This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Associate Director and Education & Inclusion, Johnny Kyriacou on behalf of Slough Borough Council's Strategic Programme Management Office Manager for Strategy and Performance Clare Priest. This is for the attention of all schools.
As part of the census campaign, we have launched primary and secondary school programmes to get pupils involved in the census. Over 4,200 primary schools have registered for the primary school programme so far with over 1 million participating children. Additionally, over 800 secondary schools have signed up for our census education programme.
Primary schools registered for Let’s Count! can now access free online resources, including 14 lesson plans and other engaging activities. The programme will also include a special live stream lesson on equality and representation, delivered by British historian, Professor David Olusoga OBE on 4 February 2021.
Secondary schools signed up to our census education programme can also access brand new resources, including in-depth lessons specific to curriculum topics like maths, geography and history. Students will have the opportunity to explore patterns of change in their communities and identify geographical and historical themes that may have caused them. The new interactive maths lesson will also give students the chance to solve a range of graphical data problems. They will explore the fictional island ‘Statistopia’ to bring the census to life and support their problem-solving skills.
There is still plenty of time for schools to register for the programmes and you can find more information by clicking here.
If you have any questions or would like further information on how to get involved with the census education programmes please contact census.education@ons.gov.uk.