NEWS... BBC Children in Need unveils the Big Spotacular!
a Spotacular difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.
A host of new resources - materials to support SEND learning, tailored fundraising ideas and a Pudsey coin fill - join updated curriculum-linked lesson content, which are all now live online.
The charity is encouraging nurseries and schools to request their FREE Spotacular Fundraising Kit - containing fundraising ideas, resources and plenty of goodies to enable them to go as spotty as possible. Jonathan Rigby, Director of Marketing and Fundraising, BBC Children in Need, added: “This year we’re urging all the nurseries and schools across the rest of the UK to join the Big Spotacular with Lloyds Bank and go spotty to help raise money for BBC Children in Need.” “The money raised really will make a huge difference to children and young people up and down the UK who are facing disadvantage. So, whether it’s hosting a spotty picnic or taking part in a spotty sponsored footie match, get your hands on a fundraising pack and get involved!”
Last year, over 17,500 schools across the UK joined together in one stupendously spotty week and helped raise nearly £6 million. In the build up to appeal week this year (13 – 17 November), schools will be taking part in spotty activities such as sponsored spotty challenges and baking spotty cakes.
They will also be joining forces in Pudsey’s Round Pound Countdown – this year’s new fundraising challenge to collect and donate as many old pound coins as possible!
Building on last year’s campaign, which proved to have a positive impact on children’s skill development, including teamwork, communication, confidence, self-motivation and empathy, youngsters will learn about the cause of the charity whilst they raise money to make
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UK’s biggest inflatable planetarium comes to Dunstable
45 minute sessions, five of which were attended by more than 400 local school children.
The University of Hertfordshire teamed up with the BBC to bring its 100-seat mobile planetarium to Dunstable as part of World Space Week on Friday 6 October, giving local residents and school children the chance to learn more about the stars and the solar system.
The planetarium was erected on the land outside the BBC’s Three Counties Radio studio in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, from where astronomers ran seven
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The planetarium, which is normally on show at the University’s Bayfordbury Observatory, is the biggest of its kind in the UK. The six-metre high dome is used to educate people about the wonders of the universe, offering a guided tour of the solar system, the Milky Way and beyond. Inside the planetarium is a top of the range High Definition (HD) projector that beams galaxies and stars across its dome as well as a 360 sound system. The system also includes short films to enhance the face-to-face learning experience. It is primarily used as a cosmic teaching tool for schools, but is fully portable and can be used anywhere including parks and festivals. Last year the University’s astronomers delivered education sessions to more than 17,000 children with the observatory, as part of its educational outreach programme. Dr Mark Gallaway from the School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics at the University said: ‘Science touches every aspect of our lives and it’s so important to inspire the UK’s next generation of scientists. We’ve found that astronomy captures the imagination of children and adults in a way that other sciences sometimes fail to and we can use this fascination to inspire a passion for learning about the far reaching implications of science in our world and the Cosmos.
‘The planetarium is an excellent and exciting way to explore the Solar System and beyond, and a fantastic way of making science more accessible to all.’
www.worldspaceweek.org/ October 2017
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