Loved kicking off @FirstGiveUK at @ArkPutney with Year 10 today. Lots of great ideas about social issues from these students so can’t wait to see what #charities they choose and the #socialaction they do! @JPFoundation

Starting to prep for the @FirstGiveUK final next week with Year 9 @StBirinusSchool working on their public speaking skills. Let’s see what the students can do to try and win £1000 for their chosen #charity!

An absolutely incredible @FirstGiveUK final at the wonderful @MulberryTH with Year 9. All the judges were blown away by the passion and dedication of all the students. Huge thank you to all the amazing teachers! The winning charity was @Hestia1970! Thanks to @JPFoundation

The judges table is ready for the @FirstGiveUK #final with Year 9 @MulberryTH. These students are so passionate about their #charities and it’s going to be a very close competition to win £1000! @JPFoundation

Wow! What a brilliant first ever @FirstGiveUK #final @ElthorneHighSch - the Year 9 students blew us away with incredible social action including a documentary and a disco! The winning group won £1000 for @HFEHMind! @JPFoundation

We are all ready for the @FirstGiveUK #final with Year 9 @ElthorneHighSch! Who will win £1000 for their chosen #charity? @JPFoundation

What an incredible group of year 9 students @MulberryTH who have done incredible social action for the @FirstGiveUK #charities! Today we fine tuned their #presentations and I can’t wait to see which group will win £1000 for their charity on Friday!

Wow what a very close @FirstGiveUK #final @TrinityNewbury! These students blew everyone away with their creativity and strong commitment to local #charities! The winning group has won £1000 for @Dingley! Thanks Deputy Mayor @NewburyTC

The @FirstGiveUK final is ready to go @TrinityNewbury with Year 9. These students are very professional and passionate about their chosen #charities. Who will win the £1000?! @JPFoundation

I spent a very enjoyable couple of hours with the wonderful Year 10 students @GirlsWallington learning about their #charities for @FirstGiveUK! We worked on their #presentations and I’m confident they will blow the judges away at the final next week! @JPFoundation

And the winner is @BromleyHomeless - so well-deserved by the @NewsteadWood students in Year 8 who did a sleepout to raise funds and awareness for this #charity! They have now won them an extra £1000 thanks to @FirstGiveUK! @JPFoundation

Ready to go @NewsteadWood with Year 8 for the @FirstGiveUK #final! These students are so passionate about their chosen #charities. Looking forward to running my first final for this school year! @JPFoundation

Ready to kick off @FirstGiveUK with Year 10 @SHHSHammersmith! Can’t wait to see what the students choose to do this year to support their chosen #charities! @JPFoundation

Great @FirstGiveUK assembly with Year 9 at @KemnalTC! This school really gets behind the programme and I encouraged them to use their unique talents to help create positive #socialaction for their chosen #charities! @JPFoundation

We kicked off @FirstGiveUK today at @SpringwestA with Year 9! This school always does great #socialaction for their chosen #charities so can’t wait to see what the students will do this year! @JPFoundation

I was thrilled to launch the first @FirstGiveUK programme today at @SedgehillAcad with Year 8! These students were excited to discuss #socialissues and #charities they care about! @JPFoundation

Today I was back at one of my favourite schools to run the @FirstGiveUK assembly with Year 8 @TheHurlinghamAc - the students were all very engaged and filled with good ideas about #socialissues! @JPFoundation

Amazing start to @FirstGiveUK with Year 9 @HABermondsey! This is the first year for the programme at this school and the students had great questions about #socialissues and #charities! @JPFoundation

I loved kicking off @FirstGiveUK today @GirlsWallington with Year 10! This school really gets behind the programme with lots of incredible social action for local #charities. I can’t wait to see what this group will do! @JPFoundation

What a fantastic start to @FirstGiveUK with Year 8 @StJohnsSurrey! These students had lots of great questions and ideas about what social issues are impacting our local community. I can’t wait to see where their @FirstGiveUK journey takes them!