SOCCER AID FOR UNICEF

DEFENDING PLAYFOR EVERY CHILD

Unicef UK Registered Charity No. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland).

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RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOLS FUNDRAISING GUIDE

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HELLO AND WELCOMETO THE TEAM!

WIN A VISIT FROM US!FIND OUT HOW ON PAGE 9

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Your Playground Challenge can kick-off anytime

between now and the end of June!

This summer term, you will be joining thousands of schools across the UK to take on the Soccer Aid for Unicef Playground Challenge – and we’ll be getting ready to go head-to-head in the Soccer Aid for Unicef football match on 16 June!

It’s time for all of us to get ready for kick-off. So get your school together, design your challenge (you can see our attempt on page 8!) and show off those fundraising skills.

The money your school raises will help children everywhere grow up happy, healthy and able to play. Just like children should. And don’t forget – every £1 you raise until 23 July 2019 will be matched by the UK government, meaning double the difference you make to children’s lives.

Are you ready to get the ball rolling?

Let’s play!

Billy & JezzaThe F2

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SIMPLE STEPS TO FUNDRAISEIt’s really easy to make something amazing happen. Simply follow this checklist with your pupils...

3SPREAD THE WORDNow it’s time for your pupils to tell the world what they’re doing. Hand out stickers, put posters up in school, get on social media and sign people up to the team sheet.

Download the letter template to share with parents and get friends and family involved as much as possible.

2DESIGN YOUR CHALLENGEIt’s your pupils’ turn to do some planning! Check out the F2 course design on page 8 for some obstacle inspiration, or turn to page 11 to find out what else your school can do to reach your goal. Whatever your pupils decide to do, make sure there’s something for everyone.

1SET A GOALFirst things first, set yourselves a realistic goal. Pages 6 and 7 will tell you about the huge difference your fundraising will make to children’s lives. There are no rules about how you reach it your goal. Just keep your eye on the ball!

socceraid.org.uk/schools-resources

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Use the downloadable assembly plans, topic maps and lesson activities to help bring Soccer Aid for Unicef to life in your school and really motivate your pupils to smash their target: socceraid.org.uk/schools-resources

Get in the PE cupboard and see what’s there! Encourage your pupils to use the equipment and space they already have as inspiration.

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4START RAISING FUNDSBefore the big day, ask each child taking part to bring in a small donation before the day of the challenge. You can also download sponsorship forms for pupils to collect donations from friends and family – a great way to boost your fundraising target!

7SAY THANK YOUEncourage the pupils to thank everyone who donated, helped with the setup and took part. Download the certificates and put up your celebration poster to share an amazing achievement!

#PLAYGROUNDCHALLENGE

6PAY IN YOUR FUNDRAISINGWhen your Playground Challenge is over, count up all the money you’ve raised and send it back to us before 23 July 2019. Turn to page 15 to find out how.

5DO THE CHALLENGE! Get everyone out there, get warmed up (see page 10) and have some fun!

SET YOUR GOAL!What could your Playground Challenge buy? Why not aim to beat a target from your Unicef fundraising in the past?

Every £1 you raise for Soccer Aid for Unicef until 23 July 2019 will be matched by the UK government, doubling the difference you make to children’s lives.

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£1,124could provide a tent

for a temporary school or clinic to

help children to live safe, healthy and

happy lives.

£375could build a whole

community playground in Zambia so that 100

children can play.

£172 could provide a

preschool-in-a-box, full of toys, games and books

to help children learn through play.

£50 could provide antibiotics

to fully treat 125 children suffering from

pneumonia.

Every child should have a childhood full of play, fun, learning and laughter. Soccer Aid for Unicef raises money to protect children in danger around the world and to help make sure they grow up healthy, happy and safe. From your playground to the Soccer Aid pitch, we’re all on the same team.

Starting on Friday 14 June, Soccer Aid for Unicef Playground Challenges will be taking place up and down the UK, and on Sunday 16 June at 7.30pm on ITV, the big match will kick off. This is when some of the biggest names in football, TV and music get together to play one of the most entertaining games you’ll see all year.

Together we are defending play for every child.

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How will your money defend play for children?

Brothers Ayas, 5, and Younus, 9, were forced to leave their home in Myanmar when conflict erupted. Their parents were killed by soldiers and their lives were turned upside down.

They now live in the Balukhali refugee camp with their grandma and sister. Their favourite place in the camp is Unicef’s child friendly space. Here they play football, play with toys and have lessons.

Play. Fundraise. Change children’s lives.

Unicef has enabled them to have the best childhood they can – something that every child is entitled to.

The money you raise from your Playground Challenge could help provide toys, books and games so that children like Ayas and Younus grow up happy, healthy and able to play. Just like children should.

Introduce your pupils to Ayas and Younus using the learning posters and assembly plan in your RRSA teaching kit: socceraid.com/schools-resources

“ I like to play with the toy horses, elephants and tigers.”

Article 31: Every child has the right to play.

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THE F2 OBSTACLE COURSE

MAKE IT HARDER?• balance ball on head• put ball between legs• use shoulder blades

SHOOT

EQUIPMENT1 x start/finish flag12 x cones3/4 x hurdles3 x hoops1 x ball1 x goal2 x skipping ropeschalk

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FREESTYLE!skill zone

left foot

right foot

hop

or

hula

s p r i n t

Use the obstacle course below, the other examples online or design your own. The idea is to get pupils doing as much as they can - make sure there is something for everyone!

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1. FILM ITTake a quick video of your Playground Challenge on the day – this can be on a phone and no longer than 60 seconds.

2. SHARE ITPost it on Twitter using #PlaygroundChallenge @TheF2 and @socceraid. (You can also send your video to schoolschallenge@unicef.org.uk)

We’ll be looking for a school who:

• Shows creativity – from your challenge design to your fundraising plans

• Champions inclusivity - get the whole school moving! (Teachers – time to take one for the team)

• Defends play for every child – this isn’t about footy skills! Simply show/tell us how your school is playing and fundraising to change the lives of children all over the world.

HOW TO WIN*

HOW DO I ENTER?

WIN A VISIT FROM THE F2!

*Terms and conditions apply. For more info, visit: socceraid.org.uk/f2-school-visit

DEADLINE TO ENTER 28 June 2019

Get everyone warmed up. Why not let your pupils run the show here?

GET THE WHOLE SCHOOL MOVING!

STAR JUMPSEveryone loves a star jump. Get people to stretch their arms and legs as far as possible.

BALL BALANCINGThis will get everyone laughing - ask them to put a ball on their head, then run or walk to the other side of the playground.

ARM CIRCLESThis one’s not too energetic, but gets the blood flowing in the upper body.

SIDE STEPPINGDo your best crab impressions by getting low, running sideways, and making pincers with your hands (the pincers are optional, but definitely help with the crab impression).

QUICK FEET Time to get a sweat on. Get everyone to sprint on the spot so fast that their feet become a blur. Then keep going!

SQUATSThese look easy but after 10 you really start to feel the burn!

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There are loads of extra things you can do to give your fundraising a little boost, such as:

• A keepy-uppy challenge – keepy-uppy the ball and your fundraising target.

• A beat-the-teacher penalty shootout – always a crowd-pleaser to watch your maths teacher count the goals they’re letting in.

• Bake sales – get parents and families involved and raise some extra dough.

• Women’s World Cup Sweepstake – take some (friendly) competition to the staffroom.

• Go long! Turn your challenge into a Soccer Aid for Unicef day full of different fundraising activities - or even a week, with a different activity every day!

SHOW OFF YOUR FUNDRAISING SKILLS

Turn over to see how another Rights Respecting School smashed their target last year...

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SCORING GOALS AGAINST THE HEAD TEACHER PROVED VERY POPULAR!”Caroline Saunders, assistant principal, explains how the Soccer Aid for Unicef Playground Challenge inspired The Regis School.

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THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONENo matter how sporty you are, your age or your gender, there’s something for everyone. Whether it’s designing the course, cheering on your friends, or leading the fundraising, everyone in the school gets stuck in. Parents loved the idea of it getting their children active, bringing everyone together and learning about other children around the world...and we smashed our fundraising goal!

THE KIDS ABSOLUTELY LOVED ITAnd it doesn’t matter if you’ve never done it before. We took part for the first time last year and it was fantastic. Everyone really got into it and it was so easy to put together - a real team effort for the whole school.

YOU CAN USE WHATEVER EQUIPMENT YOU’VE GOTWe had an indoor and an outdoor course which made it easier to get the whole school to take part. One of the favourites from our Playground Challenge was the penalty shoot-out at the end – scoring goals against the head teacher proved very popular!

EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO PLAYIt really gets pupils thinking about their rights, and about how other children around the world don’t have the childhood they are entitled to, simply because they don’t have enough water, food or medicine. Soccer Aid for Unicef reminded us how lucky our pupils are to have the chance to learn and play in a safe environment.

The best part about it is that the pupils know the difference they are making is really going to change children’s lives.

WE’VE NEVER HAD AN ACTIVITY THAT BROUGHT EVERYONE TOGETHER SO WELL.”

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Visit socceraid.org.uk/schools-resources to find loads more handy resources created specifically for Rights Respecting schools:

YOUR TEACHING KIT• Assembly plan• Topic map of curriculum-linked

activities• Topic map of PE activities• Tutor-time activities • School council guide - inspire

your pupils to lead the planning!• Case study poster• ‘My Playground Challenge

Pledge’ worksheet• Video: Introducing the Soccer

Aid for Unicef Playground Challenge

EXTRA FUNDRAISING KIT• Start/finish flag• Extra obstacle course designs• Bake sale labels• Letter to parents• Press release template• Publicity tips• Sponsorship form template• Printable versions of things like your

posters, sweepstake, and paying-in form

WHAT ELSE IS IN MY RRSA KIT?

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HOW TO SEND IN THE MONEY YOU’VE RAISED

Complete the slip on your welcome letter and take it to a bank with the money you’ve raised. Please complete your paying-in form and send it to us using your FREEPOST envelope or to:

BY BANKBank the money you’ve raised, write a cheque payable to Unicef UK, complete your paying-in form and send everything back to us using your FREEPOST envelope or to:

BY CHEQUEIf you wish to pay by card over the phone, please call our Supporter Care team on 0300 034 9996.

BY PHONE

Please add any sponsorship money to your overall fundraising total and make sure you return any sponsorship forms to us.

ANY SPONSORSHIP FORMS?

Every £1 you raise for Soccer Aid for Unicef until

23 July 2019 will be matched by the UK government,

doubling the difference you make to children’s lives.

Soccer Aid for Unicef Playground Challenge, Unicef UK, 1 Westfield Avenue, London, E20 1HZ

Remember to pay in before 23 July 2019!

Contact us at schoolschallenge@unicef.org.uk for more information, or just to let us know how you’re getting on!

We’re all playing, so that kids can get the childhood they are entitled to.

Have fun and thank you for your support!

GOOD LUCK!

DEFENDING PLAYFOR EVERY CHILD

Play. Fundraise. Change children’s lives.

Unicef UK Registered Charity No. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland).