A courageous advocate is someone who champions a cause which is special and meaningful to them. At Ruardean Church of England Primary School we have a strong emphasis on encouraging our pupils to become courageous advocates, not just locally, but nationally and globally. 

At some point in life we will all face challenges and need support to help us overcome these barriers. We teach our children that it is important to help others when we can no matter who they are, where they come from or what challenges they may face. We teach this through the teachings of the bible and learning about other courageous advocates.  

Our Christian values along with carefully planned opportunities in our curriculum ensure that the children regularly discuss and debate the big issues, to challenge injustice and to engage in activities that can bring about change are always present. 

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

Proverbs 31:8-9 

Beeches Class delivered an assembly, designed T-shirts and made cakes for a cake sale to educate the school community and raise money to support the Pangolins. They had learnt about Pangolins as part of their Safari Geography topic and decided they wanted to help them as a class. Beeches now sponsor Marimba the pangolin!

Pupils learnt about how to protect our Oceans on 'Ocean Day'. The children came dressed in ocean-themed clothing and donated money to The Marine Conservation Society. Pupils spent the day learning about microplastics in the ocean, wrote prayers about the ocean and choreographed dances to educate people about the Ocean. At the end of the day, the activities were shared in a whole school worship with parents. 

We support a range of charities in our local area, nationally and globally. The school council work with staff, governors, parents and pupils to identify worthy causes to support.

In recent years we have carried out a range of different fundraising to support many good causes, some of which include:

• Our local food bank (through our Harvest Festival)
• Comic Relief
• Children in Need
• NSPCC
• The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal