Fundraise at your secondary / high school and college

Raise money for children and young people's mental health by fundraising at your secondary / high school and college.

Join us in our mission to improve children and young people's mental health by fundraising for us at your secondary / high school and college. Fundraising is a fun and impactful way to make a difference to a vital cause and start an important conversation on mental health.

On this page, you can find:

our fundraising pack, full of everything you need for your fundraiser
some fundraising ideas for your secondary / high school and college
why you should fundraise for Place2Be
how your fundraising makes a difference
how you can pay in your fundraising to Place2Be.

Take part in Children's Mental Health Week 2025!

Place2Be's Children's Mental Health Week is taking place from 3-9 February 2025. Your school can download our free resources and find out how you can raise money throughout the week!

Take part in the week

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Get your exclusive Place2Be fundraising pack

Jumpstart your fundraising with our inspiring Place2Be fundraising pack! Packed with handy tips, creative ideas, and useful resources, it's your key to organising a successful fundraising event and making a meaningful impact on children and young people's mental health.

Get your fundraising pack

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Fundraising resources

We've got lots of extra info and resources to help you have a successful fundraiser, from sponsorship forms and posters to bunting you can make at home!

Our fundraising resources

Fundraising ideas

There are so many fun ways your secondary school and college can fundraise! Be sure to keep your fundraiser accessible and inclusive so all the young people who want to get involved can.

Readathon

Pupils can set a reading target and get sponsored on their challenge!

Sports day

Have a sports day with your class, year group or whole school.

Non-uniform day

Have a sponsored day where children can wear what they feel comfortable in.

A grid of four fundraising pictures. Top left is a selfie of a woman doing a skydive. Top right is a stall run by a school at a local fair to sell items. Bottom left is a boy who grew his hair out and then cut it off. Bottom right is a girl who did a swim-a-thon for Place2Be.

Fundraise in your own way!

Get inspired and take a look at our fundraising ideas you can do to support children and young people's mental health!

Look at all our fundraising ideas

Why fundraise for Place2Be

Fundraising for Place2Be supports our vital work to ensure no child faces mental health problems alone. But it also brings lots of opportunities to your school, nursery, or college, that all contribute to a whole-school approach to mental health.

When you choose to fundraise for Place2Be, you are:

improving the lives of vulnerable children across the UK
spreading mental health awareness and help us reduce the stigma around mental health
building an inclusive and supportive school community.

Why fundraise for Place2Be

Choose us as your Charity of the Year!

Engage pupils at your secondary / high school or college in the vital work of charities by choosing us as your Charity of the Year. It's a great way to get pupils together, have lots of fun and raise money for children and young people's mental health.

How your fundraising will make a difference

Every penny and pound you raise for Place2Be goes directly towards providing mental health support services in schools.

27

could pay for a drop-in counselling session where children can refer themselves to see a mental health professional.

54

could pay for a child to share their thoughts and feelings in a one-to-one counselling session.

108

could support two children to attend their first one-to-one counselling session to get the support they need.

Hear from people we've helped

Read the stories of children, young people, counsellors and school staff across the UK.

Read our stories

How to pay in your fundraising

After you and your school have completed your fundraiser, it's time to donate the money you raised to Place2Be. You can do this online, via bank transfer, or through the post.

Don't forget you can increase your fundraising by 25% when you donate with Gift Aid.

Paying it in online

If you've raised money using an online fundraising page, any donations will come straight through to Place2Be.

You can donate the money you raised on our website.

Paying it in via bank transfer

Contact our Place2Be Fundraising Team on friends@place2be.org.uk if you would like to donate via BACS or Bank Transfer.

Paying it in through the post

Cheque and Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) vouchers can be made payable to Place2Be and sent to the address below. Please include a note with your cheque or CAF voucher letting us know your details and how the funds were raised. Please do not send cash by post.

Fundraising Team
Place2Be
175 St John Street
London
EC1V 4LW

Contact us

Whether you need some more information, or want to share your fundraising plans, we want to hear it!

Get in touch