Erasmus Darwin Academy students are taught about their role in the local community and there are various ways in which EDA plays its role in the local community.
The local emergency services and Staffordshire Road Safety team play a key role in providing education to ensure that our students are taught the importance of staying safe. We continue to foster good relations with Erasmus Darwin House with students having the opportunity to visit as well as providing Work Experience placements for our students.
We continue to have strong links with the Burntwood ‘Live at Home’ scheme and a number of our Sixth Form students volunteer in some capacity at the local centre, which is within walking distance to the Academy.
Local businesses Cameron Homes and Chasetown Civil Engineering have been incredibly generous in recent years in supporting projects that benefit families who need support, including providing uniform and resources to allow a student to flourish at EDA. We continue to be grateful for the generosity of the Burntwood Rotary Club and we are grateful for their donations towards special ‘progress’ prizes at previous Presentation Evenings and they also fund two Sixth Form students to go on a week-long summer expedition. We continue to foster excellent links with our local parish church, St Anne’s in Chasetown, which is the venue for our annual Christmas Carol Concert.
Our Careers offer has been well supported by former students and contacts who reside in the local community, allowing our current students to be inspired by those who have formerly attended the Academy.
We are always looking to expand our links with local organisations and if you would like to discuss in any way how we can work with you and your organisation, please don’t hesitate to contact the Academy.