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Bryan Slater Director of Education |
Distribution |
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To
headteachers of all Norfolk schools |
This document needs your action as detailed below:
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Title
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Giving
Children Time to Walk and Talk: Walk to
School Week – 24 to 28 May 2004 |
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Summary of contents |
Letter about
national Walk to School Week 2004 enclosing a resources order form |
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Associated documents |
None |
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Date |
10 March
2004 |
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Summary of action required |
Schools
taking part in Walk to School Week should complete and return the
accompanying order form for free resources. |
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To be completed by |
Friday, 14
May 2004 |
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LEA Contact |
Adèle
Godsmark |
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01603 433276 |
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E-mail address |
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Norfolk Self Review reference |
2. How effective is the school in developing pupils’ attitudes, values and personal development? 4. How good are curricular and other opportunities? 5. How well does the school
care for its pupils? 6. How well does the school
work in partnership with parents? |
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Document reference |
MI 53-04 |
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To Headteachers of all Norfolk schools 10 March 2004 |
Director of Education: Bryan Slater Norfolk Education Advisory Services Professional Development Centre Woodside Road Norwich Norfolk NR7 9QL Tel: (01603) 433276 Fax: (01603) 700236 Please ask for: Adèle Godsmark |
Dear Headteacher
Walk
to School Week: 24 to 28 May 2004 – Giving Children Time to Walk and Talk!
Norfolk schools enter the Time Zone! We are writing to offer your school the opportunity to join with other Norfolk schools that are participating in the national ‘Walk to School Week’. The aim of this campaign is for schools, children, parents and the whole community to recognise the benefits of walking to school:
- Time and opportunity for parents and children to talk and meet friends.
- A 10-minute lively walk to school goes part of the way to meeting the physical activity target of 60 min for children over a whole day.
- A chance to get to know their local area.
- The opportunity to use and improve their road safety skills.
- To help reduce the environmental and safety impact of too many cars.
Schools taking part will receive a variety of free resources, including posters, certificates, leaflets, route planner (colouring sheet) and, of course, stickers. NB: The resources are generally geared towards younger pupils but we are anxious to involve secondary schools in the campaign. If you would like to discuss suitable activities for secondary schools, please telephone Adèle Godsmark on 01603 433276.
Time for a challenge: We would like to see how many more children are walking to school and are still walking during the next 2 weeks! We are asking all classes to complete a simple ‘hands up’ survey one day the week before the Walk to School, then the same weekday during the next 2 weeks. Send us your school’s results and the number of children in your school – we will award prizes of £100 book tokens to the two schools with the biggest percentage increase in numbers walking during Walk to School Week and £100 to the two schools who can keep them walking!
Last year 101 Norfolk schools took part so we would like to beat that target this year.
If your school would like to enter The Time Zone and take the Time to Walk and Talk please fill in the enclosed order form and return to Healthy Norfolk Schools at the address above or fax to 01603 700236. Please let us have your request for by Friday, 2 April 2004 and we will aim to get them to your school by Friday, 14 May.
We look forward to working with you and hope you enjoy the week.
Yours sincerely
Adèle Godsmark Stuart Hallett
Co-ordinator – Healthy Norfolk Schools County Road Safety Officer