Churston Together Circle
A partnership between education and the local community.
Churston Together Circle brings together local businesses, alumni and community supporters to help prepare young people for life beyond school - while strengthening connections across Torbay.
By sharing time, expertise or resources, our partners play a vital role in helping students understand what’s possible and feel confident about their future.
Whether you can offer a little time or ongoing support, there are simple and flexible ways to get involved - with meaningful benefits for both students and your business.
Why partner with Churston?
Working with Churston Together Circle is more than supporting a school; it’s an investment in the future of our local community.
For your business, it offers opportunities to:
- Build meaningful connections with future talent
- Strengthen your reputation within the local community
- Deliver on Corporate Social Responsibility in a visible, impactful way
- Showcase your industry, values and career pathways
- Support the development of confident, work-ready young people
It’s a practical and rewarding way to make a difference - while supporting your own long-term goals.
Ways to get involved
There are many ways to be part of the Churston Together Circle. Every partnership is different, but the impact is shared.
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Share your expertise
- Deliver a careers talk
- Support mock interviews
- Mentor students through enterprise initiatives and student-led projects such as Enterprise Day, Dragons’ Den, the 10X Challenge or The Hatchery.
Your experience can inspire ideas, guide thinking and bring learning to life
Create opportunities
- Offer work experience placements
- Support apprenticeships or industry insight opportunities
Support financially
- Sponsor school initiatives or sports teams
- Advertise in school programmes and events
- Contribute to the Churston Together Fund
As a registered charity (No. 1126780), financial contributions may also be tax-efficient for your business.
How it works
Getting involved is simple:
- Get in touch and tell us what you’re interested in
- We’ll suggest opportunities that fit your business
- You choose how and when to get involved
Flexible, straightforward and designed to work around you.
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Impact in Action: Y8 Enterprise Event
Students worked in teams alongside business mentors to design and pitch products made from recycled tyres, developing ideas, branding and financial plans in just one day.
The result was a highly engaging, hands-on experience that built confidence, creativity and real-world business understanding.
Student Feedback:
“It was useful because it helped me develop my presentation skills and confidence at standing up in front of the class. I also developed communication and teamwork skills. "
“I found having a business person in was quite helpful as they gave us proper business advice like what would have happened in a real job.”
“I found this to be an extremely useful event, as I am heavily considering taking Business Studies for GCSE. It taught me a lot of skills, such as helping me with my confidence and creativity, which I often struggle with. It also reinforced my financial knowledge, since I was the team's accountant. Overall, it was a very beneficial experience.”
For our partners, opportunities like this offer a direct and rewarding way to engage with students, share expertise and inspire future talent.
