As parents, we all try and do the best for our children and it is hard! I think the phrase “It takes a village” is so very relevant. We need to accept help when it is available.

At School Trunk, we aim to make things easier for parents. We try to be part of your village! Sometimes taking just one job off your hands can be a huge relief. That is why we collect, store and redeliver school items to save the hassle for parents.

The additional service we offer is Gold Care. We go one step further and unpack, clean, mend, name tag, repack and send parents a full report. If you are reading this and thinking, why did I not know about this, do not fear. You can still add this service to your order.

We have started our summer collections but if your daughter/son’s belongings have not yet been collected then you can still add the Gold Care option. Basically, up until it goes into storage we can add it on.

It is not lazy, it is using your village.

Get in touch with the office to find out more or to add to your order.

Some students have hit the jackpot with exam scheduling. Already finished and ready for summer. This means that the School Trunk Team are kitted out and starting the summer collection. Today, the team are at St Clare’s in Oxford.

St Clare’s, Oxford

St. Clare’s grew out of a scheme to establish links between British and European students after WW2. The original name was The Oxford English Centre for Foreign Students but the school quickly grew to welcome a wide range of nationalities and provide a variety of programmes. Nowadays, there are 50 nationalities represented on the International Baccalaureate programme alone.

International students find the School Trunk service particularly helpful. Taking belongings home is logistically complicated and financially unpleasant. But, like the school itself, School Trunk has grown to help a variety of students and save a lot of hassle for parents generally.

Today

It is midway through the first collection day and the School Trunk team have reported that the collection is running super smoothly. With St Clare’s location in central Oxford and 16 individual houses to collect from, it is not always a straight forward process but spirits seem to be remaining high.

The School Trunk team work at a huge variety of schools. They all have their individual personalities, layouts and logistics to consider. Our team leaders are all highly experienced and trained to oversee the whole process. They are also “armed” with, what we call “Green Books”. Military style books containing all the information about the school, key contacts, maps of house layouts and everything they could possibly need on the day. Of course, the office team are always on hand for an queries on the day too.