At St Laurence CE Junior Academy, courageous advocacy is an important part of our Christian vision and values. We encourage our children to develop compassion, courage and a sense of responsibility towards others, helping them to become thoughtful citizens who want to make a positive difference in the world around them.     

Courageous advocacy means standing up for what is right, speaking out against injustice and supporting those who may be vulnerable or in need. Through worship, Religious Education, PSHE, charity work and wider curriculum opportunities, children are encouraged to think carefully about local, national and global issues and consider how they can respond with kindness, fairness and courage.

As a school community, we support a range of charitable causes and community projects throughout the year. Children are given opportunities to lead fundraising events, take part in awareness campaigns, support local initiatives and learn about the experiences of others. Through these experiences, pupils begin to understand that even small actions can have a meaningful impact on the lives of others.

Our aim is for every child to leave St Laurence with the confidence to use their voice wisely, act with integrity and show care and respect for all members of society.

Red Nose Day

The whole school turned out in red for Red Nose Day this year and raised money to support people around the world!

Children in Need Day

We dressed up in our spotty and Pudsey outfits for Children in Need Day raising almost £100 for supporting children around the UK! Thank you parents and families for your kind donations 

Harvest Festival donations to Salvation Army

After  our Harvest Festival at church we loaded up the minibus with our Harvest Festival food and took it down to the Salvation Army in Ramsgate. Everybody there was really kind and welcoming. It wasn’t what we were expecting as it was really busy with lots of people helping out!

We really enjoyed the visit and it was great to be able to do something for others and give back to the community. It was amazing to see so many people wanting to help others too.

Hello Yellow World Mental Health Day

Our Worship Shepherds led special assemblies in all classes.  Children raised money for the charity Young Minds which helps children and young people.  Our school community raised £80.00!

Rockstar Number Day

We’ve had a wonderful day celebrating the NSPCC Number Day. It was fantastic to see all the children dressed up in their best rocking gear! The children have had a fun filled day of mathematical activities, all whilst raising money for such a worthy cause. We really appreciate your support and have raised a total of £103. All the money will make an enormous difference to children today and help the NSPCC be there for children tomorrow. Year 6 used their bodies to make 2D and 3D shapes – quite a challenge but they were extremely creative and made some interesting examples! They went on to compete in the Times Table Rock Stars NSPCC Rocks Competition, working in pairs to improve their own personal bests. This afternoon saw the children using Maths Prodigy to battle against one another and use their mathematical skills to explore a magical world!
Year 5 had rock stars galore! Axel Rose and Bon Jovi’s rocking out to Maths games! For the support act, the children solved a maths mystery, using clues to solve who had stolen the towels from the PE room. Followed by first act, where they designed their own maths game, to then have a game battle of bands and complete each other’s games. For the main act of the day, the children took part in a QR quiz around the year 5 classrooms, working to solve a variety of maths-based problems.
Year 4’s number day was based on chocolate! They started by solving the mystery of the missing chocolate bar and the winning team won a chocolate treat! Next they worked together to solve multiplication calculations to find out how many pieces were in different d chocolate bars. Everyone then got to eat chocolate! After that, they created and played their very own times table games. In the afternoon everyone took part in a times table treasure hunt outside to crack the code. What a great day!
Year 3 spent the day playing lots of different maths games! They challenged each other with their number bonds and times tables and had an exciting tournament to beat the button! They loved watching different videos of people singing times tables to catchy tunes!

Christmas Jumper Day 

So far we have raised over £100 for our two charities this year! What a fantastic amount!