ACS International Schools marks half a decade of charitable impact

ACS International Schools, which has three campuses in Greater London, is celebrating its fifth year as a fully registered charity with a key aim of becoming a valued partner to local and state schools, businesses and the wider community in which the schools serve.

The school group set ambitious charitable goals in 2018 with its overall charitable aim to advance education. These include facilitating one million hours of student opportunity and 30,000 hours of teacher opportunity, both by 2025. Now, in year three of the five-year strategy, activity has already accrued 779,680 hours of student interaction and 67,519 hours of teacher training.

ACS International Schools has also launched a bursary scheme to offer financial assistance to local students with a desire to make a difference in the world but without the financial means to attend the school group. In total, 78 students have been allocated places in the last five years, totalling an investment of £5 million.

Tim Cagney, Chief Executive at ACS International Schools, said:

The last five years have certainly been a time for reflection. While we navigated the pandemic, we have also been able to grow our influence in the area of supporting our communities and meaningfully fulfilling our commitment to making a positive global impact through education. This has been realised through educational initiatives like the unique event, STEAM 2022, and our bursaries, which form a key part of our charitable remit. This five-year milestone only fuels our determination to continue shaping a brighter future for all generations to come.

ACS International Schools has raised funds since its establishment to support a wide range of campus development projects, teaching and learning programmes.

Cagney added: “Our buildings and campus environments play an important role in shaping the experiences and aspirations of not just our students but those from partner schools too; every child deserves to be inspired. Through campus focused fundraising projects, each of our UK campuses have reaped the benefits of new buildings. At Cobham, through Project Tomorrow, our students are enjoying the new STEM Innovation Centre, to encourage careers in STEM. At Egham, Project Inspire has enabled the development of outdoor teaching and learning hubs to foster collaboration, creativity, health and wellbeing. While at Hillingdon, students are able to enjoy a new auditorium so they can polish their skills in performance thanks to Project Shine.”