Funding success
‘We received £20,000 to fund ICT resources!’
‘I
currently work across two schools, and make the National Lottery’s Awards for All scheme a priority each year, dedicating at
least two hours a week to “grant fundraising”. In my experience, you have to realistically allow 18 months per application. I have found the application process relatively
community. We have been successful on two occasions with funding from Awards for All – of new iPads, plus a wireless network installation to run an app club for pupils. On the second occasion, we were awarded
children also fundraise by selling seeds, compost and tools, as well as vegetables, homemade jam and chutney, and plants. Local gardening schemes and other schools also buy bundles of cut willow from our willow-growing area. We raise around £150 a year, which may not seem like a lot, but the club is less about making money and more about teaching pupils new and valuable skills. We are very proud of our garden, and it has
years at the Portsmouth in Bloom competition. It truly is a little piece of heaven amongst the hustle and bustle of a successful school.’ Anne Keen, Medical and Safeguarding Support Worker, Admiral Lord Nelson School, Portsmouth, Hampshire (994 pupils)
£10,000 to purchase laptops for our homework club and to provide IT lessons for elderly people in our community. The homework club has had safe and secure environment for them to complete their homework with support from teachers. The IT-training sessions for the elderly were also a huge success, and participants learnt how to search for bus timetables, knitting patterns, and were also taught how to use Microsoft Word.
the children’s learning. I also had to allow time at the end of the process to submit a grant report, to show how the money was used and evaluate how effective the project has been.’ Carol Finning, Business Manager, Stoke Hill Junior School, Exeter, Devon (353 pupils)
factory to an excited pair of motor enthusiasts! One of the school Governors owns a pub and he was persuaded to serve up a three-course meal for a group of 40 people. We also had many smaller items, such as a sponge cake a week for a month, and two hours of ironing – I bought that! Guests were told in advance that they would have to pay cash and settle bills on the night. We had a DJ and ran a disco between bidding
sessions, and our school cook served up a curry. and a bar – we have noticed this is particularly important at an auction, as there seems to be a direct correlation between the quantity of alcohol consumed, and the amount people are prepared to bid! It’s therefore worth keeping some of your best items until the end, as they almost always go for more money! Our last event raised £8,000.’ Tom Donohoe, Headteacher, Anton Junior School, Andover, Hampshire (258 pupils)
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FUNDRAISING EVENT IDEAS, TURN TO P47
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ON APPLYING FOR GRANTS, TURN TO P29
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