Charities and Community Service
Charity
The supporting of charities forms an important feature of every term in the Lower School. The School Council named Pupil Vice decides which charities will be supported during the term and discusses with staff the events we will be holding.
There is an event each term organised by one of the Houses and this is often run in conjunction with a non-uniform or dressing-up day. Our major charity event of the year is always the Christmas Fair. This is run entirely by pupils, although parents often help to man the stalls on the day!
In the last year we have raised over £8000 for different causes. An important part of fund-raising involves a visit by the chosen charity to explain to pupils how the money they raised will be used.
Over recent years we have undertaken the following charity events:
- Harvest Festival - for the Salvation Army
- Jeans for Genes- silver Coin Challenge - for Genetic Research
- Shoebox Appeal - Nelsons Journey
- Carol Service - for Night Shelter
- Christmas Fair - EACH
- Bottle Tombola - Guide Dogs
- Non-Uniform Days - Save the Children
- Colour Run - Street Child
Community Service
Our Upper Three pupils are also encouraged to undertake the Lower School Service Award, with one part of the award focusing on carrying out some Community Service in their local area. Recently this has included pupils singing and performing at local nursing homes, collecting litter, volunteering in local community centres and cleaning all the road signs in their local villages! The school was recognised for the pupils’ outstanding contribution to communities with a national TES award.
Find out more about our recent charity and community service work below:
Charities and Community Service Gallery
