Motivated by the incredible Captain Tom Moore and inspired by the dedication and selfless hard work shown by all those at the NHS, Isla has decided to come up with her own challenge whilst in lockdown to raise money for these truly amazing people.

Coronavirus may have put a stop to the 2020 Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, but that has not stopped Churcher’s College Sixth Former, Luca Phillips Mateo from completing the 200km/125m challenge and raising over £3,000 for NHS Charities Together in the process.

In just over a week Leighton Park has become the centre of a huge face shield manufacturing operation. The School has established a network of 18 manufacturing partners to increase capacity and has so far provided 6,000 face shields to 79 organisations at the frontline of the Covid-19 response. This includes 8 hospitals and 18 GP surgeries. All of this has been made possible by the huge generosity of the public, with over £17,000 having been donated for materials through a GoFundMe page: bit.ly/LP4NHS.

Three sisters from East Meon, Hampshire, have taken on a lockdown challenge to raise money for the Hampshire Medical Fund’s ‘Dig Deep Campaign’. Daisy age 13, Flora age 11 and Betty age 8, who are past and current pupils at ​Highfield and Brookham Schools, challenged themselves to stay in their dining room for 24 hours without any screens – iPads, phones, TV – and only allowed themselves to leave the room to use the loo. They brought their bedding into the room as well as games, books and toys to keep themselves entertained.

Felsted School are working to make a difference through the sales of coffee to the local community. Safi Coffee is a special pupil-led initiative that imports Ugandan coffee to sell across the UK, in partnership with Hull Collegiate School and Highgate School.

Mr Cree and Mr Ostersen were proud to hand over a cheque for £400 to the charity Fairy Bricks, which raises the spirits of young children stuck in hospitals up and down the country by handing out boxes of Lego.