Welcome!

This section will tell you everything you need to know if you want to organise a Jeans for Genes Day at your secondary school.

The City of London School for Girls get down in denim 

It’s so easy to get involved, GENErate lots of money and really make a difference.  Click on the big red button and register for your fundraising pack.  It contains exciting new educational materials with activities and ready-made assemblies tailored for Key Stages 3 and 4.

Your fundraising guide has lots of extra ideas, designed for secondary school chldren, to help you raise even more money.

Access downloads with your personal account

Once you've registered, we'll create a personal account for you.  We'll send you a username and password that you can enter in the box to the right.

You'll be able to download part of your fundraising pack, PowerPoint presentations and audio slide shows for assemblies or the classroom, plus extra stickers, posters and much more!

You'll be able to update your details if you move to a new school.  You can even download family recipes from celebrity chefs such as James Martin and Antony Worrall-Thompson.  Ideal to bake and sell at break time!

Connor's story

Video diaries are among the new resources we have for schools this year.  Connor has Duchene muscular dystrophy and he shows us what life is like at home with his parents and his younger brothers.

His diary is suitable for key stages 3 and 4.

You can also see Emma's video diary here.  Emma has a restricted growth condition called achondroplasia.  See how she gets on shopping, at school and getting her own way with her older sister!

Resources for teachers

As well as our fantastic educational materials, Learnnewsdesk, the Guardian's news service for schools, has produced a special secondary lesson pack to celebrate Jeans for Genes Day. 

You'll be able to find it on their website.  Use the login 'j4g' and password 'learn'.  These login details are valid until the end of October.

Extra help to get you started

Choose from the list below and you'll see how easy and how much fun organising a Jeans for Genes Day can be...

Ten reasons why »
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Fundraising ideas »
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Delicious celebrity chef recipes to bake and sell »
Two tempting recipes passed through the GENErations from James Martin and Sophie Grigson

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