We collected over 60 shoeboxes for the charity Teams4U. The shoeboxes are given to vulnerable children in Eastern Europe and contain basic necessities as well as fun Christmas gifts.

We asked families to donate Christmas jumpers to help us raise funds for Aspire. Alongside our annual Christmas jumper day, students and staff took to the streets to go carolling to raise money for Aspire. We are grateful to the Coop and town council for letting us use Withers Court and its brilliant free piano to sing a few joyful songs to the Christmas crowds in Chipping Norton. We were pleased to be able to give over £900 to Aspire this Christmas.

This year saw our 4th annual ‘Classrooms to Care Homes’ initiative take place. Students designed and write their own Christmas postcards to care home residents. Over the years, we have written and delivered more than 1000 Christmas postcards to care home residents in our community.