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We are taking part in the Royal Mail Stamp Competition. Further information has been sent out via Parentmail and entry forms have been sent home. Please see below for more information:

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Heroes Stamp Design Competition - from Royal Mail and iChild

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For more than 50 years Royal Mail's Special Stamp programme has commemorated British history and achievement. Stamps have also been issued to honour the achievements of many British people. Often, the people who appear on stamps are already famous. They include scientists and explorers, writers, artists, musicians, athletes, and Prime Ministers.

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, there have been many people who have done great things. Many of them are not famous, but they have done extraordinary work. These are the people who have helped us all through a really difficult time. Some are frontline workers in healthcare, others look after elderly or vulnerable people.

Millions of key workers have kept the country going when most of us were told to stay home for our own safety. And there have been many people who volunteered to help people in their communities who needed help or support. We think that what these people have done makes them heroes, so Royal Mail wants to honour them by producing a set of eight stamps.

The stamps will feature designs created by eight school-aged children. We are asking our young designers to think about who their hero or heroes are, and to then design a stamp in their honour. A special panel of judges will pick the winning designs. The final eight stamps will be sent to Her Majesty The Queen before they can be printed and issued.

How to enter:

Schools

Firstly, register your school here and we will then send you a competition resource pack (first 6,000 schools), containing official entry forms and posters.

Once registered, you can start straight away. All the resources you need, including the official entry form, can be downloaded below.

Please ensure you read the Important Entry Requirements; see below.

Please send a link (or printed copy) of the 'Heroes Letter for Parents' below to parents/guardians of children who enter.

Complete a School Covering Entry Form (see competition resources below) and return this with all the children's entries to the freepost address below.

All the resources you need, including the official entry form, can be downloaded below.

Please ensure you read the Important Entry Requirements; see below.

Complete an Independent Covering Entry Form (see competition resources below) and return this with all the children's entries to the freepost address below.

Post entries (together with the correct covering entry form) back to this freepost address:
Freepost RUCE-TCYJ-BHCU, Heroes Stamp Design Competition, Denne Court, Hengist Field, Oad Street, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LT.
Please print out a freepost label below. No stamps are required.
Closing date for entries is 5pm on Friday 28th May 2021.
Competition Resources

Use these free resources to enter the competition. The presentations provide inspiration for pupils and can help spark ideas. They contain tips for stamp designing, and show previous stamp designs. There is also a certificate for you to reward pupils for taking part.

Important entry requirements - please read:

The competition theme is "Honouring the heroes of the pandemic... on a stamp" and all children in the UK aged 4 to 14 years old (except residents of the Isle of Man and Channel Islands) can take part.

Children entering the competition are asked to design an image of their hero or heroes from the coronavirus pandemic. We will select winning designs on the basis of how well they satisfy the competition's theme of "Honouring the heroes of the pandemic... on a stamp". This includes the extent to which they are clearly of one or more heroes of the pandemic; are attractive and of immediate visual appeal; will replicate clearly on a stamp (so richer colours and clear design are preferred); and comply with the rest of these Important Entry Requirements.

Each entry must be hand drawn by a child, must be completely the child's own original work and must not copy any other work. Unfortunately, drawings which copy other artwork will be disqualified. Drawings must be flat, so no collages, materials or textures. Please also avoid the use of fluorescent inks or highlighter pens.

Children may use drawing packages on a computer or tablet so long as no part of the design is computer enhanced or generated. So, for instance, the use of clip-art is not allowed. Entries in a digital format will not be accepted, so please ask children to design directly onto the official competition entry form, or alternatively, to print out designs and affix to the official entry form in the blank space.

Children must use the official competition entry form to submit designs (there is only one version of the official competition entry form). They may use photocopies of a blank official competition entry form or copies downloaded from this competition website (see above).

For the same reason, please ask the children NOT to draw The Queen's silhouette or the value (e.g. "1st") symbol within the design area. All we need from the child is their individual 'heroes' design.

After the designs have been completed, please ensure that the name of the child, their age on the day they finished the design), school name and postcode have been added on each entry form. Please refer to the competition Terms & Conditions for information about how we will use these details.

All entries must be accompanied by a completed and signed Covering Entry Form when submitted. If you are entering from a school, this must be the School Covering Entry Form (one School Covering Entry Form may be used for all entries from the school). If you are entering independently from a school, then this must be the Independent Covering Entry Form (one Independent Covering Entry Form may be used for all entries from children with the same parent/guardian). You can download and print out copies of these forms from this competition website (see above).

Sorry, we cannot return any entries, so please remember to make a copy of each design.

Entries should then be sent to the judges via the FREEPOST Competition address:- FREEPOST RUCE-TCYJ-BHCU, Heroes Stamp Design Competition, Denne Court, Hengist Field, Oad Street, Sittingbourne. ME9 8LT (This is a FREEPOST address so no stamps or postage are required- just affix one of the FREEPOST address labels which are available to download on this competition website (see above).

All competition entries must be received by 5pm on Friday 28th May 2021.

Please do not email any entries, as they will not be accepted. All entries must be posted using the FREEPOST address above.

If you have any queries please email stamps@ichild.co.uk

N.B. PLEASE READ THE TERMS & CONDITIONS BELOW.
Terms & Conditions

Royal Mail Group Limited (" Royal Mail") is running a Heroes Stamp Design Competition (the " Competition"). Please read these Terms & Conditions which apply to the Competition. All Competition entrants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by these Terms & Conditions.

The Competition is open to children in the UK, aged 4 -- 14 at the date of entry, excluding residents of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. One entry per child. The competition has two age groups: Age Group A: 4 - 11 years old and Age Group B: 12 - 14 years old.

The Competition opens on 29 March 2021 at 9.00 am. Entries must be submitted on a fully completed Competition Official Entry Form, available to download above, and sent to FREEPOST RUCE-TCYJ-BHCU, Heroes Stamp Design Competition, Denne Court, Hengist Field, Oad Street, Sittingbourne. ME9 8LT. This is a FREEPOST address, so no stamps or postage are required (just affix one of the FREEPOST address labels which are also available to download above). Entries must arrive by 5pm on Friday 28th May 2021. Entries received later than that will not be accepted and will not be entered into the Competition. No entries will be returned, so please make copies.

Children may either enter the Competition through their schools or independently of their schools. Entries:

sent from a school must be accompanied by a School Covering Entry Form (one School Covering Entry Form may be used for all entries from the school); and

sent independently of a school must be accompanied by an Independent Covering Entry Form (one Independent Covering Entry Form may be used for all entries from children with the same parent or guardian).

Covering Entry Forms must be completed and signed, either by a teacher at the entering child's school (in the case of Competition entries from a school) or by the entering child's parent or guardian. Entries will not be accepted without the relevant completed and signed Covering Entry Form. Each type of Covering Entry Form is available to download above.

To be a valid entry, each entry must also comply with the "Important Entry Requirements" section of this form.

Royal Mail accepts no responsibility for entries that are not received for any reason, or which are illegible, damaged, incomplete or do not comply with the requirements of the Competition (including these Terms & Conditions) and is not liable for any damage or delay to entries. Proof of delivery of an entry is not proof of receipt of the entry by Royal Mail. Entries that contain any offensive or inappropriate content, or which Royal Mail suspects may breach any person's intellectual property rights, will be disqualified at Royal Mail's discretion.

Competition entries will be judged according to how well they satisfy the Competition's theme of "Honouring the heroes of the pandemic... on a stamp". This includes the extent to which they are clearly of one or more heroes of the pandemic; are attractive and of immediate visual appeal; will replicate clearly on a stamp (so richer colours and clear design are preferred); and comply with the Important Entry Requirements. These criteria will be assessed within each of the two age groups described in paragraph 1, above, so a child's entry will be judged against entries from other children of similar age.

There will be four stages of judging the Competition:

1st Stage: All the valid entries correctly submitted in accordance with these Terms & Conditions will be judged by a panel of current and/or retired teachers, and 120 entries will be chosen (the Regional Finalists). The Regional Finalists will consist of 10 finalists (five from each of Age Group A and Age Group B, as described in paragraph 1, above) from each of the following: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and from each of the nine regions across England (North West, North East, Yorkshire & the Humber, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East and the South West).

2nd Stage: The Regional Finalists will then be judged by a regionally based panel of judges. The panel will include senior executives at Royal Mail and an independent person. The panel will choose 24 of the Regional Finalists' designs (the Regional Winners). There will be two Regional Winners from each of the above countries and regions, one of whom will be in Age Group A and the other in Age Group B.

3rd Stage: The Regional Winners' designs will be judged by senior executives at Royal Mail and an independent person, who will choose the final eight designs.

4th Stage: Those eight designs will be subject to a final review by Her Majesty The Queen who will decide whether to approve them for use on stamps. In the event that Her Majesty does not approve one or more of the designs, Royal Mail reserves the right to choose another design or designs from the remaining Regional Winners for Her Majesty's approval.

The names of the judges are available on request by writing to: Heroes Stamp Design Competition, Royal Mail Group, 185 Farringdon Road, London EC1A 1AA. Alternatively, email stamps@ichild.co.uk.

The final eight winners, the other Regional Winners and the other Regional Finalists, will be notified by Royal Mail, by post, by 30th September 2021. Children will be notified via their schools or, in the case of a child whose entry was accompanied by an Independent Covering Entry Form, via the parent or guardian whose details are on that form.

If approved by Her Majesty, each of the final eight winning entrants' designs will feature on one of eight "Heroes Stamps" which Royal Mail plans to issue in 2022. In addition:

The final eight winners will receive £1,000 in high street vouchers and £1,000 cash will also be awarded to their schools.

The other Regional Winners will receive £500 in high street vouchers and £500 cash will be awarded to their schools.

The other Regional Finalists will receive £100 in high street vouchers and £100 cash will be awarded to their schools.

Prizes will be awarded and issued by 29th October 2021. School prizes will be issued by cheque or bank transfer to the school's account. Children's prizes will be sent to their parents/guardians or, in the case of entries from schools, to their school for forwarding to their parents/guardians.

Royal Mail retains the discretion as to which winning design goes on which type and value of stamp. The value shown on the template on the Competition Official Entry Form is for design purposes only and winning entries are not guaranteed to be featured on a 1st class stamp. Please note that designs may be cropped and altered for the final stamps.

In order for Royal Mail to include any design on a stamp, the parent or guardian of the child who designed it must agree that Royal Mail (and other organisations with which Royal Mail works) may (1) name that child on the stamp; and (2) use that design on the stamp and also to promote the relevant Heroes Stamp, and the Heroes Stamps set, in stamp-related products and on relevant marketing materials. This promotion may be across various media platforms (including on Royal Mail websites and Royal Mail social media channels). Royal Mail will seek this agreement before doing anything described in this paragraph but if it does not receive this agreement within five working days of a request then it reserves the right to choose another design or designs from the remaining Regional Winners.

Royal Mail's decision on any aspect of the Competition is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.

The prizes are non-exchangeable, non-transferable and there is no cash alternative to the voucher prizes. Royal Mail reserves the right to substitute the prizes with a prize of equal or greater value should circumstances make this necessary. Royal Mail accepts no responsibility for any costs associated with the prizes that are not expressly included in the prizes. Each winner must comply with all conditions of any prize voucher.

Royal Mail will use the personal details included on submitted Covering Entries Forms, and the details of children included on their entries (name, age, school name and postcode) to run the Competition, including to contact the final eight winners, the other Regional Winners and other Regional Finalists, and to distribute prizes, as described in these Terms & Conditions. Unless further consents are obtained, and subject to paragraph 15, Royal Mail will, except in the case of the Regional Finalists (including the Regional Winners and final eight winners), delete all this data by 30 September 2021. In the case of Regional Finalists, Royal Mail will retain this data for as long as it is needed for publicity purposes (please refer to paragraph 17, below, for more information about this). Please also refer to Royal Mail's Privacy Notice at https://www.royalmailgroup.com/en/site/privacy-notice/ for more information about how to exercise data protection rights, contact Royal Mail's Data Protection Officer and raise complaints with the Information Commissioner's Office.

Royal Mail may, if requested, inform the Advertising Standards Authority of the surnames and counties of the Regional Finalists (including the Regional Winners and final eight winners), which will also be made available after 30th September 2021 by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Heroes Stamp Design Competition, Royal Mail Group, 185 Farringdon Road, London EC1A 1AA. Parents or guardians of entrants to the Competition can, at any time (including at or before the time of entry) and by writing to that same address, object to all or some of their child's personal information being made available in accordance with this paragraph. However, Royal Mail will still provide the information set out in this paragraph to competent authorities upon their request (including the Advertising Standards Authority).

Royal Mail has a legitimate interest in using personal details as described in these Terms & Conditions and will use the services of iChild Limited of Unit 443 Highgate Studios, London NW5 1TL, and their sub-contractor The Education Company Limited of Ground Floor, South Wing Denne Court, Hengist Field, Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8LT, to assist it. In submitting a School Covering Entry Form, the person who signs it will be confirming that, before submitting it, they provided the information in these Terms & Conditions on Royal Mail's use of personal data to the parents or guardians of the children to whom the School Covering Entry Form relates (including by sending them the 'Heroes Parent Letter' available above), gave those parents or guardians a reasonable opportunity to raise any objections and that none of those parents or guardians did raise an objection.

The Regional Finalists, including the Regional Winners eight final winners, may be asked to take part in publicity associated with this Competition but Royal Mail will discuss this with their parents or guardians in advance.

Royal Mail reserves the right to hold, void, cancel, suspend or amend the Competition, or these Terms & Conditions, with or without prior notice where it becomes necessary to do so.

Royal Mail will not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations relating to this Competition where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to, weather conditions, mechanical issues, diversion of aircraft or other operational incidents, fire, flood, hurricane, strike, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.

Royal Mail accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered as a result of entering the Competition or accepting a prize, and disclaims liability for any injury or damage to any computer relating to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in connection with the Competition. Nothing in these Terms & Conditions excludes the liability of Royal Mail for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence.

If there are any questions about how to enter or otherwise in connection with the Competition, please email Royal Mail at stamps@ichild.co.uk with Heroes Stamp Design Competition in the subject line, or send a letter to Royal Mail Stamp Design Competition C/O, iChild Limited, Unit 443 Highgate Studios, London NW5 1TL.

The Competition and these Terms & Conditions will be governed by English law and entrants to the Competition submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Promoter: Royal Mail Group Limited, 185 Farringdon Road, London EC1A 1AA.

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Heroes Stamp Design Competition - from Royal Mail and iChild

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For more than 50 years Royal Mail's Special Stamp programme has commemorated British history and achievement. Stamps have also been issued to honour the achievements of many British people. Often, the people who appear on stamps are already famous. They include scientists and explorers, writers, artists, musicians, athletes, and Prime Ministers.

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Bring your tech idea to life and share your project with the world. Register your project by 3 May 2021!
For more information click on the link below:

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What do you want to create with technology? We welcome all types of projects, so let your imagination run free! Whatever your project idea is, we'd love for you to share it with the Coolest Projects community.

You can register one project as an individual and one as part of a group, per category.

Projects must be presented in English, and the deadline to register your final project is 3 May. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

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What do you want to create with technology? We welcome all types of projects, so let your imagination run free! Whatever your project idea is, we'd love for you to share it with the Coolest Projects community. You can register one project as an individual and one as part of a group, per category.

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Competition deadline is Wednesday 27th November 2020 at 5pm.

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Forest of Dean Crematorium competition to design a Covid-19 memorial

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Forest of Dean Crematorium competition to design a Covid-19 memorial

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Aspiring artists, school children, retired people and creative folk of all ages in the South West are being given a chance to have their names etched in history.

Design ideas are being invited to appear on the stone centre-piece obelisks of new COVID-19 memorial gardens which are being created at Westerleigh (near Bristol), Treswithian Downs, Sedgemoor and Forest of Dean crematoria.

The crematoria are run by Westerleigh Group, the UK's largest independent owner of crematoria and cemeteries, who are building memorials in tranquil gardens at over 30 sites across the UK with members of the public invited to contribute to their design.

The memorial gardens will be a permanent tranquil place for people to visit and remember loved ones who died during the pandemic and pay tribute to those who sacrificed so much to help others who were sick, isolated or vulnerable.

A competition has been launched with people of all ages invited to create a suitable design which can be etched onto the stone obelisk, which will be the focal point of each memorial garden.

Each polished black granite monument will be set in a rainbow-coloured floral bed. The winning designs will be individually carved by Westerleigh's highly-skilled stonemasons.

Each obelisk will include an inscription which reads: "This memorial has been placed to remember and recognise the lives and efforts of all affected by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020."

Westerleigh is hoping to find seven designs to be etched onto the stone alongside the inscription, for use in different regions of the country. The creator of the winning design for each region will have a plaque with their name on attached to the memorial.

Regional Manager Kevin Davies said: "Our sites have close links to their local communities and are places where people go to say goodbye to their loved ones and reflect on life.

"Everyone has been affected by the pandemic this year and we wanted to create permanent and lasting memorials in each of those communities. We wanted to enable people to get involved and help us with the design.

"The design itself can be full-colour but needs to be simple enough so that it can be carved onto stone, so some creative thinking is required.

"We expect rainbows to feature in some of the designs, but it really is a blank canvas. People can be as creative as they wish, just bearing in mind that the image will need to be recreated in stone.

"It might be that people choose to incorporate local landmarks into the design, to reflect their own region. It really is entirely up to them.

"The competition is open to anyone and everyone, whether you're an artist or not, and no matter how old you are."

Designs should be no bigger than A4 in size and must be submitted by Saturday October 31. After the closing date, a shortlist of final entries for each region will be drawn up and winners will be chosen.

Work is expected to start on the stone memorials later this year, with garden landscaping taking place in early Spring 2021, before opening shortly afterwards.

Entries can be emailed to: designcomp@westerleighgroup.co.uk or posted to: Design Competition, Westerleigh Group, Chapel View, Westerleigh Road, Westerleigh, Bristol BS37 8QP. Entrants should include their name, address and a telephone number so that they can easily be contacted if their design is chosen.

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Call for designs for Westerleigh Group's Covid-19 Memorials

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Aspiring artists, school children, retired people and creative folk of all ages in the South West are being given a chance to have their names etched in history. Design ideas are being invited to appear on the stone centre-piece obelisks of new COVID-19 memorial gardens which are being created at Westerleigh (near Bristol), Treswithian Downs, Sedgemoor and Forest of Dean crematoria.

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Day 24 draw the Eiffel Tower :)

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Day 23 let’s draw Saturn

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Day 22 let’s draw a burger

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Day 21
Let’s draw a jungle!

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Let’s draw a seahorse

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Why not try one of these cute nature scenes using things you find outside? 

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Why not try one of these cute nature scenes using things you find outside? 

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Send photos of any pictures to art@st-Whites.gloucs.sch.uk

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Day 19
Draw a goldfish

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Day 18
Draw a wizard :)

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Something to sink your teeth into!

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What about these recycled T. rex heads?! If you give them a go send your pictures to art@st-Whites.gloucs.sch.uk

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Let’s draw a rhino!

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Day 16
Draw a moth

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Day 15
Draw a puffin

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Day 14! Let’s draw a tiger...grrrrr!!

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Day 13 draw someone you’re looking forward to seeing soon. There are lots of people I could draw!

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Day 12- draw a shark!

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Let’s draw a nice cup of tea :) you could even draw a biscuit on the side!

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Day 10- tricky one today! Half man half beast! Be as creative as you can :)

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Let’s draw oranges!

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Day 8- draw an eye or eyes

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Day 7 draw a daisy

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Day 6- dogs in space!

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Day 5- draw minerals... use colour to bring them to life :)

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Day 4- draw your ideal
Holiday spot!

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Let’s have some fun today and draw a camel! I’m happy for you to use colours if you want to :)

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Day 2 of the sketching challenge.... sketch me an owl!

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St White’s will be participating in the Royal Forest of Dean Rotary Club ART Competition.

There are two age range categories that can be entered- LKS2 (years 3 and 4) and UKS2 (years 5 and 6). Please note that only 8 entries are permitted to be submitted per age range.

Children must create a hand-produced piece of art inspired by the subject: Life In the Forest of Dean.

-All artwork must be A4 size.

-Your name and school must be written on the reverse of your piece.

-A short description of your piece of work should be included with your submission.

Prizes

Only 8 children per age range will be entered to be judged against other school entries by the Rotary Club.

Each child that is selected to be submitted to the rotary club will receive a £10 voucher.

Winning entries in each category will receive a £50 voucher.

Runner up in each category will receive a £25 voucher.

2 highly commended entries will receive a £10 voucher

Good Luck!

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Well done to everyone who completed the 30 day sketching challenge!! Please bring your sketchbook into school on Monday so that the winners can be judged. Every entry will receive a small prize, winners will be announced during the Friday celebration assembly and the sketch books will go on show at the armistice celebration on the 11th of November. Well done everybody :) enjoy the rest of your half term

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Draw a self portrait

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Draw something unusual

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Something that melts

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Draw something round

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Space!

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Write your name in a fancy font

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Draw a pet/animal

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An athlete

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Draw an eye

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Your favourite song lyrics

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Draw a creepy crawly

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Your favourite travel memory

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Draw a treat :)

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Draw something prehistoric

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Design your own mandala pattern

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Half way there!! Draw whatever you like!

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Design your own superhero!

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Draw a famous landmark

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Draw something you might under the sea

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Draw a liquid in motion

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Draw something or someone who inspires you

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A science experiment gone wrong!

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Draw a form of transport

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Draw something you can see from your bedroom window

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Draw your favourite place.

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Draw something that grows from the ground!

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Draw your favourite character from a book.

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Draw something you couldn’t live without!

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Something that can fly....

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Please draw us something that is Autumn Themed.