Pupils have been collecting food to help those in need.

Schools in Medway and Gravesend which are part of the Skills for Life Trust have been doing their bit for several charities.

Warren Wood’s Year 6 children collected donations for Helping The Homeless.

Hannah Roberts, acting assistant head teacher at the school in Arethusa Road, Rochester, said: “The care packages for the charity were part of our exploring themes of generosity, kindness and compassion – which are very important skills for life.

'We were very excited about this venture as we are always looking to use our Skills for Life initiative to support the local community...'

"The charity came to school to collect the packages and they talked to the children about where their donations go and how important their contributions are to helping some of the most vulnerable people in our society.”

Hilltop Primary Academy in Rochester, also part of the Skills for Life Trust, collected donations for Medway food banks and the homeless charity Street Angels.

Chantry Community Academy in Gravesend collected donations to support vulnerable families in the area.

Claire Doree, Primary Skills for Life Lead for the trust, said: "We were very excited about this venture as we are always looking to use our Skills for Life initiative to support the local community and we believe this was a fantastic opportunity to do so, while also demonstrating those key values to the children."

Greenacre Academy, in Chatham, which has supported the local food banks for many years, initiated a project led by geography teacher Alexandra Lyng.

She has worked in partnership with the local Co-op store in Walderslade as well as several other supermarkets in the area to help those in need, as well as ensuring none of the leftover food went to waste and instead was given away at the academy.

Neighbouring Walderslade Girls' School also accepted food bank donations from pupils and parents.

Head teacher Ewa Eddy said they increased their food drive efforts this year "to help many more families eat well".