Students in Bicester ditched their uniforms and kept their mouths shut to raise £300 for people living in poverty around the world.

As well as the non-uniform day and sponsored silence, year seven pupils at the Cooper School also sold cakes and washed cars to support Food Aid '05, which helps people living in the world's poorest countries.

Teacher Daniel Burton said: "The students had a lot of fun while raising money for this worthwhile cause. They have been learning about the impact hunger has around the world and wanted to take part.

"Every little helps people in the countries affected and as little as 70p will provide a fruit tree seedling for a family, whilst £25 can buy 10kg of therapeutic food that will enable a severely malnourished child to recover, and £80 will help buy a manual water pump to allow families to irrigate their land."