MARKETING & ADMISSIONS
STAMFORDIAN SPIRIT COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT ITS BEST Jo Peck and Rebecca Taylor explore the Stamford Schools’ broad-based community outreach programme, which supports both local businesses and residents in the town through a variety of innovative initiatives which deliver value at many levels.
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he Stamford Schools, a day and boarding school which educates children aged 2–18, is delighted to have been announced as Independent School of the Year for Community Outreach 2021. The Stamford Schools have been at the beating heart of our namesake town for the past 490 years and counting. Woven into the tapestry of the area, our 50-plus buildings, old and new, and over 60 acres of port fiel , ro n an ar en are 34 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Summer 2022
dotted on sites across the town. Bringing in over 1,500 students and their families, and around 500 members of staff, the Schools’ presence in the town can’t be missed. We see the entire town as part of our wider Stamford Schools’ community and we aim for our presence to be positively felt by residents, shoppers and local business owners. Community outreach is a key focus for us and the Schools have set up and continue to support a number
of initiatives aimed at maintaining the vibrancy of our eclectic high street and engaging with our wider community.
Stamford Card
e ta for ar i o r a ip community outreach project and has attracted considerable attention, locally and nationally, as an innovative and compelling initiative which allows the Schools to engage with their friends and neighbours in so many ways. The Stamford Card was re-branded from the Foundation Card in October 2019. All administration for, and production of, the card is absorbed by the evelop ent ffice wit in t e c ool to ensure that 100% of funds-raised support can be deployed. The Card truly epitomises the symbiotic relationship between the Schools and the town. The objective of the Card, which is
