 The school is buying books with the money donated |
A school in Leicestershire that is short on books has been inundated with offers of support. Ashby Church of England Primary School in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire faces a �38,000 budget shortfall and needed new books for its school library.
Teachers at the school decided to donate a day's pay to help the school buy more books on 4 July.
National media coverage of the story has resulted in dozens of donations and offers of help - including �1,500 worth of books from Penguin's Puffin Book Club.
'Really excited'
Head teacher Sheila Grice said: "We are really pleased with the response we've had - it will double the amount of money we had to spend on books this year."
Teacher Janet Stevenson said: "The children are really excited about the books that have been donated."
"I have been able to buy all the books I need with the donatons - it has been really brilliant."
Children's author Helen Cresswell from Nottinghamshire has also donated some of her books to the school. She is the author of more than 60 novels - including many children's books.
The money from the staff, including six members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, was handed over to the school on Friday, 4 July - on what teachers called Pay Back Day.
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