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Harnessing the power of crowdfunding
Crowdfunding has leapt into the public consciousness as an innovative way to raise funds quickly for a major project. Wholescale…
26th February 2019
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Lomond School launches 40 new scholarships
As part of its 40th anniversary commemorations, Lomond School has launched 40 new day and boarding scholarships to widen access…
22nd February 2019
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Edtech: the next wave in the international expansion of British schools?
Whilst brick and mortar schools are being developed very quickly across the Middle East, China and South East Asia, digital…
19th February 2019
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How can bursaries and scholarships help?
Independent schools are amongst many organisations – universities, housing associations, museums – who are not part of the ‘state’ but…
19th February 2019
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GDPR seven months on: what have we learnt?
At VWV, we look at the key data protection issues we have been advising schools on since the new data…
26th January 2019
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Let’s talk money! Financial education in schools
More young people than ever before say they worry about money – 71% in total (2017: 62%), increasing to 81%…
17th January 2019
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Girl power: Ascot school helps fund trip for underprivileged Indian youngsters
Staff and students at Heathfield School in Ascot helped raise funds to fly 15 girls from Mumbai and rural Jharkhand in…
17th January 2019
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Former pupil’s gift to fund two school places
A former pupil has left a lasting legacy to Solihull School in gratitude for the education he received there. Robert Greenwood, known…
24th December 2018
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Teachers’ pensions – the challenges ahead
Schools will have heard the news regarding the proposed changes to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS). With effect from September 2019, employer…
22nd December 2018
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King’s Ely raises £23k for Ugandan charities
The King’s Ely community has raised more than £23,000 for two charities which support poverty-stricken families in East Africa. Over the last…
21st December 2018
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