News & Insights

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Partner School Events, Student Success Stories, First Give roles and opportunities, updates from our Team, Supporters and more.

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26.10.2023

Meet our facilitators!

Running the First Give social action programme in our partner schools across England and Wales would be impossible without our fantastic team of facilitators. They are the people who run First Give events in your schools such as the Launch Assembly, Presentation Skills Workshop, and the First Give Final. We wanted to introduce the team to you, our partners and supporters, because they are such an integral part of our charity and programme delivery. Check out their bios below to find out more about what they do and why they joined First Give!

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Educator Insights
02.10.2023

Employee Spotlights – part 1

Introducing our new social media series – Employee Spotlight! We wanted you to get to know the amazing First Give employees to better understand the work we do and the people behind the scenes. We hope introducing our passionate team will engage more schools and people to work and collaborate with us. This is part 1 of a 3 part blog series for you to meet our team, so check out our first three #employeespotlight’s below!

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First Give News
26.09.2023

Deptford Green First Give Programme 2023

Deptford Green School in South-East London has partnered with First Give since 2018. Since the beginning of our partnership approximately 900 students have completed the First Give programme, connecting with charities in the community and taking action to address social issues that are important to them. Last spring, students participating in the programme were once again passionate about diverse social issues affecting their community.  Read the full blog below to learn more about the wide range of social action students at Deptford Green carried out for their local charities.

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First Give News
11.09.2023

Did you hear us on the radio? Bradford Girls’ Grammar students share their First Give success on air!

Year 9 students at Bradford Girls’ Grammar School kept the momentum going following their First Give Final this year, with the winning group being interviewed for their local radio station, Bradford Community Broadcasting (BCB).  Read below to learn about the students wonderful social action achievements for the diverse array of charities they supported.

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First Give News