Based on The Jungle Book, a performance introduced the characters and the subject matter followed by a workshop which looked at difference and discrimination through animal characters. Students were encouraged to:

• Explore FEELINGS

• CHALLENGE negative behaviour

• Increase CONFIDENCE

• Rehearse STRATEGIES

Key Stage 2 students met teenage characters Zara and Lee as they faced difficult choices around smoking, drugs, eating or relationships.

Students were encouraged to:

• EXPLORE influences, motivations, emotions

• Identify RISKS

• Discover CHOICES

Students work with professional musicians to write, perform and record their own original song in one day. Lyrics express a chosen PSHCE theme - past songs have covered bullying, drugs, transitions, the environment.

Resource Pack of lyrics, ideas and activities to accompany the CD of original songs created by Primary classes with Polygon musicians. Themes include: bullying, drugs, the environment, transitions, school.

For your copy of the CD, please email orders@polygonarts.org.uk for your copy of the CD - 8 songs plus 8 instrumental 'sing-along' tracks just £7 inc. P&P.