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Back Page: Social Claire - Clowning around is serious stuff

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Claire realises that children having fun is another outcome to aim for.

That's the summer over then, with schools starting back - where does thetime go? One minute there's six weeks to fill and the next they're outpurchasing bigger school blazers.

And what a summer it has been. We've had a brilliant time takingchildren on trips, running activity sessions and drama workshops.Fabulous fun and a world away from the formality of meetings, reportsand swearing on your mother's life that yes you are working to the fiveoutcomes, honest.

Oh yes, and the 25 sub outcomes too. And the green paper ... Anyway, wedecided to run a scrap workshop. Have you ever done that?

You go to your local scrapstore (motto "making waste things playthings") you load up with offcuts and paper and materials, and yourecycle them back into life.

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