Mayday Action Pack
18 Jan 2010
Mayday Action Pack
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is delighted to offer all UK primary schools a free Mayday Action Pack suitable for creative, cross-curricular teaching of 9-11 year olds. To order your free pack go to www.mayday.ebcnet.co.uk or call 0845 603 2431 and quote code MCA/ED/01.
The pack includes:
- An interactive CD-ROM suitable for whiteboard use
- Information and activity cards for children
- Teachers' notes
The Mayday Action Pack:
- Encourages creativity and interest in teaching children about safety and dangers in and around the sea and beach
- Helps teach children about what to do and whom to call for help in an emergency
- Is a great resource for use in both creative and cross-curricular activities, especially for schools running seaside topics and themes
- Can be used by children on their own, in small groups or as part of a whole-class exercise
It also introduces children to the work of the Coastguard and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, both of which are vital to the safety of those who visit the coastline or use the sea for work or pleasure. The 3,200 members of Coastguard rescue teams and the majority of the 4,500 RNLI crews around the UK are volunteers: the resource looks not only at what they do, but also at what motivates them to take part in perilous activities for the sake of other people.
