The document summarizes the minutes from a Joint Buxton Voices meeting where they discussed various charity ideas. It notes that Woolf & Parks House teams scored well in a news quiz. Jude and Sidra presented the results of choosing a house charity from each primary meeting. In breakout groups, the houses researched charities connecting their house hero to an issue. Suggested charities included Stonewall & The Turing Trust, Acting for Others & British Dyslexia Association, Marie Curie Cancer Care & Macmillan Cancer Support, The Rosa Parks Charity & Race Equality First, Amnesty International & Unicef, and Mind & Bipolar UK. Fahim Miah proposed a Buxton

1. Joint Buxton Voices
27th November 2015

2. Joint Buxton Voices
Friday 27th November 2015
Agenda
(Chairs – Lawrence/Priscilla/Ehasunal)
Apologies/Attendance
House Quiz
House Charity
Next Meeting
AOB

3. House - News Quiz
Woolf & Parks House teams scored 8/10
in our warm-up News Quiz
How many can you score?
27th November 2015Current-events-quiz-w12-271115.pptx

4. Jude and Sidra presented the whole group with the results of the Primary meeting
where they discussed a house charity idea each...

5. House Charities
In house teams Buxton Voices did some research, using the
internet on IPads, to help decide on a charity that each house
could support.
Each team created a Mind Map and started to make notes
about the life of their house hero.
They each found a way to connect their house hero with a
cause that could raise awareness of issues they faced.

6. Suggested Charities
Stonewall &
The Turing Trust

7. Suggested Charities….
Acting for others &
The British Dyslexia Association

8. Suggested Charities.
Marie Curie Cancer Care
&
Macmillan Cancer Support

9. Suggested charities…
The Rosa Parks Charity
&
Race Equality First

10. Suggested Charities….
Amnesty International
&
Unicef

11. Suggested Charity
Mind & Bipolar UK

12. Buxton Voices will now present their ideas to
their class, Heads of House, The Leadership
Team and School Governors.
Well done everybody, a really impressive
selection of charities.

13. Buxton Charity - Charity Founder Committee
By Fahim Miah 8.3
Fahim wants to run a charity committee to support and help with ideas to raise
funds for our chosen charities.
The purpose of the Committee
 We are a team that works together, showing a large amount of teamwork.
 We are a Think Tank
 We’re here to support students with fund raising ideas.
 Having regular meetings and decide what event we will hold, such as a marathon,
cake sale etc..
 Each event would take place every half term. (6 events each year)
 To work with chosen charities each half-term.
 To connect students with other students & teachers & the community.

14. Buxton Charity - Charity Founder Committee
By Fahim Miah 8.3
Buxton Voices came up with some great fundraising ideas to get the ball rolling…
Wear green on Turing’s birthday
Wear Pink for Shakespeare’s birthday
Drama competition
Sports competitions
Brik-a-brac sale
Quiz night
Marathon
Game Show
Teacher car wash
Sponge the teacher
Pizza competition

15. Next Meeting
Friday 11th December
Secondary Gym - 3 – 5pm