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Nottingham RSE Day song premiere is free today

A new song written and performed by children and young people from across Nottingham will be premiered today as part of national Relationships and Sex Education Day.

The RSE Day Music Video Premiere and Live Performance takes place at Broadway Cinema, 14-18 Broad St, Nottingham NG1 3AL, on Thursday 25 June 2026, from 10.30am to 12.15pm. The event is free, with students, families and the wider public among those expected to be interested. Booking details have not been specified in the source information.

The premiere will unveil the official music video for an original song created around this year’s RSE Day theme, “It Begins with Me”. A live public performance by the young people involved is due to follow on the steps outside the cinema at 12 noon.

Young voices at Broadway Cinema

The project brings together Nottingham City Council, ChalleNGe Nottingham and Nottingham Music Service for a city-wide creative piece tied to RSE Day, which first began in Nottingham in 2018 and is now marked by schools and organisations across the country.

Around 1,000 children and young people from 21 Nottingham schools, along with Nottingham Music Service ensembles, helped write and record the song. The groups involved include the Robin Hood Youth Orchestra, Band Factory and Voice Connect.

The song focuses on self-confidence, self-worth and positive relationships. According to the source material, the vocals were performed by the children and young people themselves, with recording and filming carried out in schools across the city and at the Nottingham Music Service city centre base.

What happens at the premiere

The Broadway Cinema event runs from 10.30am until 12.15pm. During that window, the official music video will be shown publicly, giving the young performers and school communities a chance to see the finished work together.

At 12 noon, the focus moves outside, where a live public performance is planned on the steps of the cinema. That means passers-by and city centre visitors may also see part of the RSE Day celebration even if they are not inside for the full premiere.

The finished song, lyrics and musical score will also be included in free national RSE Day resources for schools across the UK. That gives the Nottingham project a wider role beyond the city, with the material expected to be used by schools marking the annual day elsewhere.

Schools involved across Nottingham

The source lists a broad group of Nottingham schools involved in the project, including Rufford Primary, Oak Field, Whitemoor Primary, Carrington Primary, Forest Fields Primary, Brocklewood Primary, Old Basford Primary, Walter Halls Primary, Seely Primary, Sycamore Primary and William Booth Primary.

Other named schools include Greenfields Primary, Middleton Primary, Crabtree Farm Primary, Bulwell St Mary’s Primary, Robin Hood Primary, Woodlands Academy, Henry Whipple Primary, Heathfield Primary, Robert Shaw Primary, Portland Spencer Primary and Southglade Primary.

Councillor Linda Woodings, Executive Member for Children’s and Young People, said RSE Day had grown nationally while still giving Nottingham children and young people “the opportunity to be creative, build confidence and have their voices heard”.

She said the project had brought together schools, musicians and young people from across the city to create work around self-worth, healthy relationships and wellbeing.

Time, place and entry details

The event is scheduled for Thursday 25 June 2026 at Broadway Cinema, 14-18 Broad St, Nottingham NG1 3AL. It runs from 10.30am to 12.15pm, with the live public performance due at 12 noon on the steps outside the cinema.

The price is listed as free. The source information does not specify booking requirements, accessibility arrangements, food stalls or additional transport advice.

Source: Nottingham City Council

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