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CSR in Our Schools

In January 2020, RSAcademics conducted a survey of the Corporate Social Responsibility activities in the Alpha Plus Group schools. Here are some of the highlights:

£ 800,000 was raised for charities in 2019
Our schools and support over 80 charities, including:

WIRES (Australian wildlife rescue)	St Cuthberts	Jeans for Genes	Salvation Army	Save the Children
Majajani School	Wood Street Mission	Water Aid	Barnados	Hurricane Appeal
Rugby Portobello Trust	Stand By Me	Ronald McDonald House	Church of the Village	One Sandwich at a Time
Treats for Troops	Memorial Sloan Kettering	Rwanda Aid	Roald Dahl Children’s Charity	Church of the Annunciation
United World Schools	Poppy Appeal	Evelina Children’s Hospital	Tonbridge Food Bank	Mayor’s Toy Appeal
Children in Need	Bishop Creighton House	Bloodwise	NSPCC	Blind Veterans
Wrap Up	London Lifeboat Appeal	GOSH	Red Nose Day	The Harrow Club
Cancer Research	Book Aid International	Lyla Nsouli Foundation	Rhino Conversation Botswana	Skylarks
British Heart Foundation	The Gift Of Love Homeless Charity	Oasis Food Bank Charity	Waterloo Soup Kitchen	Trinity Hospice
World Wildlife Fund	Breast Cancer Awareness	St. Matthew’s Community Café	Ealing Food Bank

Local community support

Our schools take pride in supporting their local communities.

71% of the money raised in 2019 went to local charities
39 community projects supported by our schools and 36 community events were hosted in our schools last term
94% of our schools are part of an accredited award scheme or programme with a community service element
Some of our school Community Projects include:

The Minors Christmas Appeal – collection of new toys which are distributed to disadvantaged families within the local borough	Carnegie Hill Neighbours – daffodil planting, local community after school club, local clean-up of parks in the local area, hosted the CHN annual meeting
Tunbridge Wells Mayors’ Toy Appeal	Tonbridge foodbank
Bishop Creighton House – annual collaboration	Bloodwise – annual collaboration
Wooden Spoon	Oasis Charitable Trust – working with Rev’ Steve Chalke MBE and his team
Local multicultural street fair	Students volunteer as helpers in a variety of roles
St. Matthew’s Church – fundraising and donating	Singing with FiSH choir
Performing at Barnes Music Festival	Carol singing at Putney Exchange Shopping Centre
Link with Paddock Primary School for children with learning disabilities	Ealing Food Bank – Harvest Festival Donations
Friends of Harvard Hill – involved in tree planting	Autism Bedfordshire – fundraising
Euston Food bank – food item collection	Livingstone Trust – biannual expedition

Social responsibility in the curriculum

100% of schools integrate elements of social responsibility in their Curriculum. In last year’s Spring term, over 80 speakers visited our schools to discuss Corporate Social Responsibility with our pupils.

Fundraising events in our schools

Our school participate in a number of fundraising events. Here are some examples:

Eco sales
Purchasing sustainable products
Marine Conservation Society
Salvation Army Christmas present appeal
Contributions to charitable appeals
Donating toys
Old uniforms sent to Kenya
Muddy Puddle Walk for Save the Children
Charitable donations via Just Giving page
Organising Summer Fayre – with profits going to school charities
Organising fund raising dinners
Book drive to replenish local libraries
Spring Toy Sale
Parent pantry for Ronald MacDonald
Harvest Appeal Christmas boxes
Wrap Up for London
Planting daffodils
Sandwich making for the homeless
Food banks Litter picking

Eco activities in our schools

Our schools care about the environment and participate in a number of Eco activities, such as:

All printers are set to print in black and white by default
Paperless meetings
‘Switch it off’ campaigns
Have motion-activated lights in all classrooms, corridors and open areas
Plastic bottles bans
Water taps are self-stopping
Recycling bins are located around the school, including batteries
The school community recycles/donates clothes through an organisation
Engage in a school travel plan which reduces the
carbon footprint
Meat-free days scheme or similar
Walk to school days
Has a school planting programme e.g. planting bee-friendly plants, planting trees etc.