Teacher praises team effort

WE did it! Deputy head Steve Hill with pupils Ellie Mellor, Ethan Kershaw, Hannah Hilton and Lewis Varley with fellow pupils at St Joseph’s

STEVE Hill really is a man on a mission.

The deputy head teacher at St Joseph’s RC Primary School in Shaw has raised £7,000 for three charities with help from his enthusiastic Year 6 class.

Their fund-raising events over the last few months will mean large amounts for the Christie Hospital, Dr Kershaw’s Hospice and Oldham’s newly-opened youth centre, Mahdlo.

Mr Hill and his class have exchanged their unwanted clothes for cash, sold toast and cakes, held a dinner, made mince pies and even sang in supermarkets to raise the bumper total.

The teacher said: “This incredible amount is simply down to the enthusiasm of my fantastic class and the support of the whole school community.

“The children have been brilliant.”