Impact Report 2022-2023

8 ST EDWARD’S, OXFORD

How did partner charities and organisations benefit from Teddies Collaborates? To gain an insight on the impact of Teddies Collaborates on the local community, we invited partner charities and organisations to complete a feedback survey.

For the quantitative section of the report partner participants were asked to read a series of statements and give an answer between 1: Strongly disagree to 5: Strongly agree. The average scores were overwhelmingly positive, with all statements scoring above 4 out of 5. The highest rated statement was ‘From my perspective, the Teddies Collaborates programme has helped students develop their sense of community’, with an average score of 4.61 out of 5.

Provider responses

5

4.61

4.5

4.5

4.39

4.28

4.26

4

3

Average score (out of 5)

2

1

From my perspective, the Teddies Collaborates

I noticed that the student/s who volunteered with us from St Edward’s Oxford gained skills over the course of their placement.

The student\s who volunteered with us from St Edward’s Oxford were valuable.

Participating in the Teddies Collaborates programme has been bene cial to our organisation.

The student/s who volunteered with us from St Edward’s Oxford showed a willingness to try new things.

The student/s who volunteered with us from St Edward’s Oxford were able to build positive relationships with people in our organisational setting (e.g. sta„ members, customers).

programme has helped students develop their sense of community.

• The students were so caring and patient with the residents. Some of them often brought in things from home such as knitting to join in with residents • Our gorgeous Monday group who were engaged, enthusiastic and motivated to get involved! • Their attitude and willingness were amazing and an asset to the school • The students made an effort to make learning fun for the children • All students showed a very good attitude and approach to their work • A highlight was when a relative mentioned that they had bumped into one of the students while out with their family member and the student came over and engaged with the resident

We also asked partner participants what they thought worked particularly well about the Teddies Collaborates programme and what their highlights were. Some answers are shown below: • It’s great for an independent school to support a state primary via ARCh 1 . The Sixth Formers acquired new skills and experience of volunteering with younger children and acted as good reading role models • The developing of relationships between the students and the children was particularly noticeable • Having the same students each week built rapport with pupils and staff • It encouraged our residents to engage with the community

1. Assisted Reading for Children