Charity

Our pupils (and staff) get involved in a huge number of charity events every year, helping to raise awareness and much needed funds for many worthy causes – local, national and international.

Supported charities for 2025 and 2026 include Macmillan Cancer Care, BBC Children in Need, Young Minds, North Devon Hospice, Jay’s Aim, Bag2School and Anti-Bullying Alliance to name just a few.

In recent years, our school community worked together to raise £1,694 for Jay’s Aim, a charity we have supported for a number of years. Thanks to these efforts, we were able to purchase two defibrillators, which have been installed on the school grounds and made accessible to the public.

In 2025-26 we have raised money for the following charities:

Remembrance day, Poppy Appeal – £157.15

Children in Need – £588.20

Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children – £157.70

6th Form Panto for Young Minds – £576.18

Carol Service for The Salvation Army – £300 & North Devon Hospice – £206

Bags2school for North Devon Air Ambulance -£48

Children’s Mental Health week for Place2be – £792.40

Wear a hat day for Brain Tumor Research – £168

Readathon for Read for Good (20% of this is given to the school for new books) – £517

The Shebbear Shave for Macmillan Cancer Support – £2,065

We work closely with our pupils to find out what causes are important to them as well as raising awareness of issues they may not have encountered.

Raising awareness can be just as important as fundraising so we like to have a balance between these two areas.

Visiting speakers are invited in to school to speak to our pupils in chapels and assemblies and we also arrange visits to our local charities to volunteer and support.