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Into Film
Festival
6th – 22nd November
UK schools are once again being
offered the opportunity to attend
free cinema trips and access free
resources through the Into Film
Festival; the world’s largest free film
festival, and its many elements that
can be used across the curriculum.
With 3000 screenings and 200
special events, this year’s eclectic
programme offers something for 5 to
19-year-olds from all backgrounds
and corners of the UK. There will be
numerous special events targeted
towards Primary students including
40 simultaneous pupil premieres of
climate change documentary 2040
to launch the Festival, sing-along
screenings of The Greatest Showman
and many other collaborations with
UNICEF, UK Space Agency, Guide
Dogs UK, Anti-Bullying Alliance, Wee
Critters and Oxfam. Book online now
at: www.intofilm.org/festival
The theme for Anti-Bullying
Week 2019 is Change
Starts With Us’
Whether it is verbal, physical, online
or in-person, bullying has a significant
impact on a child’s life well in to
adulthood. The Anti-Bullying Alliance
is urging action for this year’s Anti-
Bullying Week and saying that by
making small, simple changes, we
can break this cycle and create a safe
environment for everyone.
Odd Socks Day will be held once again
to mark the first day of Anti-Bullying
Week. CBeebies star and Anti-Bullying
Alliance patron Andy Day and his
band Andy and the Odd Socks are
supporting Anti-Bullying Week 2019
and are encouraging students to wear
odd socks to school to celebrate what
makes us all unique.
National Adoption Week 2019 –
14th to 20th October 2019
As ever the campaign will aim to find
homes for those children who so
desperately need them.
Come along to one of our adoption
information events held across the
region if you want to find out more
about adoption. The East Midlands
currently has 68 children waiting to
be adopted and just 25 approved
adoptive families.
This means the need to find
adoptive parents is greater than
ever. Could you adopt? Why not
contact your local adoption agency
and find out more?
At the events you will learn more
“Once again Andy and the Odd Socks
are right behind Anti-Bullying Week.
On the first day of the campaign, we
are asking children to get creative
with their footwear on Odd Socks Day
and show they are celebrating what
makes us all unique. Look out for this
year’s toe tapping Change Starts With
Us song to help bring Odd Socks Day
to life.”
Anti-Bullying Week runs from 11 to 15
November 2019
Get involved at
www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk
@ABAonline #AntiBullyingWeek
#ChangeStartsWithUs #OddSocks
about the process and what to
expect when adopting. You’ll hear
about the kind of children we
have needing permanent homes,
the types of backgrounds they
come from, the challenges they
can present and where their birth
families fit in.
www.first4adoption.org.uk is the
national information service for
people interested in adopting a
child in England.
Leicester-Shire
Music
Education
Hub
Are really excited to be able to
offer new singing opportunities
for young singers. Research has
proved that singing promotes
a general sense of wellbeing,
enhances learning retention,
language development, listening
skills and concentration but
most importantly It’s fun!!!
All groups are led by vocal
specialists and will focus
on improving vocal quality
and musical skills whilst
being engaging and fun with
opportunities to perform.
For more information about
dates and times visit the
www.leicestershiremusichub.
org where you will also find
details of lots of other musical
opportunities for young people.
Primary Times Leicestershire & Rutland
Have fun
and stay
safe this
fireworks
season
With Bonfire Night and Diwali
Celebrations just around the
corner, make sure your kids are
aware of the safety issues around
fireworks. Lots of guidance is
available on the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Accidents
(ROSPA) website, including
the full firework code
www.rospa.com.
Children must be supervised
around fireworks, enjoying them
from a safe distance. Organised
displays are always the safest
option, but if you are planning to
have a fireworks party at home,
make sure only adults deal with
setting up, lighting and disposing
of the fireworks after use. Remind
children never to return to a
firework once it has been lit, and
never to put fireworks in pockets
or to throw them.
Sparklers are great fun, but burns
from sparklers can be really
serious since they burn at fierce
temperatures. Make sure children
wear gloves when holding
sparklers, and that used sparklers
are put straight into a bucket of
cold water.
Hot drinks and fireworks parties
also tend to go hand in hand.
Check hot drinks are well out of
children’s reach and away from
the edges of tables and worktops
where they could be knocked
off. A child’s skin is much more
sensitive than an adult’s and a
hot drink can still scald a child 15
minutes after being made.
NEWS
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