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LONDON: Schoolchildren from Hertfordshire and Lancashire had the unique experience of stepping inside 10 Downing Street to participate in a range of workshops as part of Red Nose Day 2024, in collaboration with Comic Relief.
Children from Cherry Tree Primary School in Watford and St Mary’s Haslingden in Lancashire took part in Lessons at 10 – an initiative set up by Akshata Murty, wife of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, according to an official release.
The initiative aims at providing children with the opportunity to experience the history of 10 Downing Street and in doing so encourage a love for learning.
On Red Nose Day, students from year 5 and 6 were joined by Waves Music Therapy to take part in a rap workshop with youth worker Ed Hallwood, a project supported by Comic Relief that uses music to help children develop literacy skills, build confidence and form bonds.
Akshata Murty joined students as they worked in teams to explore a beat, writing lyrics based on rhyming exercises and shared their rap skills in a short performance to improve creative techniques for the future. The event, held on March 15, was an example of the support that Comic Relief and Waves Music therapy provide in schools across the UK.
