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Pioneering scheme aims to create tomorrow’s green saviours


Schools are invited to be the first to sign up to a pioneering new scheme which aims to create the Greta Thunbergs of tomorrow. iDot for Schools is a free environmental


programme launched by the Wildlife Aid Foundation. It is anticipated that the project, which guides young people to engage with the natural world, will be rolled out nationally after a select trial. iDot for Schools encourages pupils and families


to play a role in protecting the natural world. It includes stunning visual resources developed by WAF, which runs one of the UK’s busiest wildlife hospitals and was the subject of the TV series Wildlife SOS. WAF is one of the longest established wildlife centres in the UK. iDot stands for ‘I do one thing’ and is a long-


running campaign developed by WAF which promotes the collective power of small individual actions. iDot for Schools is the latest element of


the campaign. It is designed by education specialists and aligned to the national curriculum. Participating schools will receive a bounty of resources detailing engaging year-round tasks for pupils to participate in. Schools will also become part of the iDot community and will be able to access an online forum to share ideas and post their progress and successes. They will also be supported by WAF specialists. WAF CEO Simon Cowell said: “We have been


promoting the power of collective action to help wildlife and the wider environment for many years. If everyone in the UK did one action a day, no matter how small, the effects would be huge and would make a real difference. iDot for schools is an extension of this idea and an exciting programme that gives schools and their pupils a practical framework in which to start taking action to protect the natural world right here in the UK.


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“Sadly, we live in one of the most nature


depleted countries on Earth with at least one in five mammals facing extinction within a decade. Thanks to young people like Greta Thunberg, the next generation are more engaged than ever in the fight to save the future and I hope that iDot for Schools will inspire and create new young green campaigners.”


uPrimary schools interested in becoming pilots for iDot for Schools should contact gill@wildlifeaid.org.uk. For more details go to www.idot-waf.org.uk


Stockport Grammar netballers head to nationals


The Under 14 Netball team from Stockport Grammar has had a fantastic start to 2020 after qualifying for the National Schools Finals in March. The girls won their group in the Regional Finals - which contained


The Grange School, Sedbergh School, Scarisbrick Hall School and St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy. They then went on to defeat Wirral Grammar School for Girls 10-8. SGS’s Head of Girls’ Games, Mrs Laura Goddard said: “We are


delighted and very proud of this amazing achievement by the girls.” It’s been a successful start to the year across the sports at SGS with


A-level pupils from across Leicester traded the classroom for the courtroom to spend a morning learning about the legal profession and witnessing a ‘live’ mock employment tribunal at Nelson Law’s Leicester office. The event, which took place on Thursday, 30 January, was jointly run


alongside the Leicestershire Education Business Company (LEBC). The independent charity was set up in 1992 to create a one stop shop for employers, schools and colleges with the aim of helping young people to prepare for working life. Nelsons welcomed pupils from Rawlins Academy, Leicester High School for


Girls, and St Paul’s Catholic School as part of the initiative. The group was given an introduction to the law firm, before they witnessed a mock tribunal. The day finished with a 20-minute Q&A session with Nelsons’ HR team and a recently qualified solicitor. Ella Sheppard, solicitor in the employment law team at Nelsons who played


the role of the judge in the tribunal and delivered the final conclusion, organised the event in conjunction with LEBC. Ella said: “It was a great event, and it was inspiring to see that, of those students who attended, every single one of them raised their hands and expressed an interest in the legal profession.” Grace Ladkin and Imogen Fowler, the LEBC school events team, said: “We


wanted to assist in organising the event as it really resonated with the work that we do here at LEBC. It helps to raise aspirations as the students can see a real-life workplace and meet law professionals to inspire them to reach their goals. It was really generous of Nelsons to give up their time to meet the students who attended the event, and the experience will continue to benefit them in the coming months and years as they go on to study law.”


uwww.nelsonslaw.co.uk 8 www.education-today.co.uk February 2020


pupils throughout the school putting in inspiring performances and achieving impressive cup progression. The Under 15 rugby and hockey teams have both reached the


Quarter Final stages of national competitions. The Under 15 rugby players have progressed to the Quarter Finals


after playing strongly against the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School side, in the North ‘A’ Final of the National Cup. Meanwhile, the Under 15 hockey team are through to the Quarter


Finals of the Independent National Plate after seeing off Stonyhurst College in a hard-fought Round Two tie.


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