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Seckford Foundation

Seckford Foundation

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Seckford Foundation

“We promote and support the education and care of the young and the elderly in and around the town of Woodbridge and the county of Suffolk”
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Saxmundham Free School winners of the 2019 Dora Love Prize

Saxmundham Free School was one of two schools that shared the top honours in this year’s Dora Love Prize – an annual competition which aims to make... . Read More
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Seckford Education Trust ranked as one of the country’s best-performing MATs for GCSE results

The Seckford Education Trust is the only multi-academy trust (MAT) in Suffolk – and one of only two in the East of England – to have been ranked as... . Read More

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DONATIONS, VOLUNTEERING & SUPPORT
Originally founded with a gift from a prominent Elizabethan lawyer, Thomas Seckford, the Foundation is committed to

 

  • Enabling elderly people to lead safe, secure, independent and fulfilling lives and caring for them when in need
  • Helping younger people to achieve their potential and to lead financially independent and productive lives
  • Strengthening the communities in which those we support live, ensuring no-one suffers through rural isolation

Although proud of our history we do not live in the past; on the contrary the trustees regularly revisit our aims and aspirations to make sure they remain relevant and achieve maximum impact in the 21st century.

Seckford Care

The hub of our work with and for older people is based at the Seckford Almshouses where we offer sheltered, very sheltered, residential accommodation and day care services enabling older people to lead safe, secure, independent and fulfilling lives.

Woodbridge School

Young people and education have been in our DNA for more than 350 years. Today we educate some 850 pupils aged from 4 to 18 through Woodbridge School. 

Education Trust

Responding to the pleas of help from the communities of Beccles, Ixworth and Saxmundham to provide educational opportunity and choice for its young people, we established two publicly funded Free Schools cater for 11-16 year olds. 

Springboard

We support and help young people under 25 in the local communities in which we operate through our Springboard initiative.

Seckford Theatre

Situated in the grounds of Woodbridge School, the Seckford Theatre is a professional theatre that can seat 350 in any manner of arrangement thanks to its versatile staging and seating configurations. 

March 24, 2016

Beccles Free School RoboCup team crowned national champions, again!

Beccles Free School, on Castle Hill in Beccles, has been crowned national RoboCup champions for a second year running. The team of students, aged between 12 and 14, have won the honour of representing England at the World Championships again, after defeating over 50 primary and secondary school teams from across the country at the UK National CoSpace Championships, held at BT Adastral Park in...
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March 14, 2016

Mentors needed to help young people in Suffolk achieve success

The Suffolk based Seckford Springboard initiative, which aims to help young people into further education, training and employment, is calling on local people across the county to volunteer as a mentor in their area. The mentoring scheme is open to anyone who has some time and expertise to share with people aged 25 and under who are struggling to find a job, looking for career advice or who...
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