KS1 Assembly pictures

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv21p6knnnko?fbclid=IwAR0haTAM1lk1b3DPZcfu3nygLQXsGRkw3D8gNcIkzXiLSZruh1nsRXdNXl0 Start by showing the top picture and asking, what do you see in the picture, what do you think this story is about? Explain Amelia is 10 years old and lives in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. She has become very good at her favourite sport and here she is with a medal. Ask the children to guess which sport Amelia is good at. Then show the second picture, what sport do you think it is now? (children may guess football straight away using the top picture; it will be interesting to see whether gender stereotypes still exist and whether football is mentioned as a possibility from children before they see the second picture.) Amelia loves football and plays for her local team. She practices every night after school so she has become very good. So good in fact, that she has scored 143 goals this season in games across South Wales. Her coach takes her off the pitch for the seco...

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/66018311 Ask the children who they think this is, what are they doing, what is unusual about this photo? What is the name of the sport here? Is that how people usually compete in the hurdles? Where are the other hurdle competitors in the race? Jolien Boumkwo is a shot-putter from Belgium.  Jolien stepped in to join the hurdle race at the European Athletics Team Championships because the athlete who usually competed in the hurdles was injured. Jolien knew that even if she came last, her country would receive one point, so she decided to join the race. Her performance went viral on social media. Jolien said, "I thought I would take one for the team. I didn't think about it, I just went for it." Jolien finished last, you can watch the race in the link above.  How do you think the crowd responded during the race? Jolien said, "It was really heartwarming, all the support. The crowd was screaming and I cannot believe how many people ...

  https://scoop.upworthy.com/greece-makes-beaches-wheelchair-friendly-in-historic-move?fbclid=IwAR2d_VeNPPsNhvN_TunK0SRB6r-DYCy59lTziqr71t_FW5mXJVC8R7uZEH8 This summer has made hundreds of its beaches wheelchair friendly for the first time, installing remote- operated ramps built by a company called Seatrac. The minister for tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, said, "Equal access to the sea is an inalienable human right." "People with disabilities and people with limited mobility are given the opportunity to participate in beach activities with family and friends, enhancing the quality of life for everyone." "I like that wheelchair users can use Seatrac independently without needing assistance." There is a video in the link above showing how the ramps work.  - where is Greece? - What is a beach? What sort of things can you do at a beach? Has anyone been to a beach? What things did you do? - why might someone using a wheelchair struggle at a beach? - what does whee...

  https://www.beano.com/?s=pride&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic+socials&utm_campaign=beano+traffic+generation The Beano is celebrating Pride. The official Beano website has links to lots of different activities and information about celebrating Pride and understanding what it's about. There is a Pride quiz, "How to celebrate Pride at home" link and a pride flag quiz.  Beano says on twitter, "Every kid has the right to see themselves in Beanotown... happy pride month to all." - What is Beano? Who is it for? - What is Pride, who is it for? - In our school we talk about all different families being welcome- how are families different? - "Every kid has the right to see themselves in Beanotown" what does this mean? We can't see ourselves in a comic, can we? - If you never see someone who looks like you in books, comics or films, what do you think the consequence is? - What is Beano trying to do? (show that all kids are shown and welco...

     What do you see in the pictures? Have you seen these flags before? What do they mean, who are they for? This month around the world lots of people are celebrating Pride month. What does it mean to be proud, what do you think Pride month is about? Pride month is about different people and different families being welcome.  There are lots of  ways to be a family: some children live with a mum and dad; some live with a mum some with a dad; some gave two mums or two dads; some children live with grandparents or aunts, uncles, family friends; some children live with a foster family; some adults live together without children (are they still a family?) all families are different and all families are welcome in our school. Pride is about different people being who they are. Not all boys are the same and not all girls are the same; there are many different ways to be you, and you are unique. You still belong. You may have seen a Pride march this week; why do you th...

  https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230409-londons-blackstock-road-the-world-in-a-street Blackstock St in north London has been recognised as a street that represents the whole world.  Why do you think that is, how can a street represent the world? Journalist Fiona Dunlop wrote recently, "In Blackstock Rd, you can travel and taste the world. From Africa to the Middle East and Asia, before finally landing in Europe.  Fiona describes a beautiful gold-domed Mosque at one end of the street which lies near the Arsenal football stadium bringing "armies of football fans" to the area in search of tasty food. Today there over 270 nationalities living in London ( ask the children to guess the number before revealing ) and over one third of the city were born in a different country. Fiona says this shows how the capital city embraces immigrants. In the 1 km stretch of road, there is only one chain supermarket; the rest are all independent, family owned stores.  Below is a pi...

  ht tps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-65378090?fbclid=IwAR16mb7_30Nh4cPjdbdcFWPYUDt3j5n9GyCvayf8AH6NNbhePGDmMzv8KYs What do you see in the picture, where was it taken? What does "Final Finisher" mean?  Tom Durnin ran the London Marathon last week and finished with a time of 8 hours. He was the runner to come in last place, yet a video of Tom finishing the race went viral and race organisers claimed this moment as "one of the greatest moments" in London Marathon history. What do you think might be the story behind this picture?  Tom started training for the marathon last year but in December he was involved in a bad car crash that left him with a broken arm, and a bleed on the brain. Tom had to stop training for four months and could only start running again in March, four weeks before the marathon took place. Even then, he never managed more than 10k (about 6 miles).  Do you know how long the London Marathon is? 26 miles.  Tom was determined to ru...