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Yes Peas! call on schools to pledge to put peas on plates for Great British Pea Week
British pea farmers who work tirelessly all year round to produce two billion portions of peas to feed the nation. The UK is the largest producer and consumer of frozen peas in Europe, with the average person in Britain eating nearly 9,000 peas per year. Schools are being urged to pledge their support via social media and share images of their “reci-peas” during
The Yes Peas! campaign and the UK pea vining industry have launched a school meals mission and are appealing for schools up and down the UK to put peas on pupil’s plates during Great British Pea Week (10 – 16th July 2017). Run by the Yes Peas! campaign, Great British Pea Week aims to recognise the 700
#GreatBritishPeaWeek. Schools nationwide will each receive a recipe e-book, full to the brim with healthy meal ideas, to inspire them to put peas back on pupil’s plates. Yes Peas! is also calling on families themselves to engage with the campaign by sending in their own pea- tastic creations!
TV chef and Yes Peas! ambassador, Rachel Green, said: “Great British Pea Week is a great celebration of British pea farming. It’s truly amazing how our 700 farmers produce over
two billion portions a year! It is certainly something to celebrate and commemorate. “We’re excited to be inviting schools to pledge their support for Great British Pea Week during the harvesting season - peas are an amazing source of nutrients and we want to inspire children to enjoy eating greens and educate the nation on where their peas come from!”
Pledge to support Great British Pea Week at
https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/58304- great-british-pea-week-2017?locale=en and share your images and activity between 10 – 16th July by posting to @YesPeas on Twitter or
www.facebook.com/yespeas using the hashtag #GreatBritishPeaWeek or emailing
yespeas@hatchpr.co.uk.
www.thunderclap.it/projects/58304- great-british-pea-week-2017?locale=en
Schools ‘go bananas’ over shipping
Schools have ‘gone bananas’ over a new educational campaign, promoting the UK’s reliance on ships for food and everyday objects. Children in over 80 schools around the UK, from the Isle of Skye to Devon are taking part, and are being encouraged to think about where every day items in their classroom and homes come from, and also how they got there. Highlighting the importance of shipping, KS1
pupils, through this specific campaign, learnt about the journey of the banana, and how it gets from the tree into their lunchbox through a fun infographic and activity sheet.
The educational campaign forms part of Seafarers Awareness Week (24-30 June 2017), an annual campaign by maritime charity Seafarers UK, aiming to raise awareness of the UK’s dependence on seafarers and the wider maritime
industry. Complementing the week’s events, and in its second year, the KS1 educational campaign’s aim is to encourage primary school teachers and children to think about the maritime world and how 95% of UK imports come by sea, including much of food we eat.
www.seafarersweek.uk
Stratford Circus Arts Centre and Newham Council give over 5000 free theatre tickets to primary school pupils
Offering the opportunity to every Newham schoolchild in Year 6 to see a theatre show for free, Stratford Circus Arts and London Borough of Newham’s Every Child A Theatre Goer initiative returns for the fifth time in September 2017. The scheme inspires children by introducing them to theatre - often for the first time - and helping to develop their learning within and beyond the curriculum.
Last year, all Newham primary schools with Year 6 students were given tickets to a production of Romeo and Juliet created by the National Theatre, offering a chance to see world class theatre at their local arts centre. A total of 5120 pupil and teachers attended the performances and 30 teachers attended bespoke professional development sessions linked to the scheme.
July/August 2017
This year, Stratford Circus Arts Centre have teamed up with producers Fuel and puppet theatre company Gyre & Gimble to bring brand new show The Hartlepool Monkey to Newham’s schoolchildren. A dark comedy which explores the causes and consequences of xenophobia whilst celebrating children’s ability to overcome prejudice, The Hartlepool Monkey draws on the maritime myth of a monkey hanged as a French spy by the people of Hartlepool in 1814. Gyre & Gimble’s Finn Caldwell & Toby Olié, who met while working as puppeteers on the original production of War Horse, make use of their trademark puppetry seen in The Elephantom, Running Wild and The Lorax in this new production, following the adventures of two survivors (a cabin-girl and a monkey) washed up
on unwelcoming shores. The show was developed in part through workshops with Newham schoolchildren at Stratford Circus Arts Centre. Alongside the free schools performances (14-29 Sept) The Hartlepool Monkey at Stratford Circus Arts will be open to the public ahead of a UK tour. Public dates Tues 19 & 26 Sept, Thurs 28 Sept and Sat 23 & 30 Sept.
https://stratford-circus.com/creative- learning/every-child-a-theatre-goer/
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