Commonwealth
Clubs in Secondary
Schools in
England
Poster Competition | Plan UK Young Reporter's Competition
Project Officer:
Deryn Holland
Project assistant: Donald Cole
Page last updated: April 25, 2007
Poster Competition
Different Yet the Same, by Chuks Timothy Eche at Topgrade Secondary School, Nigeria (teacher Offor Joshua Chijioke).
For images of more of the entries, and from a display at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, see the picture gallery, at
http://www.cpsu.org.uk/projects/clubs/gallery/gall1.htm
Winning entries have now been incorporated into a poster and calendar for Commonwealth Day 2007.
Download the poster and calendar from this link
Details of the posters used are as follows:
Collage of posters created by 18 children at Tattingstone Church of England VC Primary School, UK.
Teacher: Mrs Sarah Skillern
"Different yet the Same" by Chuks Timothy Eche of Topgrade Secondary School, Nigeria
Teacher: Offor Joshua Chijioke
Collage of felt and paint by Charlotte Jones and Charlotte Biggin of Sir William Ramsay School, UK
Teacher: Miss K Gardiner
The deadline for the Commonwealth Clubs Poster Competition has now passed. Many thanks to all who have contributed entries. The competition requested posters on the theme 'Respecting Difference, Promoting Understanding'.
Plan UK Young Reporter's Competition
Deadline extended to 8 May 2007
Plan UK are inviting young reporters to take part in a competition to write a 500- 750 word paper on the theme of the trans-atlantic slave trade and modern forms of slavery. Entrants must be between the ages of 12 and 17, and currently at a UK educational institution. The winner will receive a trip to a Plan project tackling child labour in Senegal.
For further details of the competition, see the Plan website at:
http://www.plan-ed.org/competition/
Plan is a child-centered community-development charity, whose main work is funded through child sponsorship. Plan was founded more than 70 years ago, and is one of the largest organisations of its kind.
Questionnaire
The Commonwealth Clubs project would like your views about your school and how the Commonwealth is taught. We would also like to know if there are any ways of helping schools get more material and information to teach the Commonwealth to pupils. The questionnaire can be downloaded from these links:
Questionnare (Word Document)
Questionnaire (PDF)
The completed questionnaire can either be emailed to Christiana Oragbade, or sent by post to: Commonwealth Clubs Project, CPSU, 28 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DS, UK
See also the Commonwealth Clubs page at http://www.globalgateway.org/commonwealthclubs
Introduction
The CPSU is working on a two year project to stimulate extra-curricular Commonwealth Clubs in secondary schools in England. It is being funded by the Department for Education and Skills.
The Unit aims to assist in setting up clubs in the schools across England, and to research different models which may emerge. It has launched a questionnaire survey and established a national steering committee. It is thought that schools may see these clubs as a valuable tool towards promoting international, multicultural and development education. Schools will also be able to link with other Schools across the Commonwealth.
The clubs will increase knowledge of the Commonwealth, and take part in celebrations of Commonwealth Day -- the second Monday in March every year. England will be following in the footsteps of Nigeria, which has 200 Commonwealth Clubs in secondary schools. The CPSU hopes that other Commonwealth countries may wish to join this initiative in due course.
The project held a launch event at the Royal Commonwealth Society, on Thursday 24th February. Speakers included Deryn Holland and Steve Sinnott.
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Guidelines for Setting up a Commonwealth Club
Introductory letter
Guidelines
for Setting up a Commonwealth Club
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Past Activities
Commonwealth Clubs Summer Workshop, 10am- 1pm, Thursday 20th July 2006, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London.