Natasha at Jacari
Alumni Q&A with Chris Winchester
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I volunteered for Jacari from 1990 to 1997, was on the committee in 1992–4 and Chair 1993–4. 2....
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Freya at Jacari
- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 min
Oxford Kids Carnival
On Saturday 12th June it was a joy to welcome 21 Jacari volunteers, pupils and parents to our Kids Carnival event in the University...
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Liz Roberts - Jacari Trustee
- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
Refugee Week
Our Trustee, Liz Roberts, writes about Refugee Week which runs from 14-20 June. Refugee Week's 2021 theme is ‘we cannot walk alone’,...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jun 11, 2021
- 1 min
Small Charity Week
Small Charity Week runs from 14th - 18th June and celebrates the contribution that small charities make to communities throughout the UK....
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Catherine Gater
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I volunteered with Jacari from around 1991 to 1994, first as a teacher for a local student...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrating Jacari’s trustees
During National Volunteers’ Week, we wanted to highlight the important role of our board of trustees, who all support Jacari in a...
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Natasha at Jacari
- May 28, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrating our amazing volunteers
National Volunteers' Week takes place from 1-7 June every year and is an opportunity to celebrate and say thank you for the fantastic...
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Freya at Jacari
- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Closing the digital divide
At the end of 2020 we reached out to our supporters and community to ask for donations of old laptops and tablets that we could refurbish...
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Natasha at Jacari
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
Volunteering with Jacari in the 1970s
Jane Shillaker (Jesus, 1978-81) shares her reflections on her time at Oxford and experience volunteering with Jacari in the late 1970s:...
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Fleur at Jacari
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Being President of Jacari's student committee
I’m Vera, and was President for the Jacari society at the University of Bristol for the 20/21 academic year. I decided to get involved...
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Natasha at Jacari
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Meet our new Trustee: Ilan Elson
Jacari is excited to announce the appointment of a new Trustee who has recently joined our Board, Ilan Elson. What were you doing before...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
EAL Gold for Oxford primary school
We are delighted that our partner school New Marston Primary in Oxford has been awarded an EAL Quality Mark Gold Award by The EAL...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Denis Rixson
Every month we interview one of our alumni and hear their memories of Jacari. This month we've been talking to Denis Rixson who was a...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Apr 8, 2021
- 1 min
Jacari 65 Challenge
Get fit, have fun and help us raise vital funds for tutoring refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children with English as an additional...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
Jacari in the 1960s
To celebrate our 65th anniversary, we’ve been asking alumni to share their stories and memories of Jacari through the decades. Shirley...
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Freya at Jacari
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
Proficiency in English: the key to academic success?
We were excited to see the Bell Foundation launch its latest report into how proficiency in English affects pupils’ academic outcomes....
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Natasha at Jacari
- Mar 20, 2021
- 1 min
Jacari awarded funding from Garfield Weston Foundation
We're thrilled to receive a grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation for our Oxford tutoring programme. This grant will help us to...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Charity Football League raises over £70,000 for Jacari
We are proud to partner with Oxford’s Charity Football League (CFL), a social enterprise which donates 100% of its profits to Jacari. The...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
Volunteering with Jacari during Covid-19
By Eleanor Grandchamp - Jacari Bristol volunteer tutor Getting involved: Hi everyone, my name is Eleanor. I am a second year English...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
How we've responded to school closures
It's great news that schools are going to reopen to all pupils in March. However, we’re really concerned about the impact of the latest...
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