Special School Fund
Our children benefit from some excellent facilities and generous allocations of additional adult support. We are keen to provide high quality resources across the whole curriculum, ensuring that children here have access to an excellent, well resourced education full of memorable experiences. Giving children access to the right opportunities and providing high quality resources makes a real difference to their progress. Our parents play a big part in helping us to create an environment which promotes and supports learning in exciting ways.
The realities of funding for schools
Once essentials such as staffing, training and the maintenance of the building have been paid for, there is often surprisingly little to spare for learning resources. Each year we identify essentials which the school can afford to provide from the main budget and other funds direct from government sources. Then we identify projects for which we can seek sponsorship or make use of donations.
Special School Fund
Many of the new resources we have been able to provide have come as a result of donations to the Special School Fund. Parents at Tadworth contribute voluntarily to the fund through monthly Standing Order Contributions of as little as £5 a month, though the amount given is up to the individual. Our PTA also work hard to fundraise for specific projects. The support of parents at this school is invaluable and has sustained the school in growing and developing.
With the Special School Fund, as little as £5 a month goes a long way. The Fund is set up to maximise tax advantages and so £5 is worth considerably more than that to us.
- £5 could pay for a new, good quality book per month. Children of all ages need a constant supply of attractive books in order to become motivated readers. It costs about £500 per class per year to keep a really good supply of attractive books on offer
- Teaching science and technology, especially electricity, magnetism and control technology, requires expensive resources, particularly if we are to have enough for whole class participation. We continue to invest in this important area
These are just two examples of where the Special School Fund could make a huge difference to the success of our children, especially in the light of current government cuts.
Confidentiality
The names of contributing families and the amounts of individual contributions are kept completely confidential. Whether a parent contributes or not will in no way affect the way any child is treated at school. The choice is yours, but with your help we can provide an even more memorable education for every child.
Special School Fund donation forms are available to download here. Please return to the Finance Office or email sbyford@tadworthps.surrey.sch.uk
