Use this PowerPoint to help you deliver a Sport Relief assembly in your school. It will help pupils understand why they are fundraising and inspire them to raise money for Sport Relief 2018. The full assembly has been designed to take around 20 minutes to deliver. If you have less time, we suggest you just show the film about Precious (slide 3) and skip the second film about the UK-based skateboarding project (slide 4). Use the prompt questions in the notes to make the assembly interactive and extend it to suit your needs.

Sport Relief is back from 17th to 23rd March Sport Relief is back from 17th to 23rd March! And we’re all going to join together – children, teachers, parents, sports stars and celebrities – for a week of epic fundraising activity. This year’s Sport Relief is all about raising money by doing whatever moves you. So what’s your favourite sporting activity? Do you love running? Dancing? Swimming? Are you a speedy cyclist? A tennis talent? A football fan? Whatever moves you, how could you use your sporting skills to raise money for Sport Relief? Could you get sponsored to do something for a long time? Could you organise a fun competition and ask people to pay to take part or watch?

WHY ARE WE RAISING MONEY? Sport improves the lives of millions of children worldwide. It brings them together to play and have fun. It improves health and wellbeing. It helps them to learn and develop new skills. Money raised for Sport Relief is used to fund projects in the UK and across the world that harness the power of sport for good. Let’s find out more!

MEET PRECIOUS... Precious is an 11-year-old girl growing up in South Africa who has been helped by Sport Relief money. Show your pupils the short film about Precious. This will help them understand how money raised for Sport Relief changes lives through sport. Growing up in Johannesburg, South Africa, is tough. The city’s streets are dangerous and children are at risk of being kidnapped or attacked. For 11-year-old Precious, Skateistan – a skateboarding after-school programme funded by Comic Relief – has been life changing. Girls-only sessions have given her the chance to learn in a safe, supportive environment. As well as teaching her how to skate, mentors at the project have helped her make fantastic progress in her schoolwork and develop new life skills. You should be able to stream the film from this presentation by clicking on the play button. Please ensure that external content is enabled. If you experience any problems with this you can download the film (or stream it) at sportrelief.com/primary How do you think Precious feels when she’s walking the streets of Johannesburg? How has learning to skateboard changed her? How has working with the mentors at Skateistan made a difference to her life?

HALF OF ALL THE MONEY YOU RAISE WILL BE USED IN THE UK If you have time, show your pupils this second short film to help them understand that Sport Relief money is used to help people in the UK, as well as around the world. Projekts MCR is another skateboarding project, this time based in Manchester, UK. Having been introduced to skateboarding in school sessions, girls move to the skatepark where they learn new skills and are trained as community reporters. With the help of Comic Relief funding, the project is tackling gender stereotypes, improving inclusion and developing girls’ key skills through skateboarding. You should be able to stream the film from this presentation by clicking on the play button. Please ensure that external content is enabled. If you experience any problems with this you can download the film (or stream it) at sportrelief.com/primary How has learning to skateboard helped the girls in the film? How is Projekts MCR like Skateistan in South Africa? Skateboarding has changed the lives of the children in the films. Has sport changed your life in any way?

HOW WILL OUR MONEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE? As you’ve seen from the film(s), Sport Relief money changes lives for the better. That’s why so many people come together to fundraise for Sport Relief. And that’s why we’re going to do our best to raise as much money as we can.

SKIP-A-THON Tuesday WET Wednesday SO HOW SHALL WE RAISE MONEY THIS SPORT RELIEF? If you already have plans to organise a Sport Relief Mile or Daley Challenges, share them with the pupils now. People all over the country will be getting active to raise money for Sport Relief. We could: Organise a Sport Relief Mile. Would you rather run, hop, skip or bounce?! How about upping the challenge and taking on three or even five miles? We could do a mile a day during Sport Relief week. Or we could set a group distance target… As a school, could we run the length of the London Underground (250 miles)? How about walking to South Africa? Take part in Daley Challenges being set by Tom Daley every day during Sport Relief week. We’ll have chance to hula hop, skip, boogie and show off our footie skills! HULA HOOP Monday SKIP-A-THON Tuesday WET Wednesday BOOGIE Thursday FOOTIE Friday

HOW ELSE COULD WE RAISE MONEY? Sell Wristbands Hold a sale Get dressed up Sell Softballs Do a sponsored challenge Organise lunchtime fun for a fee If you already have plans for other fundraising activities, share them with the pupils now. How else could we raise money for Sport Relief? Would you like to do any of the activities here?

So don’t forget – Sport Relief will take place from Saturday 17th March to Friday 23rd March. Let’s all do our best to raise as much money as we can!

STEP IT UP FOR SPORT RELIEF As the pupils leave assembly, why not play the Sport Relief song, ‘Step It Up for Sport Relief!’? You should be able to stream the film from this presentation by clicking on the play button. Please ensure that external content is enabled. If you experience any problems with this you can download the film (or stream it) at sportrelief.com/primary Sport Relief is an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 Photo credits: Tom Dymond, Alexander Walker, Nicole Gomes, Lucille Flood, James Cannon