An opportunity to have your work celebrated in print!

Send us your work as Talking continues to Take Off in Luton through our Places and Dreams project.

Introduction for families and children

We would like you to send us your pictures, poems, rhymes, drawings, comic strips to tell us about the places you know and enjoy visiting in Luton, or things you are dreaming of doing again. The instructions below will tell us what we are looking for and how to do it!

Introduction for carers, childminders, practitioners, teachers, community workers and groups

Many of you will have been part of Talking Takes Off in Luton over the past year. As part of our continuing work around developing Luton as communication friendly place to live, work, learn and grow, we have an exciting project to invite children and families to be part of. We are seeking children’s work to make a collection. Please see the information below for details.

We would like you to encourage the families and children that you work with to take part; as a project, a home learning opportunity, a transition activity, or a celebration of your own!

What are we doing?

We are making a collection of children’s work to represent their feelings about being in Luton and their dreams for the future.

Why are we doing this?

Our aim is to ’keep the conversation going’ in Luton and think about all the different ways we can communicate. Communication in all its forms is so important; talking, signing, gestures, through music, dance, stories and rhymes. We want to celebrate this through children’s contributions!

What shall I draw, paint or write about?

There are two themes;

1. Places I know 2. Things I dream of doing again

You might like to draw a picture of you and your family feeding the ducks at the park, write a poem about how you felt when you were not at school, draw a comic strip about a funny thing that happened when you were making dinner, write a short story about a trip you would like to make to the seaside, draw a picture of your favourite meal, make up a rhyme about what you can see outside your window. Let your imagination go wild!

Page 1 of 4

What can I submit?

We welcome all kinds of work; let your imagination go wild! Think about a short story, poem, rhyme, comic strip, picture or drawing.

It can be completed on your laptop, computer or tablet and emailed to Flying Start. You can also scan and email your work or just pop it into the post to us!

Your work does not have to be in English. We want to represent as many of the languages heard and used in Luton as possible.

Work can be submitted by individuals and families. Schools, nurseries, childminders and community groups can also, with permissions, submit work on behalf of children.

You may prefer not to put your name on your work as it will be published. You may like to add your first name only so friends and family can see your name in print!

Please include the consent from below.

Who is eligible?

Toddlers, children and young people from all ages up to primary school year 6 who live in Luton or attend a Luton children’s centre, pre-school, nursery, childminder or school.

Is there a prize?

No. There will not be a prize but your work will be published in the collection and may be used in future works in and around the town (with your permission).

When is the deadline for submissions?

Friday 6th November 2020 at midday

Where do I send my work?

By email;

talkingtakesoff@luton.gov.uk

By post;

Flying Start LutonTokko Building7 Gordon StreetLuton LU1 2QP

Please include the consent information below.

Will I be able to see my work in print?

Yes. We plan to make the collection available electronically and we may also publish the collection in the future. If this happens it will be available for purchase.

Page 2 of 4

Talking Takes Off – Places and Dreams Project

Consent / agreement form

Mums, Dads and Carers,

Thank for agreeing for you and your child to be part of an exciting project in Luton.

By submitting your child’s work to this project, you and your child are agreeing that the work can be used by Flying Start and/ or Luton Borough Council in digital and / or printed format for the purpose of this project and any future related material to promote communication and children’s work across the town.

The only personal information that would be made public, would be your child’s first name and where supplied, age.

Please could you submit this completed form with your child’s work in order for it to be used in this project and any future projects.

Name of child _________________________________________________ (surname will not be used in print)

Age of child (optional) __________________________

Name of person responsible for the child ____________________________________

Contact detail for parent/carer should we wish to ask further permissions and /or contact you; email: ________________________________________

phone: _______________________________________

I hereby give Flying Start and Luton Council permission to use any image submitted for still and/or moving image being video footage, photographs and/or frames and/or audio footage depicting my/our children named above, for the creation of digital or printed materials, promotional work, events, advertisements, marketing, leaflets, or any other use such as for training, educational or publicity.

Websites where images will be used include and are not limited to;Flying StartLuton CouncilFacebook - related to Flying Start and Luton CouncilTwitter - related to Flying Start and Luton CouncilInstagram - related to Flying Start and Luton Council

The above consents will apply throughout the world and be for no more than 2 years.

Signed............................................................. Name ……..............................................

Date.......................................

Page 3 of 4

Page 4 of 4