SCHOOLS and nurseries are being called on to help support the NSPCC’s vital safeguarding work.
The charity’s Summer of Fun offers free resources to schools and nurseries which are designed to suit different age groups.
They include Going On a Bear Hunt, measuring a mile with Johnny Ball’s Roman inspired activity, guided walks around school grounds, and TV presenters Ant and Dec’s Propa Happy Playtime Power activity sheet which encourages children to embrace silliness.
Participants can also organise events to put the fun in fundraising – whether that’s a bake sale bonanza, a dancing competition, a fun tea party or a sponsored silence – every pound raised will make a difference.
As well as fundraising activities, such as the Summer of Fun, the charity also supports schools through programmes including Speak out, Stay safe and Talk PANTS workshops which use age-appropriate language to help children recognise the signs of abuse and now how to speak to safe and trusted adults whenever something is worrying them.
Caroline – not her real name – is a mother who said the NSPCC’s Speak out, Stay safe assemblies helped to safeguard her son.
She said: “If it hadn’t been for that assembly, I honestly think the abuse would still be happening. The Schools Service needs to keep happening so that children understand what is right and wrong. It gave my son the words to articulate what happened to him and to be able to say it was not OK.”
The Summer of Fun is the children’s charity’s newest fundraising event with funds raised going to support the NSPCC’s work – including the School Service, which delivers important workshops and education in primary schools.
Suzanne Reddi, NSPCC Fundraiser, said: “The Summer of Fun is a great way for children to enjoy entertaining activities whilst raising money for us.
“In the summer term, teachers are often looking to do something different and enjoyable, and the Summer of Fun can easily slot into the Personal Social Health and Economic (PSHE) curriculum as it’s focussing on improved physical and emotional wellbeing. Please tell everyone you know about this and encourage schools and nurseries to sign up as we know that taking part in the NSPCC Summer of Fun will help to change children’s lives.”
For more or to sign up visit the NSPCC website.
