How schools can get involved

Schools Outreach

We are really keen to involve local schools in our schools outreach programme and raise awareness of the work that we do throughout North London.

Age appropriate interactive assemblies

We appreciate that talking about hospice care with young people can be a difficult and sensitive subject. However, we feel it is important because pupils may know someone we have cared for in recent years – teachers, parents, grandparents or friends – or have unanswered questions about end-of-life care. With this in mind, we have made our assemblies age-appropriate and interactive. We bring along a special treasure chest of items that symbolise the care we provide and encourage pupils to suggest what each item represents. We believe this helps give them an understanding of what we do and provide a positive learning experience within the context of the PSHE curriculum.

There are lots of ways students can get involved in supporting the hospice. Recently, local schools have taken part in our creative arts project, choirs have sung at the Hospice for our patients, and pupils and teachers have fundraised for us throughout the year.

Get in touch

If you would like to arrange an assembly, get involved or have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Fundraising Team on 020 8446 2288 or email fundraising@northlondonhospice.co.uk

Mighty Movers (Primary Schools)

Bring your school community together for North London Hospice with Mighty Movers, our fun-filled, superhero-themed one-mile sponsored run!

Taking part is simple:

Organise a one-mile sponsored run at your school – in the playground, field, school hall or even at a local park.
Encourage children to dress up as their favourite superheroes or design their own hospice hero costumes using bold colours and creative crafting.
Fundraise by collecting sponsorship from family and friends – every mile moved and every penny raised helps support local patients and families.

We’ll send you a Mighty Movers fundraising pack full of ideas, templates and resources to make your event a success. Plus, we’ll post you a set of crafting materials so your little heroes can create their own superhero masks, medals, and accessories to wear on the big day!

First Give (Secondary Schools)

Is your school taking part in First Give? Why not suggest North London Hospice as your classes chosen charity! Working in teams, students research, fundraise and present on causes close to their hearts, competing for a £1,000 grant to support their charity.

If North London Hospice is selected, we’ll support you with:

Hospice stories from patients and families
Speaker visits or virtual Q&As with our team
Pin badges, pocket-sized facts and fundraising guides
Thank you certificates

High 5 Challenge (Secondary & Sixth Form/College)

Our Hi 5 Challenge for sixth form and college students is also a popular and entrepreneurial way to get involved and enables students, to develop their own fundraising initiatives to raise money for our charity.

Inline with several of the Gatsby Benchmarks, this challenge has been designed for students to learn from career and labour market information, link curriculum learning to careers, and present some opportunities to experience workplaces.

We hope that these young people can use the High 5 Challenge to practice entrepreneurship, creativity, and teamwork whilst raising money for North London Hospice in these five simple steps:

STEP 1 We can deliver a presentation to your school on the High 5 Fundraising Challenge and take any initial questions.
STEP 2 Enter your teams! We will present each team with a business starter kit** and ask them to present a proposal for their fundraising initiative.
STEP 3 We will meet with them to discuss their enterprising ideas and give them their seed money (£5-£30 depending on their proposal outline).
STEP 4 Students will use the time to bring their ideas to life and grow their seed money. They can choose to execute their business plan over a half-term, full-term, or several terms.
STEP 5 The money raised by the challenge is donated to the hospice and will go towards helping to deliver the vital end-of-life care services that North London Hospice provides.

**The starter kit will include templates for their business plan, A-Z fundraising guide, and information on what North London Hospice is and how we work.

Along the way, our North London Hospice team will provide support via meetings and branded supplies to ensure each term are getting the help they need to achieve their business plan.

Fundraising for a worthy cause in your school or college can be as fun as it is rewarding. Many young people within our community have been directly or indirectly touched by the work of North London Hospice, and we hope to continue educating the future generations on the importance of free, high quality, end-of-life care. Having your school on-board for the High 5 Fundraising Challenge will help us spread awareness of our work and is invaluable to the Hospice.

We also appreciate that talking about hospice care with young people can be a difficult and sensitive subject. With this in mind, we are always happy to arrange a speaker to visit your school to host a presentation or informal discussion, tailored to your school and audience.

Make a Difference with Every Penny Raised

Here’s how your mighty efforts can truly make a difference:

£7.50 Two sparkling superhero masks could fund a nutritious, home-cooked meal for a patient in our Inpatient Unit.

£24.50 One tray of cakes sold in the High 5 Challenge could cover an hour of at-home care from one of our incredible Community Nurses.

£133.00 A raffle, a pop-up tuck shop or a few sponsored laps could fund four therapy sessions with an acupuncture therapist.

£175 A successful First Give or High 5 team car wash could pay for nightwear for ten patients in our Inpatient Unit.

What next?

Ready to jump in and make a difference? Whether you’d like to sign your school up for Mighty Movers, First Give, or the High 5 Challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Email: fundraising@northlondonhospice.co.uk directly via email or reach out to our fundraising team on 020 8446 2288.

We’d be delighted to arrange a visit, Teams call or meeting to chat through how we can support your school’s fundraising journey – and tailor the experience to suit your needs.

Don’t fancy one of our set programmes? No problem at all! We’d be thrilled to be your Charity of the Year, or simply work together on a one-off event that fits your school calendar and interests.