“The good quality of leadership throughout the school is driving the development of teaching and learning…”
Ofsted Inspection Nov 2007
Charity work is a piece of cake
Year 10 Charity Representatives at Tanbridge House School recently raised just under £150 through a huge cake sale for staff and students across the school in order to raise money, not only for charity, but also to help send fellow student Jo Carver over to Africa, where she will volunteer in an Orphanage for a week.
Students across the school voted in their Tutor Groups for the charity that they would most like to support, with Help the Heroes being the most popular choice. Students felt it was important to support this charity, having heard in the press about the number of British fatalities in Afghanistan.
Luke Polie, one of the Year 10 Charity Reps, said: “We chose Help for Heroes as we feel it is important to give something back to the men and women who are putting their lives on the line to help others every day.”
The students also wanted to support Jo and the commendable work that she will be doing in Africa.
Jack Frankland, Charity Rep, said:”Sometimes when money goes to charity, although you know it is doing good, it can be hard to see the impact it is having.” Another of the Charity Reps, Izzy Lowen, added: “Helping to send one of our fellow students to work in an orphanage in Africa feels like we are supporting a local organisation and we will be able to see the difference it makes to the lives of the children.”
The Charity Representatives each took on different roles including advertising and promotion, recruiting others to make and donate cakes and running the stall on the day.