The first Cash For Schools token is in this week's paper so it's time to get collecting.

Tokens should be handed to schools, then when we've printed the final one they'll be sent to us and we'll announce the winners.

Cash For Schools, a partnership between the Reporter Series and Barclays, will see cash prizes handed out to the five schools collecting the most tokens.

It's free to take part and small schools will stand just as good a chance as bigger ones as we will calculate the competition on a token per pupil basis.

We have a total of £10,000 to give away to the five schools with the highest totals: 1st prize £3,000; 2nd prize £2,500; 3rd prize £2,000; 4th prize £1,500; 5th prize £1,000.

Schools can spend the prize money on whatever they need.*

Marie Morris, community investment manager for Barclays, explained that the Barclays Money Skills community investment programme aimed to give young people the skills and confidence needed to manage increasingly complex financial challenges, from sticking to a budget to understanding things like credit agreements.

Barclays Money Skills activity packs for schools or colleges are available through our offices.

And don't forget that schools who are currently running their own enterprise or financial projects will qualify for extra
tokens.


Who's signed up so far?

FROM BATLEY:
Batley Parish; Birstall County Primary; Brownhill St Saviours; Brownhill Infants; Carlinghow Princess Royal; Fieldhead; Healey; Manorfield Infants.

FROM MIRFIELD:
Castle Hall; Crossley Fields; Crowlees Junior and Infant; Old Bank Junior, Infant and Nursery; Holly Bank School.

FROM DEWSBURY:
Boothroyd; Chickenley Community School; Earlsheaton Infants; Earlsheaton Technology College; Eastborough J&I; Ravenshall School; Savile Town Infant and Nursery; Shaw Cross; St Paulinus Catholic Primary; Thornhill Community Science College; Thornhill Junior and Infant; Thornhill Lees Infant and Nursery; Westborough, St John Fisher RC High.

FROM SPEN:
Birkenshaw CE First and Nursery; Birkenshaw Middle; East Bierley First School; Gomersal St Mary's; Hartshead Junior and Infant; Headlands Junior, Infant and Nursery; Heaton Avenue First and Nursery; Leeside Community Primary; Millbridge Junior, Infant and Nursery; Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School; Scholes First and Nursery; West End Middle.


* The Reporter and Barclays reserve the right to discount any projects deemed unsuitable.