We were privileged to partner with Lanchester Primary to host Sigmund Sigi Ciffar to share his story with not only pupils from the school, but over 100 pupils, teachers and parents from 25 schools across the North East of England.

Watching the players receive their medals on the main stage at Bett 2020, and with £15,000 now raised for Mind, it’s hard to believe that the #EduFootyAid initiative is only 15-months old.

National Society of Storytelling is a UK-based society founded in 1993. Open to anyone with an interest in the form, they coordinate National Storytelling Week, which this year runs from the  1st February to the 8th February. Their mission is to promote the oral tradition of storytelling which was the very first way of communicating life experiences and the creative imagination.

Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January is a day to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Dafur.

Children's Mental Health Week is run by children's mental health charity Place2Be, the theme this year is Find your Brave. Bravery comes in all shapes and sizes and is different for everyone, it can be about sharing your worries and asking for help, trying something new or pushing yourself outside your comfort zone. Being 'brave' can build your confidence, self-esteem and make you feel good about yourself.