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At Smile, we believe that supporting schools goes way beyond the classroom. As part of this year’s Volunteers’ Week, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible ways our team members give their time, energy and heart to the communities we serve.

Since 2021, Smile Education’s chosen charity has been Help Harry Help Others, a local organisation that supports individuals battling cancer, as well as their families. 

Smile Education has donated hundreds of items of uniform to local schools across the West Midlands since the beginning of September.

In today's rapidly changing world, the topic of school uniforms has remained a subject of debate. With some calling for them to be banned altogether, others find plenty of perks for uniforms, such as cost-effectiveness and equality. One of the biggest concerns that often comes with the topic is the cost of school uniforms and how this can affect children and their parents, especially during the cost of living crisis.

This month, our Managing Director Katy and our North West Director Kash took on their first half marathons in aid of charity – and they both smashed it!

We're fundraising! Our Charity of the Year, Help Harry Help Others, does so much for those affected by cancer in our local area so we wanted to help them by raising money.

Our secondary and SEN teams came together and decided to create an Easter hamper and have a raffle to raise money for Help Harry Help Others. It was a huge success with school staff, our colleagues and family members all getting involved!

Help us remember Leasa and raise money for Help Harry Help Others, one of her chosen charities. 

As you’ll know, charity is something that is very important to us as both a company and a team and we refused to let the first lockdown get in the way of that. Of course, that doesn’t mean we broke the rules but instead, we found ways to fundraise while abiding by the social distancing guidelines in place. Conor, our senior compliance administrator, will tell you how.

Chelsea, part of our candidate care team, gamed for 24 hours straight to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support

We have joined the Bags for Brummies initiative to support the homeless community in Birmingham. The collection is organised by Love Brum, is a Birmingham based charity that engages with and supports local people and businesses to build an even better Birmingham.

Back in June, some of the Smile team walked the Malvern Hills to help to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

We have done our bit for the local community by donating 38 advent calendars to Eyeland Optician's collection for the Black Country Food Bank, helping them to beat their current donation record.