Louise Sykes
Trustees' Week: Q&A with Louise Sykes
Louise Sykes joined Jacari’s board of trustees earlier this year. She originally volunteered with Jacari in the 1980s as a tutor. We...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
Exploring the Jacari archives
We’ve been delving into our archives at the Bodleian Library to uncover Jacari’s history of tackling racial intolerance and inequality....
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Natasha at Jacari
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Tom Pugh
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I tutored from 2002 to 2005. 2. Who was your pupil? Are you still in contact with them? My pupil...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Oct 12, 2021
- 4 min
Sophie and Madeeha's Story
Sophie Dear volunteered as a tutor with Jacari in 2004 and was matched to a primary school pupil, Madeeha, and tutored her for nearly 4...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
Celebrating our new Ambassadors
We are delighted to launch our Jacari Ambassador programme, celebrating individuals who have made a significant contribution to the...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
Gold standard EAL provision in Bristol
We’re so proud of our partner school, Barton Hill Academy in Bristol for being awarded The EAL Academy Gold EAL Quality Mark. Jacari has...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Graeme Cooper
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I volunteered from 1981 to 1983. The pupils in my college were almost exclusively white, middle or...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Local enterprise supports alumni engagement
In 2020 an innovative idea was suggested by long-term Jacari supporter Jamie Dear: how could Jacari harness the enthusiasm of its many...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Help support children going back to school
Children are going back to school this week and it’s never been a more uncertain time for their generation, after much of the previous...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Meet our new Trustee: Kate Newby
What were you doing before joining Jacari? I graduated last year from the University of Bristol, which is where my relationship with...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Read our 2020/21 Impact Report
We are excited to share with you our 2020/21 Impact Report! This is our first joint Bristol and Oxford report showing the overall impact...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
New Assistant Coordinators
We're delighted to welcome two new members to the Jacari team this month! Aggie Kaziszyn and Ben Crowther will be joining Jacari as...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A: Roger Gibbs
We're really pleased to share this fascinating Alumni Q&A with Roger Gibbs, who was involved with Jacari in the late 1950s and early...
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Freya at Jacari
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
New Oxford Student Committee
We wanted to welcome our new Oxford Student Committee for 2021/22! Every year, students volunteer to join our committees and support our...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Jacari awarded funding from The Fore
We're delighted to receive funding from The Fore, a seed funder for the non-profit sector. This grant has allowed us to create a new...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
Jane and Sofia - 30 years of friendship
We wanted to share this wonderful story about Jane and Sofia, a former Jacari volunteer and her pupil, who are still in touch today, over...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
Over £3000 raised!
Over the last few months, Jacari supporters have been running, walking, cycling, swimming and rowing 65km (or much more in some cases!)...
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Freya at Jacari
- Jul 19, 2021
- 3 min
Lockdown language loss - new report
A recent report from The Bell Foundation has found that children with English as an additional language (EAL) experienced language...
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Anna at Jacari
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Jacari Bristol celebrates 5 years
Not only does 2021 see Jacari mark its 65th anniversary, but this year we also celebrate five years since our expansion to Bristol, and...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Pedro Aparicio's memories of volunteering with Jacari
Pedro Aparicio volunteered as a Jacari tutor in 2013/14 and told us about his experience. Pedro was a postgraduate student at Oxford from...
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