For 20 years, ChildLine volunteer counsellors in Scotland have been providing confidential support to children and young people in need of advice. Last year alone over 32,000 children were counselled by the service in Scotland on issues ranging from family relationships to bullying to abuse to loneliness. The service receives many more calls than can be answered and needs further funding to counsel more children.
Promethean is bringing together schools across Scotland to help raise funds for ChildLine by recycling old or unwanted mobile phones. For every 250 mobile phones a school collects, Promethean will donate £500 to ChildLine in Scotland and an ActivExpression Learner Response System will be awarded to the school.
The ActivExpression Learner Response System is a set of handheld pupil devices which allow every child to respond to questions by texting their responses. They also allow children to participate in discussions where sensitive topics such as family relationships and bullying can be raised. Students are able to express their thoughts and feelings anonymously, without peer pressure or embarrassment, ensuring the teacher has real insight into the welfare of each child.
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Jedward support Promethean's Give Every Child A Voice campaign |
All schools are encouraged to participate in the campaign and can sign-up via www.giveeverychildavoice.com.
