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| Company objective & values |
| To
provide county wide cover in terms of fire safety, prevention
and action |
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| Company role |
- To provide a press and media facility for Cheshire
Fire Brigade
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| Key skills & competences |
- Web site development
- Press liaison
- Press release writing
- Press conference organisation
- Event management
- Communications consultancy
- Local TV & press contact point
- Media evaluations
- Newsletter publishing
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| Links with national curriculum |
| Strong |
English |
Effective writing
and communication skills are imperative |
| Useful |
Design & Technology |
Good design skills are
required for newsletters, web sites etc |
| Useful |
Geography |
A sound knowledge of local
geography is required |
| Strong |
ICT |
Strong computer skills
are required |
| Useful |
PSHE |
Social responsibility and
understanding is required |
| Useful |
Religion |
A good understanding of
religious differences is required |
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| Areas that could be used in lessons |
- Relate past incidents and how they were reported
- Duties of being a fireman
- Equipment used and seen
- Differences of working in certain areas or with
ethnic groups
- Major incident de-brief
- New legislation
- Changes planned for the service
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| How could it be made interesting
and appropriate? |
- Videos, CD Roms, Newsletters etc
- Quiz and/or questionnaire
- How calls are received and acted upon
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| Background information |
- Parties of up to 10 can visit Fire Brigade HQ,
or they will visit the school
- There are no restrictions on schools
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