Courageous Advocacy - Agents of Change
At Ilam Primary School, we encourage all of our staff and children to be agents of change. We proudly provide our children with a platform to better their school, themselves and their local community. In doing so, instilling hope in all that we do.
Our children build the foundations of our projects based on their own inspired ideas. Embracing our school community, they plan and instigate a wide range of events to support our community.
Lifted by our Christian vision, our children embark on many initiatives, from fundraising for national events, to raising valuable support for causes close to our hearts and school community. We embrace social action and our Wombles to aspire to improve our local environment. Our children confidently spot projects and fuel them with valuable initiatives.
At Ilam, we are passionate about enable the children to seize their skills and attributes, acknowledging their strengths and enabling them to use them for the greater good to all. We believe in providing opportunity and experience as well as the tools to enable our children to thrive in a modern world.
Local community is at the heart of our school and children. Our children use their responsibility to aspire for the best for all around them.
Year 6 tree planting at a local farm to support their mission to improve forest areas in our local community.
Harvest festival donations to our local church which get auctioned off to raise money for various causes.
Year 6 visiting local farms to discuss re-wilding projects in the local area.
Kingfisher class organised an afternoon tea for the local community to raise money for school projects and foster a sense of unity within our setting.
The Ilam Wombles in action, protecting our environment from litter.
Girls in STEM aspirations day at JCB academy!
Our school council.
Worship council leading worship for the school.
Children greeting members of the public, fostering community links and supporting St Oswald’s Church ‘Festival of the Trees’.
Children exploring the Ilam Park Christmas Picture Trail to support the National Trust and form community links.
Children, parents and our wider school community leading the Ashbourne Lantern Festival. To quote the Mayor of Ashbourne, ‘a perfect example of what can happen when people come together’.
Children, parents and our wider school community leading the Ashbourne Lantern Festival. To quote the Mayor of Ashbourne, ‘a perfect example of what can happen when people come together’.
Jeans 4 Genes day
Charity bake sale, fundraising for Children in Need.
Local food bank delivery at Elim Church, donations from our school community.
Kingfisher Class crafted bird houses to support the local Men’s Shed Association which improves the wellbeing of the elderly in our local community.