Tag: Competitions & awards

The Fun Theory

Post author By Asher
Post date 21/10/2009

I just came across this video (thanks to@hellostanley for pointing it out):

And it seems to me that this is exactly what school councils should be about: making things fun, but in a way that improves other things too.

There are two more excellent, funny videos on thefuntheory.com website as well as a competition. If you can come up with an idea for how you could change people’s behaviour in a fun way, you could get a €2,500 (£2,250) grant to make it happen!

So watch the videos, get some ideas and get your entry in quick, it closes on the 14th November.

Let us know what you’re doing to make things fun.

I know this might be seen as me giving free advertising for VW, but when it’s a good idea, it’s a good idea! That’s the beauty of making things fun. You can’t argue with it, you just want to spread it around. Your school council needs to make use of this!

Tags 14-19, Competitions & awards, fun, Funding, KS1 (P1-P2), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), Twitter, video

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Manifesto for Change, ESSA's national video competition

Post author By SchoolCouncilsUK
Post date 05/05/2009

I’ve just got back from the launch of the English Secondary Students’ Association’s (ESSA) new project, ‘Manifesto for Change’. It’s a campaign in the form of a competition. The idea is to collect together the thoughts and views of young people aged 11-19 and form these into Manifesto for Education. ESSA are asking people to make short videos on any subject they feel strongly about and the best and most thought-provoking ones will be shown on Channel 4 (one of the sponsors of the scheme). Videos should focus on the (broad) categories of:

Teaching and learning
Where we learn
Enjoying education
Student voice and leadership
Future of education

All entries need to be in by the 18th of June. There are more details here: www.studentvoice.tv

The launch itself was a pleasant event, held at Portcullis House, which, despite externally being one of the ugliest buildings in London is a actually very nice inside. Natascha Engel MP hosted the event and seems to genuinely have a strong interest in young people’s rights and democracy, I guess that’s why she’s involved with UKYP and the BYC.

Tags Citizenship, Competitions & awards, Conferences & events, school councils uk

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Diana Award winner

Post author By SchoolCouncilsUK-Melodie
Post date 21/01/2009

Idil Mohammed is a Diana Award winner, who juggles being a carer, going to school, and on the school council.

click here

Melodie

Tags Competitions & awards, school councils uk, Staff

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Peerlink Awards – closing date 14 Jan 08

Post author By SchoolCouncilsUK-Asher
Post date 08/01/2008

Following on from last year’s fantastic event LEAP are delighted to announce that they are now accepting nominations for the National PeerLink Awards 2007.

posted to website 9 Jan 08

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Mark

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