Press Release-'Feering school's work tackiling global poverty recognised with Christian Aid Award' September 2024 

From tree planting and foodbank donations to promoting Fairtrade shopping pupils and staff at a Feering primary school have been working hard to take their place as global citizens.

Feering Church of England Primary School has achieved Bronze Award status in Christian Aid’s Global Neighbours scheme, in recognition of its initiatives to encourage children to think of others throughout the world.

The accreditation programme celebrates schools which are helping pupils learn about global poverty and the Christian responsibility to tackle it, as well as giving them the tools to play a confident part in creating a fairer world.

Mrs Bridgette Gough (Headteacher) said: “We are thrilled to be recognised for the work of the pupils and everyone in the staff team have done as a community to raise awareness of the inequalities across our globe and perhaps more importantly, the steps we can take to address these. The pupils learn about global issues regularly and gain an understanding of injustice, they have demonstrated their “Brave Voices” against these through the many opportunities open to them in and out of school. We now, following the advice of our assessor, hope to go for silver within the academic year!”

“Pupils have been learning about examples of people who faced adversity and overcame this to be courageous advocates for change. These stories have challenged the whole school community to think about how each of us can make a difference in our local community and globally.”

“Our world is increasingly connected, and our hope is for our children to grow as responsible global citizens who care about issues such as the environment and access to healthcare. The children have especially enjoyed taking part in our Mighty Oaks public speaking initiative focussed on climate injustice.

Alison Brown, Global Neighbours Schools Programme Officer at Christian Aid, said: “The Global Neighbours Scheme was launched in partnership with the Church of England’s Education Office with a vision of helping young people understand more about the inequalities in this world and helping them to become courageous advocates for change.

“It’s wonderful to see how staff and pupils at Feering CE Primary have taken this to heart and are seeking to tackle injustice.'