UP FRONT
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An unusual addition to the
school curriculum arrived at
Mayfield Primary last month,
with finger-printing, first aid
and phonetic alphabets,
as the long arm of the law
reached into classrooms.
In September, Ealing Police’s
Volunteer Police Cadets
started running after-school
lessons each week at the
school in High Lane, Hanwell. It is the first junior cadet unit dedicated to
a school in the whole of the Metropolitan Police area.
Every Thursday after school for an hour, police officers take a lesson at
the school. All 45 children in Year 6 are to be involved but t he sessions
will alternate every seven weeks with 15 pupils in each group.
All kinds of activities are used to help get across key messages like
stranger danger, being a good citizen, avoiding trouble, and more.
Recently, a crime scenes officer created a mini crime scene for the
children. It has proved so popular that other schools are interested in
getting involved.
Belinda Ewart, headteacher at Mayfield Primary, said: “The officers
running the programme are fantastic and they have devised a
programme that is exciting, interesting and varied. It is very popular.”
INTERESTED IN THE CADETS?
There are Volunteer Police Cadet units for young people from across the
borough at Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club and at Havelock Community
Centre in Southall. These divide into junior groups for those aged 10-13
and senior groups for those aged 13-18. They are looking for new recruits.
Contact [email protected] for more information on joining.
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A scheme that provides support for
adults with learning disabilities within
a family home is looking for more
carers. The council’s Ealing Shared Lives
brings adults with extra needs together
with local families. It could be full-time
care – or you can help for a set amount
of time each week to give another
family a break (perhaps taking them
to regular organised activities). Shared
Lives carers are paid and receive training
and support, as well as holidays and
breaks. A number of events were held
in October and you can find out more
at www.ealing.gov.uk/sharedlives or by
emailing [email protected] or calling
020 8825 5436.
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The mayor looked on when
students from Featherstone
High School enjoyed cycling at a
London 2012 Olympics venue, Lee Valley
VeloPark, during its second annual Schools
Festival. Mayor of Ealing, Councillor
Harbhajan Kaur Dheer, went along to
cheer on the Southall school’s pupils.
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Mayfield Primary School in Hanwell
held a special week of events and
activities to promote healthy living
and fitness among its pupils. Not only
did it look at individuals’ lifestyles and
how they can fit things into their dayto-day life, from food to how they travel
to school; but it also involved the adults
around the pupils too. A competition got
whole families involved, with the winner
getting a month’s gym membership.
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The council’s trading standards
officers helped smash a
counterfeiting ring with the seizure
of thousands of suspected fake goods
and prescription-only medication. Visit
www.ealing.gov.uk/news
speedread
around ealing
Winter 2015/16
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