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Prince of Wales visits Southwark School with business
leaders to see impact of his Seeing is Believing programme
First public engagement for HRH to celebrate his 25th year as President of Business in the Community
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arlier this month HRH the Prince of Wales, HRH as its President. In 2010, we are celebrating commercially sensible it’s the right thing to do on
President, Business in the Community the 25th anniversary of this special relationship and many levels. Our involvement in Surrey Square
(BITC) led a group of CEOs to see the benefits marking the 20th year of his Seeing is Believing Junior School has had a huge impact on many of
that partnerships between businesses and programme.” our employees. We provide practical help to raise
community organisations can bring to society. HRH the Prince of Wales started his Seeing is the educational achievement and employability
The visit was to Surrey Square Junior School in Believing programme in 1990. Business leaders are skills of the borough’s young people, because it’s a
Southwark, recently graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all invited to leave their desks to visit different parts of sustainable contribution, not a one off project. 20
areas, thanks to the work of Liz Robinson, (the the country and spend time in inner city schools, years and 40,000 working hours, is a track record
youngest head teacher in the country at the time homeless hostels, prisons, or tough housing we’re enormously proud of that both PwC and the
of her appointment), her staff, and the support of estates. This gives them the opportunity to see borough have benefited from.”
a range of local and national businesses. The first-hand the challenges faced by their future Liz Robinson, head teacher, Surrey Square Junior
school community faces a range of serious social customers, potential employees and close School, said: “We deeply value the contributions
and economic challenges, and has found that the neighbours, and helps them to consider how made to our school community by businesses. At
involvement of businesses has raised aspirations business can help to find solutions to some of the both strategic and practical levels, it is so important
and expectations. Volunteers read with the pupils problems faced by UK communities. More recently, to learn from each other, and to ensure that we
each week, and Governors ensure that the the programme has taken business leaders into are achieving the very best for our pupils. It is a
strategic leadership of the organisation is at the rural communities where deprivation can be just as real boost to school staff to know that others in
highest level. real as in urban areas, but hidden by the beauty of the wider community are interested and support
The visit to the school was followed by a the scenery. our work.”
working session at St. James’s Palace, London, for During 20 years of The Prince’s Seeing is In 2010, The Prince’s Seeing is Believing visits
the CEOs who have led Seeing is Believing visits, to Believing, 7,000 business leaders have undertaken will be led by chief executives from, Fenchurch
report back to HRH the impact that the more than 800 visits across the UK, witnessing the Advisory Partners, General Electric, KPMG, Lloyds
programme is having on some of the most work of over 1,500 community organisations and Banking Group, Marks and Spencer, MITIE Group
pressing social issues in the UK’s most deprived schools, and tackling issues of education, crime, plc, National Grid, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
inner city and rural areas. The programme is run by employability and social exclusion. Proctor & Gamble UK, Serco Group Plc, Sheffield
Business in the Community. Richard Collier Keywood, Managing Partner, Ltd, Starbucks Coffee Company, United Utilities
Stephen Howard, Chief Executive of Business in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, said: “Investing in Plc, and Wates Group Ltd.
the Community, said: “Business in the Community young people in the communities where we have
has been immensely fortunate and proud to have a presence like Southwark, is not only
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