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Red Nose Day: Letting your students take control

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Letting your students take charge of planning charitable activities boosts their confidence, supports learning and develops life-skills. John Duncan explains how his students take charge for Comic Relief.

For this year’s Red Nose Day, which takes place on Friday, March 15, our students are taking charge. Fifty of them have already signed up to plan and run the school’s fundraising activities – from bake-offs, dance-offs and lunchtime five-a-side to “Strictly Nose Dancing”!

We have found that taking part in purposeful fundraising builds confidence, supports learning across the curriculum and develops important life-skills.

Students who sign up to run activities learn how to plan events, talk to local businesses, and raise awareness of issues. They will have to take responsibility, show initiative, organise themselves and others. These are the skills and experiences that will stand out on CVs and personal statements as they plan for university and beyond.

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