Assisi Catholic Trust

This School is Under the Assisi Catholic Trust

Local Authority

Our Location in Westcliff-on-Sea falls under the Southend-on-Sea City Government

Friends of St Thomas More Association

Friends of St Thomas More (FOSTM) relaunch and request for help

The Friends of St Thomas More (FOSTM) has been working quietly in the background during the last few years. COVID and lockdowns hit all charities. The FOSTM has been no different. In September we hope to relaunch the charity and invite as many of our current and new parents to join in and support your school.

There are a few simple ways you can do this:

1. Join the FOSTM Facebook Group
2. Offer to help offer refreshments at a school event.
If you can help, please email
3. Come to a fundraising event. The first fundraising event is going to be a Family Quiz night which is scheduled for Friday 14th This event will also be the night we have the Annual General Meeting and where we will elect a new chair, treasurer and secretary. Tickets will be released next term.
4. You could help fundraise for the school by collecting free donations for St Thomas More Parents' Association - Southend, Westcliff on Sea every time you buy anything online with the UK’s leading online fundraising service, easyfundraising.
a. With over 3.1 thousand shops and sites on board including Amazon, eBay, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s, Virgin Trains and Aviva, you can get donations on everything from your weekly shop to your annual holiday and it doesn't cost a penny extra!
b. Plus, if you join and support St Thomas More Parents' Association - Southend, Westcliff on Sea we’ll get an extra £2 when you raise your first donation.
c. It's really simple, all you have to do is:
i. Go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/invite/PBIKPK/FA8SM4/ and join for free
ii. very time you want to shop go to easyfundraising, find the site you want and start shopping
iii. When you checkout St Thomas More Parents' Association - Southend, Westcliff on Sea gets a donation for no extra cost whatsoever!
iv. The shops and sites give easyfundraising a percentage of what you spend and they turn that into a donation, it's that easy. There's no catch or hidden charges and St Thomas More Parents' Association - Southend, Westcliff on Sea will be really grateful for your donations.
5. Click on the image here and play the school lottery. If every family in the school signed up to play one a week a month, the FOTSM would raise over £5,000 a year.
6. Support the Preloved Uniform Shop either by donating old uniform to the school to sell or by shopping at the Preloved shop yourself. Click on the image and message FOSTM through the Facebook group.

Lettings Policy

To enquire about hiring any of our facilities please email finance@st-thomasmore.southend.sch.uk or telephone 01702 344933 and select the option for lettings.

Support for Kinship Carers

Support for kinship carers

The quote “It takes a village to raise a child” is an African proverb that conveys the idea that a child's upbringing is the responsibility of many people in the community, not just their parents.

Often families and friends take on the responsibility of raising a child that is not their own for many different reasons.

It is important that if this happens that you are able to gain the support you deserve.

Kinship care refers to situations where children are living with relatives or friends who are not their birth parents. We understand that these arrangements can vary, and it is important for us to identify these cases so that we can provide any additional support or resources that may be available.

If your child is in a kinship care arrangement, we kindly ask that you inform us as soon as possible. This information will be treated confidentially and will be used solely for the purpose of providing appropriate support to your child and family.

To let us know about a kinship care arrangement or if you have any questions, please contact Mrs Lindsay on 01702 606712 or via email at alindsay@st-thomasmore.southend.sch.uk. Alternatively, you can visit the school office to speak with Mrs Lindsay directly.

There is a charity which directly supports kinship carers Kinship: The Kinship care charity which offers lots of information, advice and a support network that is so important for family and friends who step up to help raise a child.

There are some online workshops that are organised by the local authority that you can sign up to which can help you

Online Workshops - Digital Flyer - December 2024.pdf

Calendar of online workshops - January.pdf