07/10/2025
**WORLD OCTOPUS DAY!** Why is this incredible creature at the centre of our brand?
- They are among the most intelligent species in the animal kingdom ( uses the most up to date research and collaborates with professionals, such as OTs and educators, to best inform our practice and methods of teaching)
-They have three hearts ( puts kindness and patience at the centre of our teaching methods. When you join OctoPLUS, you join a family and community of people who understand SEN and all support each other in beautiful ways).
-Octopuses are great swimmers (Like our children become!)
-They survive only under the water (The amount of time some of our swimmers like to be under the water, you'd think the same about them!)
-They are incredibly adaptable - changing shape - as they have no bones - and changing colour (Our lessons are bespoke to each child and adaptable to the needs of any child, on any given day).
-They are have a huge spiritual significance to the owner. To find out why, you'll have to ask her face to face!
- WIERD NON FACT: There is a theory that they are in fact aliens having arrived on a comet. Their level of intelligence and the way they think is so very different to any other species.
OCTOPUS THEMED LESSONS THIS WEEK!! Customers, if you see anything octopus themed this week, bring it in to the lesson!
!!!!CALL TO ACTION!!!! SAVE THE OCTOPUS !!!!
The UK’s seas are home to some of the most biodiverse life in the world, including the common octopus. But apart from its natural predators, the octopus now faces an even bigger threat. Increasing pressure from human activities is driving a dramatic decrease in marine biodiversity, putting whole ecosystems at danger of collapse.
Today, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover about a quarter of UK seas, but few of them are effectively managed and only three are classified as “No-take Zones”, permanently set aside from direct human disturbance and where all methods of fishing and extraction are prohibited. Fishing, pollution and climate change are putting increasing pressure on marine ecosystems, jeopardising their future.
In 2019, the UK seas failed to meet government standards on good environmental health against 11 out of 15 indicators.
In 2021, after years of relentless campaigning from Ocean Activists and NGOs, the Environment Act was finally brought into law. Alongside tackling sewage and plastic pollution, which is vital to restoring the ocean, the Environment Act also set a target to halt the decline of species by 2030.
But the UK government failed to act towards delivering its targets, and instead declared an when it announced plans for its ‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’. A bill that will give ministers the power to remove crucial protections, not just for the survival of ecosystems and species, but also for people, without Parliamentary scrutiny.
We are calling for 30% of the UK seas to be highly protected by 2030. Together with ocean activists everywhere, we will continue to campaign and put pressure on the government to adopt new policies and legislation that ensure marine habitats are able to recover to their natural state.
TO HELP, please think of donating to using the link below, or simply go for a beach comb!
https://donate.sas.org.uk/?_gl=1*5xp0ih*_ga*NTAzMDIzMjc1LjE3NTk2NTIxNjA.*_ga_ZXCTC85YWB*czE3NTk2NTIxNTkkbzEkZzEkdDE3NTk2NTI1NDEkajE1JGwwJGgw
Hey kids! Today we’re going, to learn about one of my favorite animals: the OCTOPUS!The OCTOPUS lives under the sea. It is most famous for having eight arms ...
