Alumni
Welcome back Alumni!
We warmly welcome our Alumni back to our School. Whether you left last year or over 50+ years ago, you are always welcome to return to share your news and collaborate with us.
This page is dedicated to our Alumni and current parents and carers who wish to collaborate with us and support the school in a variety of ways. Below, is a list of opportunities to work with us and how we can help inspire our current students with your career experience.
- Please use this form if you wish to join the Alumni group: Form
- Join our Linkedin page: LinkedIn Alumni
- Join our social media pages: Facebook Instagram main Instagram sports
Here are our current opportunities that might be of interest.
| Testimonials & Reviews | |
| All Ex-students | If you would like to provide us with a testimonial to inpsire others, we would like to hear from you. Form |
| Google Review | It does help a school to have positive reviews on our Google or Bing search pages. Please do add yours if you wish. We would be most grateful. |
| Donations | |
| Easyfundraising | Free cash back for schools when shopping online. No cost to you. |
| Join our Alumni network page LinkedIn Alumni | |
| One off or Regular Donations | Please donate here. Any amount will be gratefully received. |
| Fundraising | Fundraising - The Downs School |
| Direct Student Support | |
| The Downs School Career Network | Join our career network group |
| Offer Y12 Work Experience | Work experience for older students in Sixth Form |
| Offer Y10 Work Experience | 2 days shadow experience for a Y10 Student |
| Offer Interview practice | In-school event to help students practice interview techniques with business people. |
| Be a mentor to our Sixth Formers | We can match a student and a Mentor to have mentoring sessions online with a student manager. |
| Careers Fair | Be part of our annual careers fair |
| Indiviual Support to the School | |
| Visiting Speaker for Assemblies, Groups or Classes | Would you like to share your expertise in your field and inspire a new generation? |
| Business Collaboration | |
| Provide a student Tour at your business premesis | Invite some students into your business premesis for a tour? |
| Invite staff to a maintenance day | Bring a group of staff to volunteer at the school in the holiday and help maintain the school and grounds? |
| Offer apprenticeships | Does your business offer apprenticeships? Join our programme. |
| Silent Auction giveways | We host a Quiz Night and a silent auction every year and the prizes are a huge fundraising draw. If you have any offer, product, tour etc, please contact us. |
| Match Funding | Does your business offer match funding as part of their CSR programme. Many large industries offer this and we are set up ready to collaborate. |
| Hire our facilities | If you would like to put on an event in one of our halls, please visit our hire page. |
| Sponsorship Opportunities | |
| Sports Collaborations | We have sponsor opportunities for sports kits and equipment, and creative arts opportunities |
| Creative Arts Collaborations | Work with our creative teams on expertise support, classes, sponsorship of productions etc |
| Design Technology collaborations | Inspire our students and community with project support via donation or material, equipment etc. |
| Sponsor a banner on the sports fences | Advertising all-weather banners on our community courts, buildings, pool or grounds. |
If you would like to contact us about any of these opportunity ideas, please speak to our Marketing Manager, Mrs Bennett lbennett@tds.school
