1 in 5 - The Make A Difference Award

1 in 5 Raising Awareness of Child Poverty in Edinburgh – The Make A Difference Award 

What would you do with £250 to help Make a Difference? 

Sciennes' Pupil Council met on Friday 29th January to plan a school wide launch of City of Edinburgh's 'Make a Difference Award'. Pupils will take the lead in encouraging fellow pupils, classes, staff and parents to submit ideas of how they would use the award money to help make a difference to children and families living on or below the poverty line in our school community. 

Your ideas might involve:

• Raising awareness of the realities of living in poverty in the UK.
• Contribute towards reducing school costs e.g. uniform, trips, books and resources for those most in need.
• Support income/benefits advice and management for families.

Any other ideas you might have to Make a Difference? 

Schools will submit their top three ideas for judging by an independent panel. the winners from each school will then be invited to present their idea at the 1 in 5 Launch and Roll Out event on the 22nd March before receiving the £250 award money to take forward their idea in their school.

Who can enter?
Individual or groups of staff, parent councils, individual pupils or classes/tutor groups.

Submission dates for ideas?
FRIDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2016

How do I/ we enter?
Contact your school to receive a Make a Difference Award submission form.      

Article 26 The right to have help if you are poor or in need
Article 27 The right to have a good enough standard of living 
Article 28  The right to learn

 

Children in Need

Children in Need 2015, Friday 13 November

Linked to our involvement in the City of Edinburgh 1:5 Poverty Awareness pilot, one of our aims is to spread the impact of fundraising across the year. We are extremely grateful for the hugely generous support for the P3 led Harvest Appeal with Mercy Corps, which has raised £2700 to provide nine playgrounds in Syrian refugee camps, and we feel the Children in Need appeal follows the P3 appeal too closely. Please note, therefore, that this is the reason why this year Sciennes is not holding any Children in Need fundraising events in school.  However, we are always interested to hear of pupils who have taken their own initiative at home, if any child wishes to get involved outside school.

Senior Leadership Team