Resources
EUROPE DIRECT - Free resources for schools
 Fiona Harris is coordinating the Europe Direct Relay in
Newtown, Powys. The office is one of six across Wales and
700 across Europe, which provide advice and information to
the 450 million people across the 27 EU Member States. Europe
Direct aims to offer general information about EU matters
in any of the official EU languages, answer questions on
any European Union policy and provide practical information
on dozens of subjects.
Europe Direct is particularly keen to engage with children
of all ages. There is a number of FREE publications available
for schools which can be ordered via Fiona. Take a look at www.ec.europa.eu for information about the EU. The Easy Reading
Corner shows some of the items available. The information
is linked to many topics including food, environment, climate
change, culture, geography. Please give Fiona a call on 01686
611050 or email fharris@wcva.org.uk to discuss further.
Community Focused Schools
The Welsh Assembly Government defines a Community Focused
School as one that provides a range of services and activities,
often beyond the school day, to help meet the needs of its
pupils, their families and the wider community. Therefore
the Community Focused Schools Team have recently expanded
to include two CFS Co-ordinators for North and South Powys.
Over 20 CFS projects have been funded from 2005 until end
of March 2008. The CFS Team are working closely with the
CAFE team to provide a range of Out of School Hours and extra-curricula
activities for school pupils and their families which include:
·
Wrap around care · Breakfast clubs
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After School Clubs · Pre School activities
·
Sports Clubs · Holiday Clubs
·
ICT Courses and activities · Environmental projects
For further information on Community Focused Schools please
contact one of the officers below:
The CFS Team: Karen Finucane and Jacquie Brown (Tel 01597
826000): (Mid South Powys) Sheela Hughes (01691 648044)
and Hywel Roberts (Tel 01938 552404): (North Powys)
One of the key aims of the CAFE Project is to
build a resource bank for schools that is available to all.
There is a lot of excellent material on the web or available,
often free of charge, in hard copy including CD ROM and photocopyable
worksheets.
As teachers may not have the time to search for these the
project has been able to assist. Currently the single best
and most
up-to-date resource available is downloadable from the
British Food Fortnight website as follows: BRITISH FOOD FORTNIGHT - HOW TO TAKE PART
To download a copy of the 2005 edition of 'Putting the
'Ooo' back into food - A Resource Pack for Schools' click
here.
This is an excellent A4 compendium of ideas and information
sources.
To download a copy of the 2005 edition of 'Britain's
Regional Food & Drink - Advice for Retailers & Caterers',
includes information for restaurants, pubs and shops on how
to take
part in British Food Fortnight click
here.
For a downloadable poster to display in your shop, pub
restaurant or school click
here.
If you would like a hard copy of these materials, please
email info@britishfoodfortnight.co.uk |
