Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust strongly believes in the power of partnerships between schools and charities to change lives. This year, we are giving students and staff the opportunity to make a difference on a global scale.

We are excited to announce the launch of a Trust wide charity event in partnership with Water Aid.

Our aims are to unite all the schools within our Trust under one cause - Water Aid, an organisation dedicated to providing clean water and safe sanitation to communities worldwide.

What are we doing?

A range of activities will be taking place across the Trust during October. These include: Dressing in blue or as a superhero, taking part in the Water Aid Pupil Pipeline Challenge, and students taking on the Just Water Challenge.

The month will culminate in a special event – The Shireland Ultra Run. On Friday 25th October, Mr Cusworth-Yafai, an assistant principal at Thorns Collegiate Academy will undertake a 35-mile ultra marathon. He will be running around to each school in our Trust passing on the Water Aid batons designed by our students.

With your support we can make a significant impact and support Water Aid’s mission to transform lives.

Don’t forget to follow us on social media to see all the brilliant work our staff and students are doing.

[Campaign banner image: Pupils from a local primary school running in front of the newly built sanitation blocks and hygiene facilities, Vhembe district, Limpopo province, South Africa, June 2023]