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Message OUTREACH &PARTNERSHIPSStrengthening Forest through collaborationWhere People Grow2024/2025
3Outreach and Partnerships Co-ordinatorIt has been a busy and rewarding year, full of exciting opportunities and meaningfulexperiences for our pupils, partner schools, and the wider community.By hosting a range of events, we’ve been able to share learning experiences withpartner schools and other organisations. Highlights from this year include our annualJunior Science Competition, the Higher Education and Careers Fair, foreign languageplays, and History Symposia.Our pupils and staff have also led and supported a variety of charitable and creativeinitiatives: organising winter coat and foodbank collections, hosting bake and bubbletea sales, making music, painting a mural in a local primary school, and arranging acharity disco for younger pupils.The Forest community — pupils, staff, parents, carers and Old Foresters alike —continues to demonstrate a strong sense of unity and purpose. Whether throughfundraising efforts or the joy of super-curricular learning, we come together tosupport one another and make a positive impact in the wider world.Sureka PereraIntroduction
ECONOMIC IMPACTGDP SUPPORTED IN OURSCHOOL'S UK-BASEDSUPPLY CHAIN£8,706,848THE NUMBER OF JOBS FORESTSCHOOL HAs SUPPORTED THROUGH DIRECT EMPLOYMENTOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE GDP OFWALTHAM FOREST LAD£26,343,201OUR TOTALCONTRIBUTIONTO UK GDP£50,805,918TOTAL NUMBER OF JOBS INWALTHAM FOREST LAD SUPPORTED BY FOREST SCHOOL'S ACTIVITIESSCHOOL'S OWN DIRECT GDP£22,560,012 SUPPORTEDBY THE SPENDING OF OUR STAFF ANDOUR UK-BASED SUPPLIERS' STAFF£19,539,058422 JOBS506 £
EngagementSCHOOL PARTNERS42schools have partnered with us thispast academic yearPUPIL PARTICIPANTS356number pupils involved involunteering and fundraisingthrough schoolCHARITYFUNDRAISING£16,2652024-2025CHARITY PARTNERS33charities have partnered with us thispast academic year
6London Academy of Excellence (LAE)Our partnership with LAE has been a successful one over the years whichhas been of mutual benefit to our students and those at LAE. Datingback to 2012, we have created many opportunities for our Sixth Formstudents to meet, share ideas and, where possible, work together withtheir peers at LAE. During the past year we have hosted the annual visitof Forest House, run a joint debate and two successful joint HistoricalSymposia, one held at Forest and one at LAE.On 20 September 2024, we were delighted to welcome Year 12 studentsfrom Forest House for their annual visit; they spent the day with our Year12 students sharing their experiences of sixth form life thus far andworking together in teams to give presentations to their peers. thOur PartnershipsOur PartnershipsHackney EmpireOur continuing partnership with the Hackney Empire saw the ever-popular ‘Battle of the Bands’ event take place at the iconic venue on 23June. Student bands - along with a few staff ones - took to the stage tocompete for the top spot in their respective categories.rdRoyal National Children’s SpringboardFoundationThe Royal National Children’s Springboard Foundation (Springboard) isthe UK’s largest bursary charity, helping disadvantaged and vulnerablechildren access fully funded bursary placements at leading independentschools. Currently, four Springboard pupils are being supported at ForestSchool.
7Junior Science CompetitionWe were delighted to welcome 19 prep and primary schools -including our own Prep School - to take part in this year’s JuniorScience Competition. Teams of four Year 6 pupils tackled threehands-on experiments, using their scientific knowledge andobservational skills to draw logical conclusions.While the judges reviewed the results, two of our science teacherswowed the audience of visiting pupils and staff with a thrilling,science-based show to keep everyone entertained.Warm congratulations to the winning teams from Woodford GreenPrep School, Riverley Primary School, and Gatehouse School - andwell done to all the schools that took part. We hope the competitionwas an inspiring and enjoyable experience for everyone involved. STEMSTEM
8ST EMAfter School Maths and ScienceClubsAt the start of the academic year, our new cohort of Year 12students took over the Maths and Science after-school clubs atWanstead Church School from the outgoing Year 13s, who werefocusing on university, apprenticeship, and other post-schoolapplications.The after-school clubs have been a mutually enriching experiencefor both the Year 3–6 pupils at Wanstead Church School and ourstudents. They provide valuable opportunities to develop newskills, gain confidence, and engage with younger age groups in aprofessional setting. Placements like these allow our students togrow and learn outside the classroom, whilst giving them greatexperiences to draw upon in applications and interviews. Timetabled Maths OutreachOne of our Maths teachers provided academic support for higherability pupils in Years 5 and 6 at Nightingale Primary Schoolthroughout the year.“We would like to thank Forest for their unwaveringsupport in sending such terrific students for theoutreach clubs”Wanstead Church School
9Author Talk - Patrick NessIn October 2024, the Prep School was joined by pupils fromNightingale and Coppermill Primary Schools for a special visit fromauthor Patrick Ness, double Carnegie Medal winner, who spokeabout his latest book, Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody.Patrick encouraged pupils to draw on their own life experiences -combining facts and feelings - as inspiration for their writing, and toembrace the belief that they can become anything they aspire tobe. His talk was both funny and engaging, capturing theimagination of the audience. Pupils also had the chance to sketchone of the book’s characters and get their books and bookmarkssigned.Humanities and LiteracyHumanities andLiteracy
10History SymposiumForest School hosted the fourth joint Forest-LAE HistoricalSymposium in November. We welcomed LAE’s Head of History andfive A Level History students from LAE who were joined by fourForest A Level History students and the Head of History at Forest.Each student presented a short paper on their chosen field ofhistorical study which covered a diverse range of topics from re-contextualising Columbus’ legacy to an assessment of whetherAnne Boleyn was a villain or a victim.Humanities and Literacy
11Humanities and LiteracyA fifth joint Forest-LAE Historical Symposium was held in June, for the first time at LAE in Stratford. This second symposium in the academicyear was requested by popular demand so that more Year 12 students from both schools would have the opportunity to participate in thisevent. The students made the most of both of these academically enriching events to explore historical topics of interest to them outside of the ALevel History curriculum and participate in an intellectually rigorous exchange of ideas with their peers. History Symposium (continued)11Humanities and Literacy
12Humanities and LiteracyForest-LAE DebateWe were delighted to welcome four students and a member of staff fromthe London Academy of Excellence (LAE) in Stratford to a joint debate atForest School. There were two motions, one supplied by each school: ‘Should the UnitedKingdom abolish the monarchy?’ and ‘This House would make it illegal topay a ransom.’ which made for two very fascinating and well argueddebates. The afternoon was so enjoyable and successful that Forest has beeninvited to LAE for a reciprocal debate in the near future which everyone islooking forward to.
13Higher Education (HE) and CareersFairThe HE and Careers Fair returned to Forest School in February witha packed Sports Hall full of more than 60 exhibitors from a range ofuniversities and businesses, including employers offeringapprenticeships, and gap year specialists. The Fair was attended by our own Forest pupils from Years 9 to 13,and we welcomed over 150 Year 10 and 11 pupils to the Fair from TheForest Academy, Walthamstow School for Girls, Highams ParkSchool, Normanhurst School, Leytonstone School and ConnaughtSchool.CareersCareers“My students get so much out of this and would not otherwise havethe opportunity for exposure to universities/employers/providers to thislevel...We are so grateful for the invite and your generosity in sharingthis event. We would love to come again.”Walthamstow School for Girls“Thanks for allowing us to attend. It was a great experience for ourstudents and we look forward to next year’s one.Connaught School“Thank you so much for hosting us.”Leytonstone School
14We offered weekly Drama workshops across the year to ChingfordCoE Primary School, Oakdale Junior School and SnaresbrookPrimary School. New for this year, a Latin Club was run at Our Lady of LourdesPrimary School for their keen Year 6 pupils which will continue nextyear. Wanstead Church SchoolWeekly Street Dance and Cheerleading classes were run atWanstead Church School, Snaresbrook, Aldersbrook, Mayville,Chingford CoE and Henry Maynard Primary Schools. One-dayworkshops were also run at Barley Lane and Nightingale PrimarySchools. We also offered spare places on our Easter Dance school tochildren from low income families attending Nightingale PrimarySchool. There are huge benefits to pupils participating in Danceincluding increased confidence and improved wellbeing.ArtsTimetabled Drama and LatinOutreach Sessions at localPrimary SchoolsLife Drawing ClassesDance Outreach “ The children have thoroughly enjoyed having...Dance onFridays and benefit immensely (from these sessions)”Arts“I just wanted to say a big thank you for providing the streetdance teacher...The children really enjoyed the sessions, gaineda lot of confidence, and learned new skills. We also receivedpositive feedback from parents, which was fantastic tohear...Thank you for your support.Barley Lane Primary SchoolFor the third year running, we offered places on our popular LifeDrawing classes to our partner secondary schools which ran afterschool every week during Michaelmas and Lent Terms.Davenant Foundation School, King Solomon High School andWoodbridge High School sent some of their A Level Art students tothese sessions which are of great benefit to the students whoattend particularly for building a portfolio.
14We were delighted to welcome 67 Year 5 pupils fromChingford CoE Primary School to a matinéeperformance of ‘A Christmas Carol’, the School’sMichaelmas production, on 26th November. The pupils had been learning about Charles Dickens andthe Victorian society in which his book is set to fullyappreciate the world which the characters in the bookinhabit.During the evening performances on 27th, 28th and29th November, collections were held for Action forChildren and Great Ormond Street Hospital charity.A Christmas Carol performanceArtsArts15
16In March 2025 we welcomed Frederick Bremer School andWoodbridge High School to a performance by the Onatti TheatreCompany of a German language play, Auf Dem Campingplatz,alongside our own students. The play followed the experience of two friends on a camping tripwho arrive totally unprepared, without any food and the resultingmayhem. Modern ForeignLanguagesGerman and French Plays –Onatti Theatre Company Modern Foreign LanguagesWe also welcomed Oaks Park High School and Woodford CountyHigh School for Girls to join our students for a second Onatti play,this time in French. The play Prendre Sa Revanche centredaround the possession of an incorrectly assumed Monet paintingby two unscrupulous antiques dealers and their attempts to sell it.Both plays used words that the students would not have readilyrecognised alongside language that they would have beenfamiliar with already; vocabulary sheets were provided as well tohelp them follow the play.
17We have continued to offer local schools access to our pool thisacademic year. Snaresbrook Primary School used our pool forweekly swimming sessions from May until the end of July 2025 andOur Lady of Lourdes Primary School had the use of the pool everymorning for a week in mid July. Woodford County High School forGirls also used the pool in July for their GCSE moderation.SportSwimming OutreachFrench Lecture byProfessor Meziane Lasfer Professor Meziane Lasfer gave a lecture in French to our Year 12 and13 French A Level students who were joined by students fromHighams Park School and Woodford County High School for Girls.The lecture was on the topic of immigration in France which directlytied into one of the key themes of Forest School’s A Levelcurriculum. Professor Lasfer’s insights delved into the complex andmultifaceted issue of immigration with a particular focus on theAlgerian experience, which remains a significant part of France’smodern identity.Professor Lasfer is a respected academic in the field of finance andbusiness and his lecture provided a deep and thought-provokingperspective on the historical and social aspects of immigration inFrance, offering students a chance to understand both the broaderimplications and the more personal elements of this topic. Modern Foreign Languages and Sport“A huge thank you...for the invitation to and the warmwelcome at the lecture last week. It was a fascinatingexperience and all of the group from Woodfordappreciated it very much.” Woodford County High School for Girls
18Community ActionPupil-led Charity and CommunityAction CommitteeLast year, our two Deputy Head Boys and our Special ProjectsAmbassador for Charity and Outreach had looked at how moreOutreach opportunities and the philosophy of service could beembedded throughout the School. They conducted a survey of the then Year 12 students to ascertainlevels of engagement with volunteering both inside and outside ofschool and held a Sixth Form assembly to promote the benefits ofvolunteering and outreach work in the wider community. This year, one of the Deputy Head Girls continued the legacy of herpredecessors by establishing a pupil-led Charity and CommunityAction Committee with representation from all year groups in theSenior School to carry forward and build upon this important work.The Committee members aim to capture pupil voice on School-wide charity and community action issues and further inspire andpromote a spirit of service in the community amongst their peers. It has been encouraging to observe the Committee’s enthusiasmfor spreading the message of service and the importance ofcommunity and in wanting to get other pupils more activelyinvolved. We will be following their progress with great anticipation and lookforward to sharing the Committee’s successes during theacademic year.Communty Action
19Foodbank FortnightThis year we changed the frequency of our regular giving toRedbridge Foodbank to a concentrated fortnight of donations onceevery term. We held a fantastic collection ahead of Christmas,followed by another at Easter and a final one just before thesummer break. The pupil-led Charity and Community ActionCommittee is committed to ensuring that our contributionscontinue to help towards making a difference to those in crisis inour local community.Communty Action“Thank you so much for all the support you have given us thisyear.”Redbridge Foodbank
20Winter Coat Collection In November 2024, we held our annual Winter Coat Collection and once again we wereoverwhelmed by the fantastic response from parents/carers and staff from right across theSchool. We filled over 20 sacks of coats which were donated to the Leytonstone branch of The SalvationArmy.Community ActionThe Salvation Army, Leytonstone Branch“Many people in our community were blessed by your generosity (lastyear)...Thank you very much for organising this. We appreciate your kindnessonce more.”
21Community Art Project A group of Year 11, 12 and 13 students, who were undertaking Volunteeringas part of timetabled activities lessons, took on the challenge of painting amural in Nightingale Primary School’s new library space. Inspired by the book The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and JackieMorris, the students devised designs which reflected the beauty anddiversity of the natural environment and thus, over the course of fiveweeks, created an enchanting and calm library space for the primaryschool pupils to enjoy.Community Action
28social valuestudentsminimum of 12 hoursper student160 bronzeminimum of 24 hours over6 months per student50 silverminimum of 52 hours over12 months per student32 goldWE ARE IMMENSELY PROUDOF THE EFFORT, DEDICATIONAND ACHIEVEMENT OF OURPARTICIPANTS£17,7202422769hours2024-2025Duke of Edinburgh AwardThe Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) scheme continues to be an important part of ourdistinct all-round educational provision at Forest School and pupils taking part in thescheme are required to complete activities in the four sections of volunteering, physical,skills and expedition in each of the award levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold with a residentialcomponent to complete at Gold level. Participating in the DofE programme challenges pupils in a positive way throughfostering teamwork, building resilience and providing pupils with a tangible sense ofachievement outside of their academic endeavours. It also opens up opportunities involunteering and being of service in the community, something which they may not haveconsidered previously, and this experience can offer unique insights into their personaldevelopment journey.
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24Local EducationMock Interviews for OxbridgeCandidates We were pleased to help students from Heathcote School andScience College and Holy Family Catholic School hoping to studyMedicine, Dentistry, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science,English and Psychology who had all received invitations forinterview at Cambridge. A huge thank you goes to ourdepartmental heads and teaching staff and our Head of Sixth Formfor interviewing and providing each student with valuablefeedback on their performance.Local Education“I would just like to thank you once again for (your) help with(our student’s) application and to let you know he has receivedan offer from Cambridge. He said your help was invaluable.”Holy Family Catholic SchoolMock Multiple Mini Interviews(MMIs)for Medicine and DentistrySeveral members of Forest School staff conducted a series ofinterviews and tasks with our Year 13 students planning to studymedicine or dentistry which took place after school. These MMIsmirror those conducted by universities as part of their rigorousentry processes. We were pleased to welcome students from TrinityCatholic High School and Beal High School who were put throughtheir paces alongside our students.
Staff Visit from The ExcelsiorAcademyWe were delighted to welcome two Assistant Headteachers fromThe Excelsior Academy in Dalston who visited our Sixth Form andmet a group of Year 12 and 13 students and key staff at Forest. Opportunities to hear direct from students about their experienceof sixth form life and to share best practice with colleagues in thestate sector are of immense mutual value as well as providinginsights into what our respective sectors are doing well and wherewe can build upon these to continually improve our standardsacross the board. 25Local Education“I just wanted to extend my sincere thanks for arranging thevisit for our staff. They found it immensely useful and cameback with positive ideas on how to improve the education forour students. They were particularly impressed by how muchthe students loved their school.”.The Excelsior AcademyRSHE ConferenceWe held our second RSHE (Relationships, Sex, Health andEducation) Conference this year, our inaugural one being in 2023.This year’s theme was ‘Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives: Best Practicesin RSHE’. The speakers were experts in their fields: Caroline Waranwho has worked with the NHS and Mind, Iain Mahony who spokeabout engaging boys in mental health and his own personalexperiences, Alicia Drummond who spoke about creating safespaces to talk about mental health with care and confidence.Amanda Gale, Catherine Hayes-Fisher and Nadia Ramoul fromPlace2Be and our own Head and Deputy Head of RSHE also spoke.We had over 30 schools join us from primary and secondary levelsfrom both the state and independent sectors to hear from thespeakers and learn from each other about RSHE best practice andhow to adapt and implement this in their own settings.
26Lo cal Ed uca tio nEast London Classics SummerSchoolNow in its fifth year, the East London Classics Summer School drewa group of brilliant and dedicated students to study for thisintensive five-day GCSE Latin revision course. The Director of theSummer School is a Forest School Classics teachers who has workstirelessly every year to organise the summer revision course. Pupils from twelve schools across London attended and many wereable to benefit from full and half bursaries owing to the generoussupport from the Classical Association, the Society for thePromotion of Hellenic Studies, the UCL Classics Society, andProfessor Mary Beard together with other independent sponsors. Many of the students came from families with Pupil Premium orFree School Meals eligibility, single parent households or thosefacing financial difficulties. As well as sessions covering the essential grammar from theGCSE specification, with a clear focus on preparing for theirexaminations in 2026, the students had the opportunity to hearfrom leading academics giving lectures on topics regarding theClassical world and literature such as Classical London and Virgil’sAenied. The lecture series is designed to broaden horizons and togive students a taste of the study of Classics at a higher level.During the Q & A sessions, the speakers generously shared theirpersonal insights into academic life and career pathways. A particular highlight of this year came at the very end of theweek, when Professor Mary Beard made a surprise appearanceonce again. She congratulated the students on their outstandingwork ethic and commitment, and spoke powerfully about theimportance of Classics in understanding the modern world,touching on questions of empire, migration, race, gender, andpower. The students listened with rapt attention, inspired by herwords and encouraged to see Classics as a living, relevant subject.It was the perfect conclusion to a demanding but rewardingweek.“Thank you for the bursary. Without it I wouldn’t have been ableto come, and I feel much more ready for GCSE now.” – Student “Thank you for sponsoring my students - it has made all thedifference to their learning and their confidence.” – Teacher “I deeply appreciate the care, enthusiasm, and academic rigourthat shaped the week. The warm and inclusive environment youcreated allowed our child to learn, grow, and feel part ofsomething meaningful.” - Parent
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28Prep SchoolThe Prep School was, once again, consistently busy raising money forcharity during the year. In October, Atkinson House donated Harvest gifts to Heat or Eat, a localfoodbank charity in Walthamstow and the Prep School joined the SeniorSchool in donating coats to the whole school winter coat collection in midNovember. The Prep School answered the call for advent calendars for the Treats forKids Charity Advent Calendar Appeal and also donated toys, books andstationery to the Newham Christmas Toy Appeal, a charity which aims to fill3000 Christmas stockings for vulnerable children facing poverty, poorwellbeing, disability, educational underachievement and housingdifficulties. A Year 5 pupil cut off eight inches of her hair and donated it to the LittlePrincess Trust, a charity which donates free real hair wigs to children whohave lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions. Thecharity also funds research into finding kinder and more effectivetreatments for childhood cancers.The Year 6 Pupil Action Team sold delightfully warming hot chocolate andmade £230 which was split between The Epilepsy Society and CancerResearch UK. The Treats for Kids charity also ran its Easter Egg Appeal forvulnerable children.£1,297 was raised for Unicef through events such as Sports Day and SoccerAid while £1,361 was raised for the NSPCC through events such as the PrepSchool charity disco. Red Nose Day events also raised £1,831 for Comic Relief.CharityCharity
29Prep SchoolA Prep School teacher also completed a skydive raising £730 for Place2Be, a charity which provides mental health support to children inschools and a pyjama party also raised just over £257 for Place2Be.One member of Prep School staff completed the London Marathon for the Samaritans raising £4,176! Another member of staffcompleted the Belfast Marathon and raised £1,400 for the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT), a charity which helps bereaved families tobring loved ones, who have passed away overseas, home to Ireland. The pupils celebrated this achievement by designing their ownmedals!Prep School pupils have sent messages of support and encouragement to Old Forester, Polly of Team Cruising Free, on her and herteam's voyage aboard The Spirit of Bluestone across the Atlantic Ocean. The voyage has been sponsored by the Old Foresters Club, butthe team has continued to raise awareness and funds for three charities: the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Emily’s Entourage, and the Paul SartoriHospice at Home. Polly and her team have enjoyed reading all the messages which have kept their spirits high during the voyage. CharityCharity
30Charity AfternoonCharity Afternoon was held during the lunch break on Sports Day inthe Park. The event retained its festival atmosphere with stallsranging from glitter tattoos to sweet treats to penalty shoot-outchallenges to the perennial favourite: sponge the teacher which, thisyear, saw the Warden bravely stand in as the pupils’ target! Together with the non-uniform day held the next day, £2,140 wasraised for the Senior School charities as previously chosen by thepupils: Haven House Children’s Hospice, Cancer Research UK, WaterAid and WWF.Senior SchoolCharity
31FusionFusion is a long-standing and much lovedevent in the Forest calendar, now in itseighteenth year. It is a student-run eventfeaturing musical, drama and dance actswhich celebrate students’ identities andcultures. The evening raised £202 which was splitbetween Great Ormond Street Hospitalcharity (GOSH) and Young Minds.Charity
32Charity Disco for Years 7 and 8A group of Year 12 students devised a charity fundraisingproject as part of their weekly timetabled VolunteeringActivities lessons and decided to hold a charity disco forthe younger years to raise money for their chosen charityREACT, which helps families with life limiting medicalconditions https://reactcharity.org/what-we-do. Their organisational efforts came to fruition in January2025 when Year 7 and 8 pupils let their hair down at theLower School Charity Disco. Charity
33Live LoungeLive Lounge is a firm favourite in the Forest calendar andthis year was no exception. Students from Years 10 to 13 come together to performssongs of their own choosing to an audience of their peers.This year the students raised money for Refuge and GreatOrmond Street Hospital charity.Charity
34MacMillan Coffee MorningEveryone came together on 4 October for the world’s biggestcoffee morning and brought in home-baked creations as well asshop bought delights both sweet and savoury.thThe proceeds raised from the MacMillan Coffee Morning held atSchool came to £567 for MacMillan Cancer Support. Winter Concert and Jingle Bell RockConcertThe Winter Concert took place in November at Sinfonia Smith Squarein London and the Jungle Bell Rock Concert took place in Decemberin the School Chapel. Both events raised £758 which was split equallybetween the two charities which the A Level Music students hadchosen: Cancer Research UK and Youth Music, a charity whichenables young people to ‘make, learn and earn in music’. Charity
35The Red Shoes performanceThe Lower School Performance of The Red Shoes in lateMay was an amazing production showcasing themusical and dancing talents of the Lower School whichcreated an enchanting theatrical experience foreveryone who came to see the production.A collection was held across the three eveningperformances and just under £515 was raised for GreatOrmond Street Hospital Charity!CharityBook Donation Following a clear-out of several years' worth of books inthe English Department, nine boxes of books rangingfrom textbooks to fiction to the Bible, were donated toBooks2Africa which sends the books to a number ofAfrican countries where they will be put to good userather than being thrown away or recycled. While fiction books are relatively easy to donate, manyorganisations are unable to accept large volumes oftextbooks. Knowing that these materials will find asecond, purposeful life where they are truly needed isboth rewarding and reassuring.
36Kingsley House Christmas ToyAppealKingsley House organised a call-out for gifts and sorted thedonated Christmas presents for ‘The Giving Tree’ toy appealset up by the charity KidsOut. The toy appeal aims to provideChristmas presents for children living in refuges havingescaped situations of domestic abuse, who otherwise mightnot get a present at this time of year. There was a fantasticresponse from the School community and a mountain ofpresents was collected. Astell House Donations to Eat orHeat Foodbank Astell House collected donations for Eat or Heat Foodbank in Walthamstow in the run up to Christmas.Kingsley House Astell HouseCharitySchool HouseSchool House Book Collection In celebration of World Book Day in March, School House held acollection for unwanted children’s books in partnership with theChildren’s Book Project. A request for gently used children’sbooks to be given a second life and, thus, sharing the joy ofreading with others who have limited access to books, was metwith a very generous response from the School community.
37Copeland’s House Bake SaleCopeland House got busy in the kitchen for a November bakesale, raising just over £207 for Macmillan Cancer Support.. Copeland’s HouseBaylis HouseCharityBaylis House Pre-loved Clothing SaleBaylis House came together to hold a pre-loved clothing sale to raisefunds for Haven House Children's Hospice, a local charity based inWoodford Green, whilst encouraging the environmental principle ofre-using existing resources throughout the Forest community. A call-out for unwanted clothes in good condition was met with a brilliantresponse from the School community. All unsold clothes weredonated to charity. The pre-loved clothing sale raised over £152 for Haven House whichwill go towards the vital work of the Hospice, for example, fundingrespite care or activities such as therapeutic yoga, music therapy andsensory play for children who are unlikely to reach adulthood. Furtherdetails of their work can be foundhttps://www.havenhouse.org.uk/Listing/ Category/about-us.“We are so pleased to have raised money for such a great cause.Haven House is a brilliant charity, giving extraordinary care tothose children who need it most. Thank you to all involved andeveryone who bought from the store!".Isabella, Baylis House Captain
38Bishop’s House Bubble Tea SaleOn a hot, sunny day in June, Year 10 Bishop's House ran a bubbletea stall in aid of charity and raised £463 to be split equallybetween Unicef, Save the Children and Centrepoint charities.There were lots of fun and interesting flavours on sale and thecool beverages brought a welcome respite from the heat. The bubble tea sale was a great success and Bishop’s House hadsome very satisfied customers.Bishop's HouseCharityDoctor's HouseFranklin HouseDoctor’s House and Franklin HouseCharity Events Both Doctor’s House and Franklin House ran separate events to raisemoney for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Doctor’s Houseundertook tasks around the home during the Easter break and werepaid for their efforts whilst Franklin ran a hot chocolate sale. Doctor’sraised just over £61 and Franklin raised just under £109 for MSF.
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Gatehouse SchoolFrederick Bremer SchoolBarley LanePrimary SchoolHigham’s Park SchoolBeal High SchoolDavenant FoundationSchoolGeorge Mitchell SchoolHighgate Primary SchoolDavies LanePrimary SchoolGwyn JonesPrimary SchoolEast London ClassicsSummer SchoolKing Solomon High SchoolChingford CoEPrimary SchoolHeathcote Schooland Science CollegeLondon Academy of Excellence(Stratford)Henry Maynard School41OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSAldersbrookPrimary SchoolThe Forest AcademyConnaught School for GirlsCoppermillPrimary SchoolGrazebrookPrimary SchoolLeytonstone SchoolLoyola Preparatory School The Lyceum School
Willow BrookPrimary School Oakdale Junior SchoolTrinity CatholicHigh SchoolOaks Park High SchoolWoodbridge High SchoolWoodford County HighSchool for GirlsWoodford GreenPreparatory SchoolWalthamstow Schoolfor GirlsOur Lady of LourdesCatholic Primary SchoolRiverley Primary SchoolWanstead Church SchoolSnaresbrookPrimary SchoolWanstead High SchoolSt Aubyn’s PreparatorySchool42OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSNormanhurst SchoolNorfolk House SchoolNightingale PrimarySchoolMayville Primary School
Contact UsThank you for all your hard work. Our work with others, contributes to making Forest thevibrant learning community it is.Forest Outreach and Partnerships will continue to strengthen Forest through collaborationin the year ahead and if you would like your school or organisation to work with us, please contact:Sureka Pererapartnerships@forest.org.uk
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