Stand Up Speak Up Pupils Get to Meet the Mayor

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Published on Monday, 25 July 2011 00:00

Last week twelve young ambassadors involved with the SUSU campaign were given an audience with the Mayor of Lincoln to explain what they have been learning. The children, who represent Monks Abbey Primary, St Peter at Gowt’s Primary and Bishop King Primary Schools, were enlisted as part of the ‘Stand Up Speak Up’ campaign – a partnership between Lincoln City FC Sport and Education Trust, the City of Lincoln Council and local primary schools. The campaign has helped create a successful football and activity club which takes place on Saturday mornings. The club has around 40 young people from ten different nationalities on its register so far.

Damian Froggatt, Schools and Education Coordinator at Lincoln City FC Sport and Education Trust, said: “Stand Up Speak Up has helped around 140 children to complete a Young Sports Leadership Award and has seen the start of a weekly activity club at Sincil Bank (home of Lincoln City Football Club), where we regularly have many different nationalities represented.  We’ve also been able to link up with parents from diverse cultural backgrounds, and we have two active volunteers from Afghanistan, who are doing excellent work.”

Paul Carrick, Neighbourhood Manager at the City of Lincoln Council, said, “We’ve been especially amazed by the children. Our ambassadors represent six different nations – they all enjoy each other’s company and are working hard to bring their schools and communities together.  I think there’s a lot we can learn from these young ambassadors, and I’m looking forward to the next stage of the campaign, where we will try to expand into other schools, provide qualifications for our voluntary workforce, create a Stand Up Speak Up football team and build links with schools in other countries.”

To see a video report from Monks Abbey Primary School please click here.