Helping children feel confident and ready for a positive start at school
Join us to bring teams like yours together through collaboration, problem solving and friendly competition, while supporting Action for Children with valuable learning resources that help children start September with confidence.
Created in support of Action for Children, this campaign gives your team the opportunity to build practical donations for children and families who need them most. As Banita Mistry, Relationship Manager at Action for Children, explains, “the School Starter Kit programme will help give children the confidence and resources they need for a positive start at school.”
Suitable for groups of 6 to over 2,000 participants, making a difference can be easy.
Our experienced team manages every stage of your event, from planning through to the delivery of donations, creating a seamless experience with lasting impact and minimal effort on your part.
How to get started?
Choose one (or more) of our events from the following:
- Benevohunt – A scavenger hunt with a purpose.
- Hovercraft – Design, build and race for a great cause.
- GPC – Crystal Maze style challenges with impact
- Skateboards/Bike build/Scooter build – Build wheels. Change lives
- Get Ahead – Build headboards that transform a place to sleep.
- DIY Challenge – Get hands-on. Make a difference.
The event begins with a short introduction explaining the charity partnership, the impact of how your team’s efforts will support schools and young people and what your event will entail.
The impact you will make!
Every donation and fundraising event contributes towards providing essential back-to-school resources for children and young people.
Your support can help provide:
📚 School stationery packs
🎒 Backpacks
✏️ Learning resources
👕 Essential school items
💜 Support for local schools and youth charities
Together, we can help remove barriers to learning and give children the best possible start to the school year.
What Charities can you support?
We work with a range of trusted charities that support children and young people. You can choose to support a charity that aligns with your organisation’s values, or support our partner charity, Action for Children.
Back to School FAQs
What's the group size for Back to School Events
Back To School Events are for any group size as these highly participative events work just as well for teams of 6 as it does for groups of 2000+! We can also offer the activity as part of a larger all-day event or conference activity - get in touch to find out more about these options.
Where does Back to School take place?
We'll bring our team and all the equipment for the event directly to you, whether you're at a hired event space or on-site at your offices. We're invested in keeping our carbon footprint low, so we have a network of specialist o3e Event Crew across the country. We've held events in the UK, Europe, the USA and beyond
How long do the activities last?
It's designed to last around 2-3 hours. However we can be flexible based on your agenda - if you're running a drop-in session at an exhibition, or a larger full day event, get in touch and we can discuss options. We can be flexible with the mini-challenges within the event, so get in touch to discuss options.
What happens after the events?
After the event, we'll deliver the donations to your chosen cause, normally straight after your event. Once the recipients have had the donations for a short while, you'll receive feedback you can share with your team to really demonstrate the difference they've made by participating in the event.
I'm interested in Back to School. What's next?
Get in touch with us via our Contact Form, the phone or email to let us know the size of your group, the anticipated location and date of your event (if you have one). We'll then provide a straightforward quote and a summary of what you'll be donating. If you choose to go ahead with the event, we'll get the ball rolling with the event set up. We project manage the entire process from start to finish. We'll liaise with you about charity options and organise the event logistics, agenda, event space set-up and charity representative. We can also add bespoke elements to your event, depending on your objectives - for example, you might want to incorporate messaging surrounding your company's mission and vision, values or brand. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional service, and our client testimonials and satisfaction scores are a testament to this!