Winter Issue 2016 (2)

The Lincolnshire Puppy:
new children’s book
encourages primary
pupils to aim high
EDUCATION
Lincolnshire Outreach Network
A new children’s book which aims
to encourage primary school pupils
across Lincolnshire to aim high in their
ambitions has been published.
The Lincolnshire Puppy tells the tale of a
mischievous dog who gets into all sorts of scrapes
until his friends show him that learning is fun and a
route to be anything he wants to be.
With references to famous Lincolnshire landmarks
and institutions, from Lincoln Cathedral to the Red
Arrows, the story aims to build confidence and
aspiration in young children that they can realise
their ambitions – and that learning can also be fun.
The book is a new publication from the
Lincolnshire Outreach Network – a partnership
of higher education providers from across
Lincolnshire led by the University of Lincoln. It
is written by Elly Sample with illustrations by
Ruddocks Design of Lincoln.
The foreword comes from TV presenter and
naturalist Chris Packham, a Visiting Professor at
the University of Lincoln, who describes how his
own passion for learning developed as a child.
The Lincolnshire Outreach Network was set up
to encourage educational aspirations by offering
outreach activities and impartial information and
guidance about higher education. It is part of
the National Networks for Collaborative Outreach
funded by the Higher Education Funding Council
for England.
Elly Sample, Director of Communications,
Development and Marketing at the University of
Lincoln, said: “This book aims to get parents or
carers and children talking about the future and
opportunities from a very young age. In some
areas of Lincolnshire as few as one in ten young
people progress into higher education, compared
to a national average of just over one in three.
Secure a free
copy of the
Lincolnshire
Puppy...
This means many
talented individuals are
missing out on the lifechanging
opportunities
that degree level study
can bring.”
Free copies of The
Lincolnshire Puppy
are being distributed
to primary schools
across the county for
Early Years and Year 1
classes.
Primary school age children in Lincolnshire can secure their free copy of
The Lincolnshire Puppy by sending in their puppy stories and pictures,
or simply a letter about what they want to be when they grow up, to:
Lincolnshire Puppy, The Lincolnshire Outreach Network,
FREEPOST NEA936, c/o University of Lincoln Marketing Department,
Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS.
Please remember to include your name, age and postal address.
Terms and conditions apply. See: www.lincoln.ac.uk/puppy
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