Examiner Schools: Collect for Cash winners 2009 announced

Nov 5 2009 By Joanne Douglas

Second place: Wilberlee Junior and Infant School, Slaithwaite £2,500

PLAYTIME will be even greater fun at this school thanks to its Examiner win.

The school is planning to buy large play equipment, including a climbing frame, to get children playing outside in the fresh air at the picturesque school.

Co-ordinator Pauline Wood said the school and its pupils and staff were "absolutely over the moon" with the win.

"We missed out by a whisker last year and to receive the news that we had won this year was unbelievable," said Pauline.

"We all worked really hard to collect the tokens, it was a real school and community effort and we’re delighted."

Winners/First place: Cumberworth First School, £3,000HEADTEACHER Simon Sloan was "staggered" after receiving the news that the school, which has just 90 pupils, was the first prize winner.

But he said the success was down to the "well orchestrated effort" by parent governor Janet Jepson and school bursar Marina Davis, along with the school and wider community who got involved with the collecting campaign.

Children were sent home with stickers the day before online tokens were due to appear and a weekly classroom prize was also presented during the collecting period.

The school is planning to celebrate the win and spend some of the cash by organising an arts week which will welcome artists and writers into school to work with children.

Mr Sloan is also keen to have some lasting artwork in school to reflect the win and would like to work with ceramic and structural artists to that effect.