Pupils at a Leigh school are celebrating after a visit from Pudsey Bear helped them to one of their greatest fundraising achievements to date.
The youngsters at Christ Church CE Primary School were among hundreds of thousands across the UK who pulled out all the stops to help disadvantaged children this year, raising more than £500 for BBC Children in Need in the process.
The school held a special assembly to mark the occasion, with the highlights including assistant headteacher Clair Gornall getting covered in custard while the children dressed up as their favourite superhero and played games.
Christ Church was one of 56 schools to get special resources from Lloyds Bank, the Proud School Partner to BBC Children in Need, to make the day as special as possible as part of their ‘Best.Assembly.Ever.’ programme, which aims to give pupils the chance to design their own perfect assembly to celebrate their fundraising achievements.
“We usually do something for Children in Need and it’s always good but this year we took a totally different approach,” said Clair.
STAGGERING DIFFERENCE: Pudsey helped fundraising soar from £80 to more than £500
“It was one that really got the children interested and working hard to make it as good as possible.
“Because we do a lot of things sometimes they don’t always get on board because they don’t really see what it’s all about.
“Last year raised about £80 but this year we raised more than £500 which is just a staggering difference.”
Lloyds Bank provided the schools with resource materials, linked to the curriculum, to help them develop their skills and boost their fundraising potential, as part of Lloyds Banking Group’s strategy to Help Britain Prosper.
Over 11,000 packs were downloaded in schools in the lead up to BBC Children in Need Appeal Night helping them put on their own ‘Best.Assembly.Ever.’
“We had a lot of different things going on but I think the one they liked the most was throwing a custard pie at a teacher,” Clair added.
“They also came up with a super hero training academy which was an obstacle course that people had to complete.
“If they did it they got a certificate saying they were a superhero so the ideas they came up with were just fantastic.
“The staff were all blown away by the ideas they came up with and were really impressed with the enthusiasm it brought.”
Supporting the Group’s ambition to help Britain prosper, Lloyds Bank, as proud schools partner of BBC Children in Need, is committed to helping the Charity double donations raised through schools per annum by 2017. To find out how Lloyds Bank is supporting BBC Children in Need, visit: http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/bbc-children-in-need
