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St Mary's win 2 National campaigns!

17/7/2022

 
At St. Mary's we are very proud of our courageous advocacy campaigns with Lewisham Citizens which both parents and children have been part of. 

The first win came in March 2022 following an extensive campaign by lots of schools and charities to allow Free School Meals for all families who have no recourse to public funds. A former pupil at this school and his mum attended an MPs briefing at Westminster with Mrs Tildesley to share their experiences and this was the catalyst to the announcement made by the government to allow all pupils FSM regardless of their parents' immigration status.

The second win came in June 2022 - a concession from the government so that not all young children have to pay £1012 to become a British Citizen. Our children have been campaigning for the abolition of the fee for a number of years and even went to the Home Office some years ago to draw attention to this. You can read about the campaign below which includes a quote from one of our parents...

https://www.citizensuk.org/about-us/news/news/citizens-uk-and-coram-childrens-legal-centre-celebrate-home-office-waiving-citizenship-fees-for-some-children/?fs=e&s=cl

We are proud to be a Sanctuary School and we will continue to campaign for the right of everyone to be welcomed and treated with respect and dignity.

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  • Home
  • Our School
    • Welcome
    • Our Vision
    • Our Mission Statement
    • Our School Team
    • External Awards, Reviews and Reports
    • Our Videos
  • Christian Distinctiveness
    • School of Sanctuary >
      • School of Sanctuary Blog
    • SIAMS
    • Values >
      • Respect
      • Peace
      • Love
      • Forgiveness
      • Responsibility
      • Faith
    • Worship
    • St Mary's Church
    • Southwark Diocese
  • Statutory Information
    • Safeguarding
    • Admissions
    • School Policies
    • SEND and Inclusion
    • Pupil, Sport and Catch Up Premium
    • OFSTED and Data
    • Data Protection and GDPR
    • Staff Statutory Information
    • Financial Benchmarking
  • Learning
    • Home Learning
    • Reading at Home and Story Time
    • Phonics
    • Pupil Online Safety
    • Early Years
    • English Maths Science
    • Religious Education >
      • RE Learning Blog
    • Thematic Curriculum
    • Other Subjects
    • Music and the Arts
    • Enrichment
  • Classes
    • Nursery >
      • Nursery Class Info
      • Nursery Learning Blog
    • Reception >
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      • Reception Learning Blog
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      • Year 1 Class Info
      • Year 1 Learning Blog
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