Charitable Work

At Darrick Wood, we are proud of our fundraising record. The Student Leadership Council plays an active role in fundraising and considering charitable causes to promote. This is all part of developing our Life Learning Skills and especially having Empathy for others.  All students can become involved in Chrity Events and often submit their own ideas throughout the year.

There are charities which we support on a regular basis and others which are supported in response to particular circumstances. We are always looking for new and exciting opportunities to support charitable causes so please contact the School Office and our Charity Coordinator will be in touch.

Charitable causes we have supported recently include Macmillan, Breast Cancer, Poppy Appeal, Children in Need, Save the Children, Sports Relief, and Mental Health Awareness.

Darrick Wood also regularly collects donations for our local Foodbank and our most recent Christmas foodbank collection raised over 68KG of food to help local families.

Students and staff raised over £5000 for charities in 2023-2024. Thank you to all who have been involved in this fantastic achievement. The money raised for the Chordoma Foundation was the result of donations for the non-uniform day. This is possibly the most ever raised for by a non-uniform day.