Randstad Education’s chief financial officer, Andy Moss, delighted the children at High Close, Barnardo’s special needs school in Berkshire, with a timely greeting of Easter eggs and a much welcomed donation of £3000.  The funds will be used to buy valuable equipment that will assist the learning and development of autistic children.

Randstad’s specialist education company is responsible for recruiting teachers, assistants and lecturers to work alongside 135,000 young people per day across the UK and the organisation’s commitment to raising education standards reflects a shared ethos with Barnardo’s that every child deserves the best start in life and the chance to fulfil their potential.

Successful initiatives by individual Randstad staff also continue to raise funds for the charity.  Randstad Education’s Special Education Needs (SEN) development manager, Scott Kelly, will run the 2011 Virgin London Marathon, having raised over £2,700 for Barnardo’s participating in the event last year.

High Close School’s head of education, Jonathan Newport expressed his gratitude to Randstad “The work of Barnardo’s depends on the generous support of many organisations and their employees across the UK.  Schools like High Close can often struggle to get autistic children to exercise and this most recent donation from Randstad will enable us to purchase games consoles, such as the Wii, which have proved a hugely successful way of encouraging and developing the children.”