Schools are in a wonderful position to take the message of friendliness and its importance to so many people and to help introduce it to a new generation. 50 schools took an active part in the Permission to Smile campaign in Birmingham and Worcestershire, 150 schools participated, displaying a banner and in many cases using school assemblies to bring the message to life.
Permission to Smile song, performed at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall as part of Youth Proms 2019 – delightful!
In Birmingham, research at participating primary schools found that the atmosphere at the school gate had significantly changed as a result of the banner promoting friendliness being prominently displayed, with parents – instead of standing silently or in small groups – responding to the ‘prompt’ by interacting much more, enjoying banter and learning each other’s names!
School assembly ideas, based around the As One themes of friendliness, smiling and being a good neighbour, have kindly been created for us by the Diocese of Worcester and the Diocese of Birmingham .
Please feel free to download and use!
Pass on the Smile
Aims: To help children to think about how important it is to smile.
Being A Good Neighbour (Powerpoint)
Aims – To help pupils to think about what makes a good neighbour, and to encourage them to think about how they could be good neighbours.
Being A Good Neighbour
A powerpoint presentation on how to be a good neighbour. (KS1)
Why Community
A powerpoint about the Permission to Smile campaign. (Secondary school)
