As part of our commitment to become a Rights Respecting School this term we decided to take part in the Clarks Shoe Appeal.

In May 2017, RRSA and Clarks began a partnership to support education programmes for children around the world through an initiative called ShoeShare.

ShoeShare gathers old or unwanted shoes to raise money for Unicef to help all children, no matter where they are or what is happening around them, to access their right to education (Article 28).

Unicef and Clarks have worked in partnership to keep children safe since 2008 following on from a Blue Peter partnership. In that time, Clarks have contributed to transforming children’s lives through ShoeShare, gathering old or unwanted shoes at collection points in more than 500 Clarks stores across the UK.

To date, the partnership has raised an incredible £1 million, helping children access education.

ShoeShare is a campaign in partnership with Unicef and Clarks. The campaign collects old or unwanted shoes, which are sent for re-use. For every tonne of shoes collected, a donation is made to Unicef which goes towards education programmes around the world.

More than 59 million children of primary school age are still not in education. This is just under the population of the UK. Clarks are helping Unicef to provide basic resources such as pens and pencils so that children have the right tools to learn, and also support training teachers and work with governments to ensure the quality and standard of education remains high and children are leaving school able to read and write.

The aim of ShoeShare is to reach even more children and improve their access to an education.

AT BARSHARE WE MANAGED TO COLLECT AND DONATE A TOTAL OF 144 PAIRS OF SHOES!!

Thank you to all involved!