Charities

We are very proud of the links we forge with our local and national charities. We endeavour to teach lifelong charitable consideration to every student. Together as a school and individually,  we carry out many fundraising activites every year, raising thousands of pounds thanks to the generosity or our students, staff, parents and carers and wider community. 

If you wish to know more about our student & parent volunteering opportunities, please follow this link: Volunteer Resources 

Whole School Charities - National

Children In Need

Comic Relief

Whole School Charities - West Berkshire

Reading based Daisy's Dream is a charity providing support for children and young people who have been affected by bereavement, either supporting them in preparing for a loss or working with them following the death of someone important to them.

Swings & Smiles provides activities for children and young people aged 0-18 years old with a wide range of disabilities and special needs.  They provide opportunities to enjoy playing together without the pressures often experienced in wider community settings. 

West Berks Food Bank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, with substantial support from Greenham Trust, working together towards relieving hunger in our local area. 

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House Charities 

Each House decides their charity for the year and work hard to fundraise for this. In the summer term we host a special House Charity Day where the students are able to make a big impact for their charity. 

  • Aldworth – Mind
  •  Beechwood – Berkshire Youth
  • Chiltern – Teenage Cancer Trust
  • Ilsley – Sport In Mind
  • Lowbury – Berkshire Youth
  • Perborough – Berkshire Thames Valley Air Ambulance
  • Ridgeway – SSNAP (Support for the Sick Newborn and their Parents) at John Radcliffe Hospital

House Buttons 300dpi 03 We're Mind, the mental health charity | Mind

House Buttons 300dpi 03 Berkshire Youth | Improving lives of young people | Berkshire, UK

House Buttons 300dpi 03 Teenage Cancer Trust | UK Cancer Charity

House Buttons 300dpi 03 Sport in Mind - the UK mental health sports charity

House Buttons 300dpi 03 Berkshire Youth | Improving lives of young people | Berkshire, UK

House Buttons 300dpi 03 Thames Valley Air Ambulance (tvairambulance.org.uk)

House Buttons 300dpi 03 SSNAP (Support for the Sick Newborn and their Parents)

 

FILM: Please enjoy this latest project by a superb team of TDS students and their charitable work: PFCF, Swings & Smiles & The Downs School - News & Headteacher Blogs - The Downs School