Exeter students support families seeking asylum this Christmas

Year 7 students from West Exe School, part of the Ted Wragg Trust, have recorded a Christmas jingle to be played on East Devon Radio this festive season. 

The students will be spreading yuletide cheer across the airwaves after their jingle debuted on the local radio station this morning (13th December.)  East Devon Radio is a community radio station, based in Exmouth, the station was launched in 2006 coinciding with the Exmouth festival. 

West Exe students also took part in Christmas Jumper Day on the 7th of December in exchange for a charitable donation and have also put on a Christmas concert with students singing a selection of festive carols. 

Across the city at another Ted Wragg school, the Cranbrook Education Campus, pupils also took part in Christmas Jumper Day and they have been collecting gifts to pass on our families seeking asylum to make sure no child goes without a toy this Christmas. 

The Cranbrook Education Campus hosts the EX5-Alive community hub which will be open on the 21st of December between 10am and 12pm if anyone needs any support in the run up to Christmas.  

Moira Marder, CEO of the Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust said: “I am delighted to hear that West Exe students have recorded a festive jingle for East Devon Radio and look forward to hearing it throughout December.  I am also so proud of the work Cranbrook pupils have done to ensure that our families seeking asylum have a gift this festive season.  The Ted Wragg Trust wants every child we educate to leave us a compassionate and thoughtful individual and thinking of others is at the core of this.”