Bin It! tour information page
I didn't realise how serious [gum litter] was
(Student response to presentation)
The Bin It! programme is supported by a touring presentation which has visited secondary schools throughout the UK and Eire. The tour aims to influence and change students' attitudes and behaviour towards gum litter to make a long-term positive change.
If your school has been recruited by the Bin It! team to receive a free engaging actor-led presentation then the information below outlines what it involves.
The presentation aims to encourage 11–13-year-olds to consider the personal, social and environmental costs of gum litter which particularly supports the Citizenship/Civic, Social and Political Education and PSHE/PSE/PSD/SPHE curricula.
Students will gain an insight into the daily life of a street-cleaner, Alex whose particular bugbear is gum litter, and they are introduced to some of the culprits responsible for dropping it.
The session is run by two actor-teachers and is designed to last one lesson. It can be delivered to a single class or larger group with a maximum of 120 students.
The audience's attitudes and beliefs are revealed and they are invited, through the use of hot-seating and role-play, to challenge them.
I thought it was good fun and the pupils thought it was good fun too. Their opinions
were listened to so they felt they had an active role in it.
(Teacher response to presentation)
