We are thrilled that our wonderful OEA has chosen to support Primary Ambitions again this year with a £2000 grant to help address our primary school partners’ travel costs.
Many of our 16 partner primary schools come to us on Friday afternoon under their own steam but others cannot participate in the weekly Primary Ambitions programme without help with transport. The issue for many of these schools is not proximity – it is staffing. They have insufficient staff to bring their children safely to Emanuel School on public transport or on foot. By providing them with access to a minibus, we tackle this issue directly and enable our partner pupils and our Lower Sixth to benefit fully from the programme.
The Executive Committee of the OEA shared the following rationale for their support.
‘The OEA is proud and happy to support the award-winning (Primary Ambitions) programme and view it as an initiative that is both innovative and rewarding for the primary school children of Wandsworth. Many OEA members have strong connections with the partner schools and feel that Wandsworth is a critical part of their heritage. In addition, Primary Ambitions is an excellent confidence builder for students in the Lower Sixth, one of their most important years in their development.’