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RSSCSE CensusAtSchool joins the ONS for the Big Bang Fair
2011 is Census year and, as part of the promotion for emphasizing the importance of completing the census form, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has joined with the long-established RSSCSE CensusAtSchool Project. Together they will promote the 2011 Census to school children across the country using the Census 2011 theme of origami shapes, encouraging schools to get involved by filling-in their own online questionnaire.
The CensusAtSchool Team travelled to Manchester to meet up with the ONS at this year’s Big Bang Science and Engineering Fair at the Manchester Convention Centre, which took place between 11 – 13 March. The team spent three days promoting the CensusAtSchool resources and the 2011 Census to teachers and students; the stand included a giant purple origami bus, a timed origami shirt folding competition with a chance to win a Census 2011 mug and the opportunity to complete a CensusAtSchool interactive stats quiz. Colleagues from the ONS attended on the busiest day – we were all run off our feet!
Over the three days we helped 2000 students fold origami shapes and gave away an amazing 1200 mugs in prizes. Thanks to everyone who visited our stand including all the teachers who signed up for our free resources and especially the enthusiastic school children aged from 4 to 19!
For more information on the 2011 Census you can view the ONS website here: www.census.gov.uk
If you would like to know more about the Big Bang you can view the Fair’s web site here: www.thebigbangfair.co.uk
Lucky winner Alex with his dad next to the Census origami bus.
