The Schools Poster Competition was launched at Summerfield Primary School on 24th May 2017.   See news story.

Participating primary schools are:  Great Linford, Jubilee  Wood, St. Monica’s Catholic, Summerfield, Tickford Park.

Competition rules

Prizes are:

• Winner:         Apple iPad,
• 1^st Runner up:         Apple iPad (lesser spec)
• 2^nd Runner up:        Kindle

Judging Criteria  – The Judging Panel comprises people who are independent of the Fight Against Hate Crime Campaign team.

4 of the 7 entries received from each school will be shortlisted as finalists and will be exhibited in the Open University Library from 12^th – 19^th  July.  All finalists, plus 1 parent/guardian may accompany the representative from each participating school to the prize giving event.

The prize giving event will be held at the Betty Boothroyd Room, The Open University, 10.00-11.30am (arrival from 9.30) on Wednesday 19^th July.

This prize giving event is expected to be well attended with officials from around Milton Keynes, including:

• The Council
• Arriva Buses
• Thames Valley Police
• Other organisations involved in the Fight Against Hate Crime campaign.

Up to 20 pupils from each school can visit the poster exhibition on 12^th , 13^th , 14^th July and again on 17^th , 18^th July.    Please contact my colleague Simone Arthur to arrange, simone.arthur@open.ac.uk.

We also expect to hear a song or two from the excellent Summerfield Primary School Choir.