CHILDREN in Radstock and Midsomer Norton are set to benefit this February as Bath-based children’s music and wellbeing charity Voices for Life brings the joy of singing to primary schools across the country with the launch of a nationwide pre-recorded assembly.

The free assembly, open to all UK primary schools, celebrates child mental health charity Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week (February 9 to 15). This year’s theme, ‘This is my place’, highlights the power of singing to bring people together and help children discover their place within their schools and communities.

Charity founder and executive director Tessa Armstrong, said: “This assembly shares a core message we believe deeply: Every child deserves to feel they belong, through singing, we can find our place, in our voices, in our schools and in our communities.”

The free resource will include a fun warm-up, an exploration of what it means to belong, and teaching and sing-along for the uplifting song ‘Under the Same Sky’, by Kate Courage. Children’s Mental Health Week also marks five years since Voices for Life first launched, bringing hope to children through singing during the pandemic.

In five years, it has reached more than 15,000 children across the South West, running children’s choirs, in-school singing/ wellbeing workshops and performances in impressive venues such as Bath Abbey. Notable highlights include children recording their own album, performing for BBC Newsround, and even appearing before the Queen.

The assembly aims to inspire even more children to develop confidence and well-being through music, extending the benefits of singing to young people across the country.

Primary schools are invited to register for the assembly ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week at www.voicesforlife.org.uk/recorded-assemblies

Further information about Voices for Life and its work can be found at www.voicesforlife.org.uk