The Hawkwell Trust is a new Charity being setup to cover an area of Oxford that suffers severe social and economic deprivation, being among the 20% most deprived areas in the United Kingdom.

1. Overview
Roger Christiansen
Trustee
April 24th

2. A tale of two cities ?

3. A tale of two cities ?
North Oxford
• Prosperous
• Low deprivation
• 90% of people living in North Oxford have
University degrees
Southern Oxford
• High deprivation
• 10% of people living in the area have University
degrees

4. Deprivation
The Hawkwell Trust
The Indices of Deprivation 2010 – Oxford. LSOA = Lower Super Output Areas

5. What is deprivation ?
Levels of deprivation with respect to England, by Super Output Area, Super Output Area
Profile Report For Cowley Area Committee 2008

6. Deprivation in South Oxford
• South Oxford area are considered deprived due to: a large proportion of
people, particularly:
• children, living below the poverty line
• large numbers of adults with no qualifications
• Poor educational attainment in schools high crime
• poor health.
• Unemployment in these areas of deprivation is higher than other parts
of Oxford, and these areas have been hardest hit by unemployment
caused by the recession
Oxford economic profile, 2011

7. About the Trust
• New charity – setup in 2012
• The Trust members include schools based in Blackbird Leys, Greater Leys,
Littlemore and Rose Hill areas on the outskirts of Oxford to the South and East of
the City Centre.

8. Our objectives
The Objects of the Charity are to advance the education of the pupils, their families, the staff and
governors of members, in particular by enhancing and assisting in the provision of:
• improved opportunities for education and life chances for pupils and their families
• professional development for staff and governors
• opportunities for collaboration between schools within the group
• facilities for education at the schools which are also available to the wider community

9. Our activities
• Breakfast clubs
• Many children in the
area come to school
with no adequate
breakfast !

10. Our activities
• Residential trips
• Teaches children them things
that cannot be taught in the
classroom
• Breakfast clubs
• Many children in the
area come to school
with no adequate
breakfast !

11. How you can help:
http://www.hawkwelltrust.org.uk/