# Lloyds Banking Group to help double schools fundraising for BBC Children in Need

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/10/07/lloyds-banking-group-help-double-schools-fundraising-bbc-children-need/
- Published: 2014-10-07T12:36:45+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Lloyds Banking Group has become BBC Children in Need’s first Principal Partner in
a three-year partnership through its Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland brands. At
the same time it has also become the charity’s first and only Schools Partner.

## Lloyds Bank National Schools Fundraising Campaign

[⌊Lloyds Banking Group partners with BBC Children in Need⌉⌊Lloyds Banking Group 
partners with BBC Children in Need⌉[

(l-r) Matt Young, Group Corporate Affairs Director, Lloyds Banking Group; Alison
Brittain, Group Director, Retail, Lloyds Banking Group; Pudsey Bear; David Ramsden,
Chief Executive, BBC Children in Need; Sir Terry Wogan KBE, Life President.

The Group has committed to help the charity support all UK schools and over five
million children in their charity fundraising activities and key skills development.
The **aim is to double donations raised through schools** each year by 2017.

The Lloyds Bank National Schools Fundraising Campaign will be include the provision
of fundraising resources for schools; education and skills development in Literacy,
Citizenship as well as employability skills; awards and rewards for pupils; and 
volunteering support from staff a the Group. Children will be “instrumental in helping
to develop the campaign” as it scales up during the course of the partnership.

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The campaign showcase is the ‘Best.Assembly.Ever.’ in which pupils will plan and
run celebration and fundraising assemblies during the week of the BBC Children in
Need Appeal, which takes place on Friday 14 November.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lnqMTlpi_E

 

David Ramsden, Chief Executive of [BBC Children in Need](http://visit.bbc.co.uk/pudsey),
said:

> “We are really excited about working with Lloyds Banking Group as a Principal 
> Partner and developing the ‘by children for children’ model at the heart of our
> fundraising. We are sure that Lloyds’ experience of working with schools and communities
> will help us to change thousands more young lives across the UK.”

 * **[BBC Children in Need 2014 raises a total of £49.1 million](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/07/08/bbc-children-in-need-2014-raises-a-total-of-49-1m/)**(
   8 July 2015)
 * **[Children in Need signs exclusive partnership with Gung Ho! events](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/03/10/children-in-need-signs-exclusive-partnership-with-gungho-events/)**(
   10 March 2016)
 * **[Lloyds Bank charity bake event raises £110k](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/05/09/lloyds-bank-charity-bake-event-raises-110k/)**(
   9 May 2016)

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