Explore the Community Inspired map to find community support, grant providers and activities near your school.
Local Grants & Support
| Oxfordshire Voluntary Action |
Here to help you help others by supporting and empowering volunteers, networks, partnerships and non-profit organisations big and small. |
| Active Oxfordshire |
Increases activity levels and challenges health inequalities across Oxfordshire. |
| Ashmolean Museum primary schools |
Online sessions; learning resources and classroom activities. |
| Oxfordshire Community & Voluntary Action (OCVA) |
Supports and empowers volunteers; networks; partnerships and non-profit organisations. |
| Gardens Libraries and Museums (University of Oxford) |
Education sessions for over 100000 school students a year; supports widening access. |
| Gaiaveda Gardens |
Projects with Oxfordshire schools planting herb beds; vegetable gardens and wildlife fencing. |
| Museums Oxfordshire |
Comprehensive list of museums in the county. |
| Oxfordshire Community Foundation |
Grants and work to improve lives by addressing social and economic disadvantage. All Community Foundations (UK) |
| Oxfordshire Museum Resources |
Creative activities enabling children and adults to handle real and replica artefacts. |
| Oxford Music school resources |
Digital resources and online music learning for teachers and schools. |
| Oxfordshire Outdoor Learning Trust |
Promotes outdoor learning experiences for young people in Oxfordshire schools. |
| The City of Oxford Charity Educational Grants |
Typically covers 35% of school trip or activity costs for low income families within the City boundary. |
| Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment |
Grants supporting a better future for people; wildlife and the planet. |
| Wild Oxfordshire |
Conservation charity; runs a Trees and Hedgerows for Wildlife & Biodiversity Fund with grants of £300-£1500 for schools. |
| University of Oxford community partnership fund |
Supports collaborative projects between the University of Oxford and local organisations across Oxfordshire. |
| University of Oxford small community grants scheme | Provides a total of £50,000 in funding for community projects, events and activities in the city of Oxford that promote and support Oxford’s culture and heritage, provide educational opportunities for young people. |
| Forest School Association - find your local group | For the advancement of education for public benefit through promotion and support of quality Forest School in the United Kingdom using any means to enable all children, young people and adults to benefit from increased opportunities for high quality and varied educational experiences in the natural world. Search for FSA affiliated groups. |
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Local service organisations |
Find your local Lions Club or Rotary Club. Tip: For Lions Club, search using town names for the most accurate results. |
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National retailers' local branches |
National retailers can also assist local schools. Please reach out to your local branches for the following retailers: The Asda Foundation, B&Q (Community Reuse), Co-op (Local Community Fund), Pets At Home, Tesco Community Grants (contact richard.younger-ross@groundwork.org.uk), The WHSmith Trust (Community Grants), Wickes Community Programme |
| Supermarket Community Champions |
Online contact/email: ASDA Visit in person: Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks & Spencer–M&S store locator, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, SPAR–SPAR store locator, Tesco–Tesco store locator, Waitrose |
| The National Lottery Community Fund |
The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK. |
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- Think we’ve missed one? Email the PTA+ team at editorial@pta.co.uk to share your local information.
Below you will find links to a directory of local suppliers and your regional Facebook group.
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