Our location is one of the many great strengths of St Edward’s which enables us to play a central role in working with many charities and state schools in the North Oxford area. These partnerships enable us to extend the social and cultural education provided within the School gates and offer service-led leadership opportunities within organisations who gain from our support.

These projects include but are not limited to: Holiday support with Cutteslowe Community Centre, Readers make Leaders in local primary schools, volunteering at Farmability (city based farm working with clients with severe autism), language collaboration projects with Asylum Welcome, Sixth Form Sports Leaders providing coaching with local sporting clubs and schools, performance opportunities and company to our local care home residents, art and cookery classes with Endeavour Academy (a residential school for those with disabilities), school catering working with Oxford Mutual Aid to provide hot meals to families in the local area, and many more.

Find out more about some of these projects:

The Oxford Gatehouse

Our School Charity this year is The Oxford Gatehouse. Although many of the pupils' usual fundraising initiatives were curtailed due to the pandemic, individuals and Houses rallied and raised vital funds, helping the Gatehouse to provide life-changing resources to homeless clients in Oxfordshire. As well as fundraising, some of our students have also been volunteering at the centre: sorting out food parcels, clothing gifts and toiletries, and sourcing old laptops so that clients can access resources online.

The Cutteslowe Community Association

Over the summer, the School worked closely with Cutteslowe Community Association on their summer programme of activities, including Sports Fest for 5-16 year olds and Sensational Science for 8-16 year olds. 

'The Cutteslowe Community Association is so excited to be partnering with St Edward’s School.  Their enthusiasm and support for both our ‘Summer Fun In the Sun’ programme of activities as well as our ongoing youth provision for children local to Cutteslowe and Sunnymead is fantastic.  We are very much looking forward to building a strong relationship with the School, its staff and students in the future.’

– Steph Jankovic, Community Manager (CCA)

Asylum Welcome

The School has been working closely with the team at Asylum Welcome to find ways in which the Teddies Community can support their vital work, including sharing facilities, resources and offering activity days to local refugee families. And, for the first time in Teddies history, the 2021 Steeplechase was a sponsored event, with pupils, staff and parents coming together to raise over £10,000 in donations. 

Cutteslowe Horticultural Therapy & Garden Centre

Pupils have been helping out at the Cutteslowe Horticultural Therapy & Garden Centre to transform a neglected patch into a vibrant flowerbed. 

Donate to Partnerships

If you would like to discuss any aspect of our Partnership program in more detail please email Rachel Moffatt:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1865 319 325