An assembly adapted from Oxfam’s award-winning role-play resource for ages 13+. Using the life of 25 year-old sweatshop worker Mara from Cambodia, students learn about:

the labour behind branded trainers and sportswear
factory conditions and workers’ rights
the causes and consequences of the use of cheap labour in poorer countries
action pupils can take in the UK

The assembly lasts around 15 minutes and has a teachers’ script and a PowerPoint slideshow. It can stand alone, or could be used to introduce topic work around globalisation.

All school children will be coached in traditional sports such as cricket, tennis and athletics by 2012, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has announced. In a bid to get children and teenagers healthier and fitter, this is the latest government initiative to also get children interested and engaged in sport ahead of London 2012.