Y7 St. Francis, presented their ideas for social action to their peers and a panel of judges. Competing against other Y7 forms, they won the First Give Social Action prize of £1000 for their designated charity - Father Hudson's Caritas @FatherHudsons @RCBirmingham @FirstGiveUK

We had a wonderful final at @JHNCC_Solihull today. Year 7 did brilliantly, advocating for their charities with passion & inspiring everyone watching that even a small action can make a huge difference. £1000 went to 7 Francis for @FatherHudsons Congratulations! 🎉 @FirstGiveUK

A wonderful #FirstGiveFinal at @Ormiston_Forge today. Y8 made everyone proud by getting up & advocating for their #charities & sharing their #socialaction. In the end, the £1000 went to 8B4 on behalf of the @JB_FoundationUK Congratulations Everyone! @FirstGiveUK @OrmistonAcads

It was wonderful to work with year 7 at @JHNCC_Solihull today. I so Enjoyed hearing about what they’ve been up to on @FirstGiveUK Can’t wait for them to finish on a high at their final in a few weeks! Should be a great event. #youthdoinggood #WednesdayMotivaton #community

Such a brilliant #presentationskillsworkshop with year 8 at @Ormiston_Forge today. Every class, without exception, has completed some brilliant #socialaction and are already well on their way to wowing the judges at their @FirstGiveUK final in a few weeks! #community #dedication

It was fantastic to work with Year 8 at @Dixons_Co on some #presentationskills today. They’ve certainly been busy advocating hard for their #charities. Good luck at the final, everyone! @FirstGiveUK #youthdoinggood #tuesdaymotivations

We’re all so proud of Y9 @hartshillacad for standing up and speaking so passionately on behalf of their #charities today at their #FirstGiveFinal The extra £1000 went to @JHMTorguk (9N2) Well done everyone for working so hard on your presentations! @FirstGiveUK #youthdoinggood

Great work from @hartshillacad year 9 at their #presentationskills workshop. They’re representing some wonderful #charities and I can’t wait to find out which form will secure the £1000. #publicspeaking #youthdoinggood #ThursdayMotivation @FirstGiveUK

We also had some well deserved Judges Commendations for: 7SAR/ JEB @KA_Project 7LN/ GCC @ACCMUK 7CHW #ShaysSmiles Thank you to all the parents, carers and charity reps who came to support the brilliant students. #MakingADifference #YouthDoingGood @FirstGiveUK

I’m not sure I’ve ever witnessed a closer final! The quality of presentations and social action from year 7 at @BiddenhamIntSch made the judging so difficult. After a long deliberation the £1000 was awarded to 7MCL for @TibbsFoundation Congratulations everyone! @FirstGiveUK

Excited to be joining @FirstGiveFH @BiddenhamIntSch! Y7s are about to showcase their phenomenal efforts made in support of their chosen #charities. I’m on the panel of judges who will decide which class will win £1000 @FirstGiveUK grant for one of those charities.Tough job ahead!

We had an absolutely fantastic final at @PKS_Coventry Our presenting teams did themselves and their charities proud by speaking with confidence and passion about their creative #SocialAction. Having raised £480 as a year group, the extra £1000 went to 9AFJ for @FairplayCharity 🎉

A beautiful day for a fantastic presentation skills workshop at @BiddenhamIntSch There has been some amazing and varied social action happening and I’m so excited for year 7 to show off all of their hard work to the judges! @FirstGiveUK #youthdoinggood #charity #publicspeaking

Brilliant work from Y9 at @PKS_Coventry today at their #presentationskills workshop. Lots of impactful #socialaction has been completed and I can’t wait to see the final results in a couple of weeks! @FirstGiveUK #MondayMotivation #community #changemakers

Great to be back at @OSCATweets today to kick off @FirstGiveUK with year 7 who already have lots of ideas for social issues they might focus on. Fantastic to hear from last year’s winners about why to get involved with First Give, as well as how they supported their charity!

A beautiful day to launch this year’s @FirstGiveUK programme at @Coopacademy Can’t wait to see how Y8 decide to tackle the #SocialIssues that are most important to them. Good luck, Everyone! #youthdoinggood #ThursdayMotivation #Community

So exciting to launch the first @FirstGiveUK programme at @stokeparkschool today! Year 9 are already well on their way with their #giving journey. I can’t wait to see their skills and knowledge in action on behalf of their chosen #charities. #MondayMotivation #changemakers

All set up and ready to go at @JHNCC_Solihull Can’t wait to introduce @FirstGiveUK to year 7 and to hear about the #SocialIssues they feel passionately about tackling. #MondayMotivation #YouthDoingGood

I was so impressed with the contributions made by Y9 in the #presentationskills workshop at @edengirlsbham today. All the teams are busy working hard on their presentations and I can’t wait for the Final in a few weeks! @FirstGiveUK #publicspeaking #socialaction #charity

A joy to be back at our long term partner school @BiddenhamIntSch today to kick off this year’s @FirstGiveUK programme. Year 7 already have lots of awareness of the #SocialIssues they could tackle in their #community. I can’t wait to see what they get up to! #MondayMotivation