BLACON High School is to use a recent donation to improve the rewards programme it currently runs for pupils.

The Chester school has received £500 from Equilibrium Asset Management’s Community Support Scheme.

Susan Yates, headteacher at Blacon High School, said: “This [donation] will give us the opportunity to reward pupils for outstanding attitudes to learning and academic progress.”

Equilibrium Asset Management’s Community Support Scheme awards grants ranging from £100 to £500 to community organisations and charities across the region.

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