping to save an estimated 400 tons of CO2 and saving the winning schools an estimated £100,000 on energy bills per annum. To launch the campaign,
British Gas unveiled Diversity dance stars Jordan and Perri as judges for the performance. To mark the announcement, Jordan and Perri have created a series of new films talking about their involvement and offering tips to help young people perfect their energy dance moves. To watch the films visit:
www.edtechnology.co.uk. To be in with a chance of
competing at the national Generation Green Energy Performance and winning an Energy Makeover for their school, teachers and children are invited to design their own
“We hope to educate young people about energy in a fun and inspiring way”
eco-house using sustainable energy solutions such as Pavegen’s energy generating tiles, as well as energy saving tools. Free learning resources and further details of the competition are available at
generationgreen.co.uk Richard Brook, Manager of
British Gas Generation Green, said: “Generation Green aims to spark the energy conversations that will help shape the future of energy. Through the Energy Performance campaign we hope to educate young people about energy in a fun and inspiring way.”
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