Partnerships
TEAMING UP WITH BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS CAN PROVIDE HUGE BENEFITS TO YOUR SCHOOL
‘International law fi rm Allen & Overy (A&O) have supported our school for about ten years, and support us in a huge variety of ways, one of which is fi nancially. They fund our breakfast club, have provided iPads for use by SEN children and paid for four year groups to attend a creative writing workshop. We received a £10,000 grant from A&O fi ve years ago to refurbish the library, and they also funded – and helped build – a water play feature and stage for outdoor lessons. A&O are currently making a huge
CASE STUDY: ‘OUR 10-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLEN & OVERY’ people to explore the history of
the area through art, poetry and storytelling.
difference to our school by paying for the resources and preparation needed for the school to transition to an exciting new curriculum. Most importantly, they now pay my salary – a part-time role on a three-year contract. As well as funding, A&O do so much to support the children through volunteering. Staff regularly visit the school as volunteers, supporting reading and fi nancial literacy, and children have been mentored by A&O employees. They also organise projects and
workshops, including Mosaic Mentoring, a programme for Year 5 girls and their mothers where A&O staff became mentors for the pupils, while the Magic Me project brought pupils together with local older
A key event sponsored by A&O is our nativity procession, which we’ve held for the past four years. We borrow a donkey from Spitalfi elds City Farm and parade through the streets around Brick Lane, singing carols as we go. We fi nish in Old Spitalfi elds Market, where the children give readings, play instruments and recite poems. A&O provide and run a sound system, and we’re also
accompanied by their choir. The event ensures
everyone knows about our lovely village school in the heart of the city! A&O has made an enormous difference
to the pupils. All of these curriculum- enriching activities expand horizons for the children and give them a creative and exciting time here at Christ Church.’ Emma Coleman, School Development Manager, Christ Church Primary School, Spitalfields, London (190 pupils)
Law firm Allen & Overy have supported Christ Church School in a number of initiatives during their ten-year partnership, including, from top left, an annual nativity procession; Magic Me project; and Mosaic Mentoring programme
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