The pre-Christmas event was hosted by the teaching staff at Lister Community School.
On 14 January, Year 10 students Joy Elegbede and Faiyaj Abdus, presented a cheque to Janet Flaherty, NHS Communications Manager, who represented the ELFT Charity.
The idea for the Quiz Night came from teachers Frances Maynard and Bianca Wright, alongside the Staff Social Committee. Over 70 teachers came to the event which was reportedly "very competitive!"
Mrs Wright said, "We value the contribution of Newham's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) on the lives of our pupils so wanted to support their work. It was wonderful to have a fun social night with colleagues AND raise money for a good cause."
Richard Fradgley, Deputy Chief Executive at ELFT who is the executive lead for the ELFT Charity said, "I want to thank the teaching staff at Lister Community School for thinking of the ELFT Charity and for their collective effort in raising this money. We will put it to good use. This is a great example of partnership working as both our organisations focus on giving young people the best start in life. Thank you!"
East London NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services to children and young people in Newham. It also provides speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, paediatric services, and community nursing to children and young people with physical and developmental needs.
Staff can apply to the ELFT Charity for monies to support their work with young people. The ELFT Charity can help the NHS to go further.