-        First National Photography Month in the UK to run June 2012
-        Capture and keep: National Photography Month to celebrate the value of photographs as historical records
-        My School in Focus:  A new photographic archive project for secondary schools created for National Photography Month
-        Supported by National Geographic and the Royal Photographic Society

My School in Focus is a free resource pack produced especially for National Photography Month to encourage secondary schools to engage with photography and capture and keep images of the school environment, preserving a physical record of school life for years to come.

The My School in Focus guidebook includes:
• Preparing for your photography workshop
• Advice on cameras and equipment, including mobile phone cameras
• Ideas for using your images around the school, such as school plans and at open days
• Photographic techniques and concepts

The National Photography Month schools initiative has grown out of Colliers Green Focus, an innovative education programme and photography competition for schools which supports the secondary geography curriculum. Students are encouraged develop a more critical perspective of their local environment by taking photographs which capture their ‘sense of place’, a key geographic concept. My School in Focus takes this idea back in to the school environment, inviting students to curate an exhibition for their school and community of their personal responses to the school environment and the people who inhabit it.
To request a free copy of My School in Focus go to www.colliersgreenfocus.com or email helen.price@kallaway.com.
 

Colliers Green Focus
Schools which run a My School in Focus project are eligible to enter students’ images in the annual Colliers Green Focus Photography Competition. The first prize is an iPad and camera for the winning student and £1,000 of photography equipment for the school. Shortlisted students will be invited to an award ceremony and reception in London on 20 November. The deadline for entries is 17 July 2012 and full details are included in the resource.
The project is also supported by a series of free training workshops for teachers on Using Photography in the Key Stage 3 Geography Curriculum.
Date and venues confirmed to date are:
Downs School, Bristol - 25 April 15.30-17.30
Leeds University School of Geography - 27 April 2012 16.00-18.00
Northumbria University - 1 May 16.00-18.00
Cowbridge Comprehensive School, South Wales -  21 May 15.30-17.30
 

To coincide with My School in Focus local photographic retailers will be organising in-store demonstrations and promotions.
Teachers can book a place online at www.colliersgreenfocus.com or email helen.price@kallaway.com.
Licensing and sponsorship opportunities
From licensing images to sponsoring events, National Photography Month presents a fantastic opportunity for a range of supporters to get involved in a national campaign. Organisations already on board include leading photographic retailers and family and educational institutions.