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Fundraising for Schools


April 2011 Issue 122


Sixth forms’ value for money in question


Inconsistent levels of funding are being distributed to colleges and schools, casting doubt over whether ministers are getting value for money from the education range for 16 to 18-year-olds in England.


A report published by the National Audit Office (NAO) on Wednesday 23 March uncovered that sixth form colleges receive £280 less per pupil than school sixth forms. And, after capital expenditure and other payments have been taken into account, colleges get approximately 12 per cent less funding than school sixth forms.


Annually, £6 billion is spent on the education of 16 to 18-year-olds, yet the NAO report points to the system’s uneven process of monitoring and accountability, which has called into question whether value is being delivered.


Despite findings that a majority of schools and colleges have strived to improve their back office costs, the NAO says that some providers lack understanding as to how to manage costs lined to teaching staff; costs that are usually 60 per cent of the total.


In this issue News and grant reminders Applications


Grants and awards Sponsorship Handy hints Profile


Case study


Furthermore, it emerged that, although there are arrangements in place for dealing with poor college performance, in school sixths forms, there is no consistent approach to this.


However, on average, the NAO found that students achieve better academic progress in institutions that educate large numbers of 16 to 18-year-olds, regardless of whether they are colleges or school sixth forms.


Elsewhere, findings from an Audit Commission report published in 2009 revealed that schools are less likely to be efficient and economical, than further education colleges.


Due to the difference in the kinds of records schools and colleges keep about the achievements of their pupils, the NAO says it is unable to compare the effectiveness of each type of institution.


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Colleges, the report said, tend to keep more detailed accounts of exactly how much courses cost.


Furthermore, because teachers work across different year groups, it is unclear as to how much sixth forms cost.


Blame was apportioned to the Department for Education (DfE), with the report saying that the DfE lacks oversight of the system because it does not systematically review it.


Your practical guide to raising money Grant


reminders


Large Grants: Ford Britain Trust


Amount of award Up to £3,000


Deadline 3 May 2011


Contact details http://www.ford.co.uk/fbtrust


Build the Game: The Football Foundation


Amount of award Up to £20, 000


Deadline Ongoing


Contact details web: http://www.


footballfoundation.org.uk/ apply/facilities-grants/build-the- game/?locale=en


Central Grant: Hilton in the Community Foundation


Amount of award Up to £30, 000


Deadline 3 May 2011


Contact details web: http://www.hilton-


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Young British Wildlife photographer British Wildlife Photography Awards


PRIMARY/SECONDARY


The British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) aim to recognise the talents of photographers practicing in the UK, at the same time as highlighting Britain’s natural history.


Awards criteria The British Wildlife Photography Award – for Schools, Youth and Community Groups is given to the group submitting the portfolio judged to be the most memorable, striking and best set of themed images.


This category is open to any group of young people representing a school, youth or community group, aged up to 18 years, on 2 June 2011. Students in a sixth-form college or equivalent who are aged 18 are eligible. Entrants over 18 years are not eligible.


Entrants are invited to enter pictures of any British wildlife; there are no specific categories and all species will be considered. For example, it could be an animal portrait, wildlife behaviour or action, artistic interpretation of a subject, wildlife within your garden, or the hidden world of tine creatures under stones, logs and rock pools.The wildlife you photograph could be wildlife that lives in parks, town, houses, buildings, the countryside or the coast.


Photographers whose images are judged to be the most striking and memorable of all the young entries will be given the titles of ‘Young British Wildlife Photographer’. Winners and commended entrants will have their work showcased in a national touring exhibition and in a published book.


A renowned panel of photography experts will be the Judges, and will select images based upon technical skill, diversity, originality and creativity of composition. Judging will be anonymous. They will assess entries and a shortlist will be announced following the closing date. All those on the shortlist will be contacted and will then have approximately 10 days to supply a high-resolution file. Failure to produce a high-resolution file within the


designated time period could eliminate an entrant from the shortlist.


The organisers cannot be held responsible for emails that do not arrive due to the entrant’s email security settings or restrictions placed by their Internet service provider.


Entrants, whose images are shortlisted, will be asked to supply an extended caption. All winners will be notified by phone or email. A list of the winners will be published on the BWPA website.Finalists must agree to take part in post-competition publicity, for example attendance at an awards event.


The competition prize is a copy of the Serif Design Suite for each of the contributors (£149)* which contains 5 software titles covering; graphics, photo editing, digital video, DTP and web design. The school or organisation will receive a 50 User License on the Serif Design Suite (£2,199) and a Digital Video camera (£149) *There are a maximum of five individual copies of the software for the winning entrants.


Images can be of native or migrant wild species. Also non-indigenous wild species that reside permanently in the UK.


Wildlife photography award


Deadline 2 June 2011


Amount of award A Serif Design Suite worth £3, 000


Contact details web: www.bwpawards.org


British wildlife subjects photographed in a studio setting or a captive environment are eligible provided this information is supplied when submitting images.


Entries must have been taken in the United Kingdom of Great Britain Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.


Restrictions


Exotic wildlife photographed in British zoos, safari parks or similar locations, and domestic pets are not eligible. Images that have been entered into a major competition where the results are


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January We thought that in the dark, and sometimes depressing, days of January, a Ladies’ Pamper Evening might be the ideal way to banish those winter blues. I was very fortunate that one of my super teachers, Fiona, volunteered to take the lead on this event and what a cracking job she did of it!


The idea was that mums (and their friends) would come into school for a range of massage and beauty treatments at very reasonable prices. Fiona contacted all local businesses with an interest in health and beauty, and persuaded lots of them to offer their services on the night for free.


A major breakthrough was getting the local college on board as they provided lots of beauticians/masseurs at very little cost. Tickets were priced reasonably and included a complimentary glass of ‘bubbly’ and their first treatment free. After that, they paid for extra treatments and we made a little more revenue from the Bar and a raffle. The bar was not hugely successful, as apparently, massages and alcohol are not a good mix!


A fashion show (staff modelling unwanted clothes) started the evening on a positive note. The overall profit for the evening was just short of £1,000, which was great, but I was unsure whether this was reflected by the huge amount of work needed to organise such an event. It was, however, a really popular night and I know that the parents who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves.


February


In order to ensure that we squeezed some money out of male parents as well, a couple of weeks later we staged a ‘Dads and Kids’ night. Basically, children were invited to buy tickets to bring their dad (granddad, step-dad, older brother, uncle, and so on) into school from 6pm to 8pm one evening, and we organised lots of activities for them to choose from. Activities included; table tennis, Lego, pool, paper aeroplanes, Xbox, table football, circuit training, Wii, horse racing


DVD, painting, and so on. It proved very popular, it was a really easy evening to organise and dads loved it.


We ran a bar that made considerably more from dads than it had from mums, a raffle where one of our most glamorous LSAs persuaded dads they wanted to buy lots of tickets, and we also sold burgers and hot dogs. A profit of more than £2,000 was incredible from very little effort. Even more pleasing than the profit was the enjoyment the dads and kids got from spending some time playing together.


At the end of the evening, the dads were urging us to organise another night soon. We were fortunate with another couple of grants that came through early in 2010; one of £6,000 and the others of £4,000 and £3,500.


March The following month, our year six parents were treated to a gourmet evening of beautiful food at our first ever ‘A Word’ event. My wonderful deputy, with a couple of excellent staff supporting her, worked her socks off to transform our school hall into a first class restaurant for the evening.


Our deputy managed to persuade a five star hotel to ‘loan’ us their executive chef and three of his staff for the whole day. They worked with our year six pupils to cook a fantastic four-course meal to be served to sixty parents that evening. She negotiated £600 worth of produce from Waitrose for free and a further £100 worth from a local organic fruit and vegetable supplier. We got cutlery, crockery and tableware at no cost from local restaurants and purchased candles, and so on for a sophisticated finish. What an evening we had!


Parents came along to support us and I think had fairly low expectations, but I think it is safe to say that they were surprised by the quality of food and service; the pupils absolutely excelled themselves. Drink flowed and a raffle topped the night off with a flourish.


Le Creuset had been persuaded to donate soup bowls and dishes for the dessert, these were sold to parents at the end of the evening, raising a staggering £400. In total the evening made a profit of £2,000 and every one of our dads approached me at the end to ask when we were planning to do another one!


April


Our next two events brought contrasting outcomes. Our first was a very successful ‘Anton’s Got Talent’ show which was a really fun event and very well attended (a sell out in fact!) and raising a very pleasing £2,000 (from ticket sales, bar, refreshments, raffle, and so on).


The other event was a ‘Gig Day’ where we had persuaded 12 local bands to perform for free, each playing a set of around thirty minutes. Despite advertising the event more than any other in our fund- raising year (including handing leaflets to more than 2,500 secondary school pupils) attendance was disappointing and we came away with a profit of only £1,000 after a very long day!


Tom Donahoe, headteacher at Anton Junior School in Andover.


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Last month, headteacher Tom Donohoe wrote about his school’s year-long drive to generate £130, 000 for the creation of a Music and Dance Drama room in the grounds, starting with an account of the autumn term. In the following instalment, he leads us into spring.


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Poetry and literature awards Clore Duffiel Foundation


PRIMARY/SECONDARY


The Clore Poetry and Literature Awards fund poetry and literature initiatives for children and young people across the UK, who are under the age of 19.


The purpose of the awards is to provide children and young people with the opportunities to experience poetry and literature in exciting and compelling ways, both in and out of school.


Awards criteria


The programme will fund projects focused on literature, poetry and creative writing for under-19s.


Applicants are asked to approach their projects in creative and imaginative ways.


The Foundation is looking for innovation, and has a preference for funding projects which provide new experiences for the children and young people who are involved.


School-based projects should enhance the curriculum, however they do not need to be directly related to it.


The Foundation aims to promote creative reading and writing for pleasure, drawing on a broad range of poetry and literature.


Projects which the Foundation are particularly keen to see include those which have a celebratory/community component, as well as those which demonstrate innovative approaches to the performance/presentation of writing and literature.


Documenting your project’s progress is important, because the Foundation wants to understand the impact of funded projects, and how good ideas can be embedded within your practice in the future.


Projects can involve music and images, however the written or spoken word needs to be central to the project.


The following people are eligible to apply:


n Primary, middle, secondary, special school and further education colleges.


n Professional literature, poetry and creative writing organisations, and libraries.


n Other arts/cultural organisations (for example, museums, galleries, and so on.) are eligible to apply but must provide a clear rationale for their proposed literature/ poetry projects and evidence of requisite specialist input


n Established community groups n Not-for-profit organisations


Partnership applications are welcomed from linked institutions. However, grants will be paid to the lead institution.


The Foundation asks that beneficiaries of the proposed project are clearly identified.


Those who are applying for the first time, and who are rejected, will be able to re-apply to the programme with a different project.


Restrictions Individuals, publishing and commercial organisations, and organisations which are based outside the UK are not eligible to apply.


The Trust will not fund:


n General appeals n Ticket subsidies n The purchase of books, computer software, DVDs and CDs, unless in relation to the project


n Staff posts n Academic research n Capital costs n Professional development and training for teachers and others who work with children and young people. An exception to this would be if the professional development is clearly linked with the project, and representing no more than 25 per cent of the budget.


The Foundation will not fund projects retrospectively. You are asked to allow at least three months between submitting


Poetry and literature awards


Deadline 20 May 2011


Amount of award Up to £10, 000


Contact details The Clore Duffield Foundation, Studio 3, Chelsea Manor Studios, London SW3 5SR


email: info@cloreduffield.org.uk tel: 0207 351 6061 web: www.cloreduffield.org.uk/page_sub. php?id=331&parent=35


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an application and your project commencement date.


Those who receive grants will not be able to reapply for funding within two years of completion of their funded project.


How to apply


Download and complete an application form online.


A hard copy of your completed application form and supporting documents as specified on the application form must be sent to the provided address.


Applicants who are to receive an award will be notified within four to six weeks of the closing date.


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