Teacher and TikTokker Kit Brown is a Red Nose Day school champion

grey-placeholder-5 — Maddie Moate and Kit Brown are helping to raise funds for Red Nose Day

Daniel Loveday/Comic Relief Maddie Moate and Kit Brown smiling at the camera while pointing at their red noses that have pictures on them. Maddie is white, has long blonde curly hair and is wearing a fleecy light blue jumper and blue jeans. Her red nose has an ice cream on it. Kit is black and has short curly black hair and a stubbly beard. He is wearing a navy blue cardigan. His red nose has a flower on it. They are stood in the corner of a classroom with various pinboards, decorations and a window behind them. — Maddie Moate and Kit Brown are helping to raise funds for Red Nose Day

A Hertfordshire teacher and TikTok sensation has been revealed as the first School Champion for Comic Relief.

Kit Brown, a BBC Bitesize presenter and teacher, has been tasked to bring silliness, creativity and community spirit into classrooms across the UK ahead of Red Nose Day on Friday, 20 March.

Brown will be joined by CBeebies presenter Maddie Moate, aiming to bring teachers across the nation together to raise money.

He said: “As a teacher, I love creating that same excitement for my pupils for Red Nose Day and thinking of new ways to have fun together.”

Brown first went viral in 2024 after replacing the lyrics of popular songs, including by Taylor Swift, with maths terminology instead, to help his pupils learn.

He has also used well-known phrases or songs as a ‘call and response’ to get the attention of his class.

After he shared examples of his teaching methods, he gathered a large social media following and has featured on BBC Bitesize and CBBC.

He has two million followers on TikTok and more than 70 million likes.

For Comic Relief, Brown and Moate will be providing fundraising packs with a range of activities for pupils to take part in.

Activities include baking members of staff in cake or biscuit form, dressing in red from head to toe, and even ‘silly Olympics’ – switching tennis rackets for frying pans and running races in flippers.

Sam Riley/Comic Relief A promotional Comic Relief image showing six children of different ethnicities with their arms raised in the air while they have their red noses on. Behind them is an illustrated multicoloured background with stars, squiggles and spirals. — Comic Relief has raised more than £1.5bn since it was founded in 1985

For the first time, children can also design their own red noses in the “Design-yer nose” challenge.

The aim is to get pupils turning their noses into something that is uniquely their own, with the opportunity to win a £100 gift voucher and other Red Nose Day prizes.

Moate said: “I can’t wait to see all the seriously silly and creative things schools come up with this Red Nose Day.”

You can find out more about Red Nose Day, and how to donate, on the official website.

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Teacher and TikTokker Kit Brown is a Red Nose Day school champion

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