Bronx high school teacher Charles Best found that the resources for his classroom were severely lacking. He and his fellow teachers bought pencils and copy paper out-of-pocket, and spent much of their time together discussing the ways they wished they could engage their students if they had the extra funding. “The resources our students needed [...]
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Archive | Charity and fundraising
Donors Choose: How Crowdfunding Changes Classrooms [VIDEO]
Posted on 16 May 2012.
Posted in At School, Charity and fundraising, Family, Learning, World News0 Comments
Girl, 7, asks PM to reverse VAT on alterations to listed buildings – Telegraph
Posted on 14 May 2012.
Sophie Clucas, her mum Clair Clucas, 38, and her grandma Joy Parkinson, 64, will personally hand in the letter at 10 Downing Street. Sophie said she wanted the Government to change course as restoration work on Wakefield Cathedral, which she visits every Sunday, has ground to a halt due to rising costs. Sophie, a pupil [...]
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Family, Finance, Kids0 Comments
BBC News – Scout to undertake volunteer projects in Community Week
Posted on 14 May 2012.
Up to 525,000 Scouts across the UK are set to take part in their first week of community volunteering since “bob-a-job” week ended 20 years ago. Planned activities include tackling speeding, removing graffiti, renovating care homes and building habitats for rare bees. The young people have been encouraged to do jobs which will help their [...]
Posted in Active Kids, Charity and fundraising, Out and about, Youth Groups0 Comments
The charity making Shakespeare fun – Telegraph
Posted on 14 May 2012.
If tattooed warriors can win an audience by chanting Shakespeare in Maori and shaking the hallowed foundations of the Globe Theatre then, come on, there’s hope for us all. That thought took me back to an evening last year, when I found myself at the Lyric in the West End for a programme of [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Charity and fundraising, Learning, Literacy and Reading, Media and Celebrity, Music, Dance and Drama, Time Out, TV, Theatre and Film0 Comments
Claire Squires: London Marathon death runner was born in car on the way to hospital | Mail Online
Posted on 29 April 2012.
Marathon runner Claire Squires’s father has revealed how his daughter’s birth was as memorable as her death. Paul Squires said Claire, who collapsed and died in the last mile of Sunday’s London Marathon, was born in the family car while on the way to hospital. ‘When she was born I had to deliver her in [...]
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My son’s a bruiser: Boy, 4, must play in helmet due to rare blood disorder
Posted on 26 April 2012.
Like any young boy, Noah Edwards loves a bit of rough and tumble with his friends. But the four-year-old must wear a crash helmet when he plays after he was diagnosed with a rare blood condition. The platelet function disorder means even the slightest bump can cause severe bruising. If Noah cuts himself he bleeds [...]
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BBC News – Charity calls for reform of the law on child neglect
Posted on 24 April 2012.
A children’s charity has called for the law on child neglect to be overhauled. Action for Children claims the current law focuses too much on prosecuting parents rather than on intervening to protect children from harm. A survey for the charity suggests many parents are unclear about their legal responsibilities to children. Children’s Minister Tim Loughton said the [...]
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Hands off our playing fields says Prince Harry as he presents marathon prizes – Telegraph
Posted on 23 April 2012.
Revealing similar concerns about the built environment as his father, the Prince said that saving “what is left” of sports fields was something very “close to his heart”. He said that the marathon had helped out “massively” by raising money for the charity Fields In Trust. ”Fields in Trust is something very close to all our hearts, [...]
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Youth theatre that made Britain’s biggest stars faces final curtain call | Mail Online
Posted on 23 April 2012.
It launched the careers of some of Britain’s biggest stars, including Dame Helen Mirren, Colin Firth and Jude Law. Doctor Who’s Matt Smith honed his acting skills there, and it was where David Walliams and Matt Lucas of Little Britain fame met. But now the National Youth Theatre (NYT) – whose patron is Prince Edward [...]
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Tourette’s woman becomes superhero to beat stigma | Mail Online
Posted on 23 April 2012.
Tourette’s sufferer Jess Thom is battling the sigma attached to the disorder, by adopting a superhero alter-ego. Convinced by friends to use her condition to do good, Miss Thom, from Peckham, south London, set up a non-profit organisation and now visits schools and youth centres dressed as Touretteshero, to show children what it’s like to live [...]
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BBC News – Cancer teenager’s holiday charity
Posted on 22 April 2012.
A teenager with cancer has set up a charity to provide free holidays in the Lake District for the families of seriously ill children. Alice Pyne, who has Hodgkins Lymphoma, is raising funds for the charity with a line of mugs while continuing to campaign to get people on the bone marrow register. via BBC [...]
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Death of autistic boy shines light on national problem – The Independent
Posted on 20 April 2012.
A coroner warned yesterday that the “gross failure” of mental health services to help an autistic boy, who was bullied and committed suicide, could be a national problem affecting others with similar behavioural needs. Bradford coroner Paul Marks said the death of Gareth Oates, from Stowmarket, Suffolk, could probably have been averted if it had not [...]
Posted in Autism, Bullying, Charity and fundraising, Child behaviour, Child Protection, Death and Bereavement, Special Needs, Tweens and TeensComments Off
Death of autistic boy shines light on national problem – Health News – Health & Families – The Independent
Posted on 20 April 2012.
A coroner warned yesterday that the “gross failure” of mental health services to help an autistic boy, who was bullied and committed suicide, could be a national problem affecting others with similar behavioural needs. Bradford coroner Paul Marks said the death of Gareth Oates, from Stowmarket, Suffolk, could probably have been averted if it had not [...]
Posted in Autism, Bullying, Charity and fundraising, Child behaviour, Child Protection, Death and Bereavement, Special Needs, Tweens and TeensComments Off
350,000 children ‘will lose free school meals in welfare reform’ – charity | The Guardian
Posted on 19 April 2012.
More than 350,000 children will lose their free school meals under the government’s radical plans to reform welfare entitlement next year, an analysis by the Children’s Society has warned. In a report entitled Fair and Square, the charity says the proposed universal credit system, which comes into force in October 2013, will stop paying for [...]
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BBC News – Education system failing children with autism
Posted on 19 April 2012.
The National Autistic Society Northern Ireland (NAS NI) said failings in the education system are letting down children. It wants MLAs to consider the needs of children with autism as they debate the reforms to the Special Educational Needs (SEN) system. The charity is launching the A* for Autism campaign on SEN, to highlight the [...]
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Picture story: Saving India’s poorest babies – Asia – World – The Independent
Posted on 18 April 2012.
In India more people live in poverty than in the whole of Africa. It is a region where the most vulnerable women, babies and children are hit the hardest. Britain is working with the Government of Odisha, one of India’s poorest states, to build up government-led health services, which alongside support from UNICEF, bring healthcare [...]
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Schoolboy takes home unusual memento from York Minster after getting his fingers stuck in collection box | Mail Online
Posted on 18 April 2012.
Schoolboy takes home unusual memento from York Minster after getting his fingers stuck in collection box By JILL REILLY Giving to charity is meant to bring you good luck, but not for one six-year-old boy who got his finger stuck in a cathedral donation box. Oliver Hallidie Smith became trapped when he put his finger [...]
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Beekeeping: a hive of activity for the young – Telegraph
Posted on 17 April 2012.
Beekeeping: a hive of activity for the young In deepest Islington, a ‘Buzz Club’ is attracting children to beekeeping. Image 1 of 2 Busy volunteers: Louise Adoni (14) and 13-year-old Billy Dykes are fully kitted up as they prepare to enter the European-style mobile apiary at Freightliners Farm Photo: MARTIN POPE By Jake Wallis Simons6:18PM BST 16 Apr [...]
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Garden and Outdoors, Hobbies, Learning, ParentsComments Off
Pixie Lott and Oliver Cheshire give amputee, aged 3, a helping hand to raise £1.5m for his new legs | Mail Online
Posted on 16 April 2012.
Pixie Lott and Oliver Cheshire are among those helping to raise money for a three-year-old who lost both legs after being blighted by a life-threatening disease. Little Luca Williams was struck down by meningococcal septicaemia, a type of blood poisoning, four months ago and medics were forced to amputate his lower limbs. Now in a [...]
Posted in Charity and fundraising, MeningitisComments Off
Teenage Cancer Trust, Albert Hall, review – Telegraph
Posted on 04 April 2012.
I can think of few comedy benefit gigs more worthwhile, better organised or more generally inspiring than the annual Albert Hall gala in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Every year, teenagers who have undergone major treatment for cancer step into the limelight midway through the show and explain – with humbling articulacy and thoughtfulness [...]
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Kate Middleton wears smartie-inspired charity bracelet designed by Ed Sheeran’s mother | Mail Online
Posted on 26 March 2012.
She usually keeps her jewellery to a minimum, wearing discreet stud earrings and plain silver chains. But as she gave her first public address on Monday the Duchess of Cambridge opted for something bolder. As she planted a commemorative tree in the grounds of the Treehouse Hospice in Ipswich onlookers were surprised to see a [...]
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Letters: Street children and Brazil’s economic boom | World news | The Guardian
Posted on 09 March 2012.
For too many children in Brazil news of economic growth and talk about “a land of opportunities” will mean little. Unicef estimates that there are as many as three million children living and working in the streets of Brazil – scavenging and begging for food. It will take years for the wealth acquired by Brazil’s [...]
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Duchess of Cambridge to give her first public speech as Royal Patron of children’s hospices charity | Mail Online
Posted on 06 March 2012.
The Duchess of Cambridge is to give her first public speech later this month. Kate will make a short address to families at The Treehouse, a hospice run by East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). The Duchess became Royal Patron of the charity earlier this year. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge The Duchess of Cambridge is the [...]
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Father, 29, suffering from ten brain tumours refused cancer drug that could prolong his life | Mail Online
Posted on 06 March 2012.
A young father suffering from 10 brain tumours is making a last-ditch bid to raise funding for cancer treatment after his local primary care trust refused to pay for a drug that could prolong his life. Glen Cunningham, 29, from South Shields in Tyneside suffers from a rare form of cancer called gliosarcoma, and believes [...]
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Video: Parents appeal for donations to save daughter with ataxia-telangiectasia – Telegraph
Posted on 06 March 2012.
The little girl suffers from ataxia-telangiectasia, or A-T for short, a life-limiting disease which leaves most children affected by it wheelchair-bound by the age of 10. But although the neurodegenerative condition, which affects around 20 children each year, will attack the part of her brain controlling movement and stop her from walking, speaking and even [...]
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Charities and private firms to be paid £15,000 to turn around each ‘Shameless’ family
Posted on 03 January 2012.
Private firms and charities are to be paid bounties of up to £15,000 a time to lead a crackdown on Britain’s 120,000 ‘Shameless’ families, ministers will announce today.
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Hundreds of children ‘detained’ at British airports
Posted on 18 October 2011.
Hundreds of children are being detained at ports and airports by the UK Border Agency, the BBC has learned.
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Childcare, Internet KidsComments Off
Children’s charity fraudster Howard Rose jailed
Posted on 07 October 2011.
A “heartless” charity administrator who took more than £76,000 from a fund for sick children has been jailed.
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Finance, Internet Kids, Parents in prisonComments Off
Cerebral palsy boy gets on his bike for pioneering op
Posted on 26 September 2011.
A boy who cannot walk without a frame is to ride his bicycle in a bid to raise more than £30,000 for life-changing surgery.
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Cerebral palsy boy gets on his bike for pioneering op
Posted on 24 September 2011.
A boy who cannot walk without a frame is to ride his bicycle in a bid to raise more than £30,000 for life-changing surgery.
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Sean Allen’s 21 marathons in 21 days in friend’s memory
Posted on 24 September 2011.
A teacher is running 21 marathons in 21 days following the death of one of his best friends from a brain tumour.
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Finance, Internet KidsComments Off
Cystic fibrosis cure under threat from £6m cash crisis
Posted on 18 September 2011.
Funds dry up as scientists pinpoint effective treatment for cystic fibrosis
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Finance, Internet Kids, Random articlesComments Off
Antenatal care goes two-tier as NCT classes boom and NHS classes are cut back. But who’s suffering most?
Posted on 29 August 2011.
Concerns that mothers on low incomes may lose out are matched by questions about the NCT’s firm belief in natural childbirth
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Family Health, Finance, Health, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Woman detective facing jail for stealing £26,000 from charity that helps child victims of crime
Posted on 19 August 2011.
A disgraced detective admitted today to defrauding a police children’s charity, which raised funds for crime victims, out of at least £26,000.
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Family, Finance, Parents in prisonComments Off
Family needs £80,000 to fly home bike crash son
Posted on 28 July 2011.
A Brixton family is battling to raise money to fly their seriously injured son home from Bali.
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Finance, Holiday and Travel, Time OutComments Off
Woman arrested over Edinburgh Sick Kids fund probe
Posted on 09 July 2011.
A 47-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with alleged fraudulent activity while fundraising for an Edinburgh children’s hospital.
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Internet Kids, Random articlesComments Off
Fundraising pupils smoked cannabis on 10-mile walk
Posted on 29 June 2011.
Four pupils were expelled and another 10 suspended from a Berkshire school when they were caught smoking cannabis during a 10-mile fundraising walk.
Posted in At School, Charity and fundraising, Internet Kids, Random articlesComments Off
How to teach … Wrong Trousers Day
Posted on 21 June 2011.
This week on the Guardian Teacher Network you can find resources for Wrong Trousers Day, which raises money for the Wallace and Gromit Children’s Foundation
Posted in At School, Charity and fundraising, Finance, LearningComments Off
Breastfeeding awareness week dropped by Department of Health
Posted on 18 June 2011.
Royal College of Midwives brands withdrawal of central funding for 18-year campaign ‘disappointing’
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Chefs cook up a feast for Soho school in charity fundraiser
Posted on 18 June 2011.
Schools across the capital are preparing for summer fêtes with teachers hoping barbecues, bric-a-brac stalls and tombolas raise much needed funds.
Posted in At School, Charity and fundraising, Finance, ParentsComments Off
Alicia Keys: Being a mother inspired me to push on with charity work
Posted on 17 June 2011.
Alicia Keys has described how becoming a mother has inspired her to push on with her children’s charity work as she held her annual fundraising Black Tie Ball in London.
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Alicia Rallies Stars For Children With Aids
Posted on 17 June 2011.
Alicia Keys has hosted the Keep A Child Alive Black Ball to raise money for the charity which helps families affected by Aids and HIV in Africa and India.The organisation was founded in 2003 and has since helped 250,000 people, raising over £17m.
The star-studded event, at the Roundhouse in north London and co-hosted by Mark Ronson, featured guests including Tinie Tempah, Paloma Faith, Chipmunk, Beth Ditto and Jay Sean.
Grammy Award winning singer Keys – who is most famous for her hit single Empire State Of Mind with Jay-Z – is celebrating 10 years since she released her debut album Songs In A Minor.
The star says she has changed a lot since she started out, especially since starting a family.
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Diageo funds pregnancy health drive
Posted on 12 June 2011.
Drinks giant Diageo will pay for 10,000 midwives to be trained in highlighting to pregnant women the dangers of drinking alcohol, it has been reported.
Posted in Babies, Charity and fundraising, Family Health, Finance, Health, Midwives, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Drinks firm Diageo funds pregnancy health initiative
Posted on 12 June 2011.
Drinks retailer Diageo is to pay for 10,000 midwives in England and Wales to be trained to offer advice on the dangers of alcohol during pregnancy.
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Family Health, Finance, Health, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
NSPCC says child sex abuse has risen to 64 crimes a day
Posted on 27 May 2011.
At least 64 children are sexually abused every day in England and Wales, figures obtained by the NSPCC suggest.
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Family, Internet Kids, Learning, ParentsComments Off
Anti-abortion group drafted in as sexual health adviser to government
Posted on 25 May 2011.
Coalition appoints pro-abstinence charity Life to key sexual health forum, while omitting British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Pro-life and abortionComments Off
Car insurance premiums for young drivers soar to £3,688
Posted on 24 May 2011.
The average cost of insuring a car for young drivers has soared to a record high of £3,688, new research shows.
Posted in Charity and fundraising, Finance, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Rift grows between public schools
Posted on 24 May 2011.
Independent Schools Council is under fire from its own members as it goes to court over charity status
Posted in At School, Charity and fundraising, Family, Independent Schools, Internet Kids, Learning, ParentsComments Off
Posh private schools ‘abusing charitable status’ by using taxpayers cash for pheasant shooting and beagling
Posted on 24 May 2011.
Private schools teaching golf, beagling and pheasant shooting should not be subsidised by the taxpayer, a court heard yesterday.
Posted in At School, Charity and fundraising, Family, Independent Schools, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Private schools charity status ‘subsidising luxury
Posted on 23 May 2011.
Independent schools are using a “tax payer subsidy” to provide luxuries like golf courses, beagling and shooting for their pupils, a court will hear.
Posted in At School, Charity and fundraising, Independent Schools, Internet Kids, Learning, ParentsComments Off
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