Contents Autumn 2022 Features


6 Fundraising success Two schools run campaigns to upgrade their classrooms


9 COVER STORY Small steps, big ambition The rationale for investing in a school fundraiser is clear. But with budgets at breaking point, how do you get started?


42 Last word Helen Burge draws on past experience to tackle the energy crisis


Grants Fundraising


29 Planning for the future The government wants all schools to be in multi-academy trusts by 2030. So what are the implications for fundraising?


30 Fundraising in action Two schools share their fundraising journeys to create innovative spaces for playing and learning


Resources


15 COVER STORY Focus on music Meet the grants provider Music for All plus more music grants


21 Grants for schools Our pick of current grants for SEND


Partnerships


23 Target your audience How do you create a strong network of people and organisations committed to supporting your school?


26 Community collaboration Raising pupil aspirations is a challenge in areas of deprivation. We talk to one South Coast MAT that is building long-term partnerships to support the whole community


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33 COVER STORY Energy special How to improve efficiency and save the planet by investing in renewables. Plus on page 36: ‘We’re on track to become net zero by 2025’


40 Support for SEND Products and workshops to enable pupils with special educational needs to gain more from school


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