William Brookes School Blog

You’d be forgiven for not recognizing this tumbleweed-tangled trio. These beehive-bonced students are just a small part of the greater effort to raise money for a variety of charities as part of their PSHE studies.

If ‘wackifying’ your hair appeals to you, bring in your £1 donation on Friday, 21^st November and feel free to freestyle your follicles!

Mrs Turner and Mrs Horsley explain a little more.

The Giving Nation Challenge is an initiative by the Citizenship Foundation, open to any school in England.

Here at William Brookes School, each Year 9 class followed the GN guidance on their website and used their resources to plan, check, carry out and evaluate their activity.

Each class chose a cause and made a decision on what they would like to do for their chosen cause.

All the classes have chosen different charities and are raising money for and awareness about their particular issues. Some of the activities have been completed and some are yet to be done. The list includes:

9T - Sponsored walk for Help the Aged;

9S - Fashion show and Wacky Hair Day for NSPCC and Childline;

9R - Obstacle course and 5-a-side football;

9M - Car Washing and Scrufts obstacle course challenge for RSPCA;

9N - ‘WBS Factor’ talent show for prevention of child abuse;

9L - Sponsored walk, arm wrestling, cake selling, checkout packing and football tournament.

The classes have worked in small groups to do various things, such as: contacting outside speakers; talking to the leadership team to support their activities; liaising with ICT staff to help promote their causes and asking staff for support. Students also have to plan and organise their events, from risk assessment to advertising and running a budget.