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Grants for schools
Grants programmes to support education for pupils with
home addresses in Lambeth
Latest grants-for-schools announcement
In accordance with our Charity Commission Schemes, the grants currently available to schools are designed to enhance educational opportunities for those pupils from financially poor households (that is, families in receipt of means tested benefits, on very low incomes or without access to State benefits).
We are asking schools to ask themselves -
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what are the greatest barriers that your pupils from the lowest income households face in achieving their full potential and
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how could a grant play a role in resolving those difficulties?
important
- Our grant aid to schools is targeted on pupils who are in financial need; you must therefore be clear who the intended beneficiaries are. (We take entitlement to Free School Meals - or being verifiably known to be slightly above the eligibility limit (e.g. in receipt of significant working tax credit) - as a proxy indicator of need).
- We cannot provide grants for the purchase of goods or services provided for by central or local government or which could reasonably be met from the school's devolved budget.
some examples of grants to schools (always targeted on pupils in financial need)
- academic support
- extra curricular teaching (e.g. art, sports, music, drama)
- equipment and facilities (e.g. instruments, materials, books)
- home/school support services
- after-school activities
- educational field trips (there is a separate application form for these - to be found on the downloads page)
This list is not exhaustive and new ideas are welcome.
How to apply
School representatives are required to discuss their ideas with us before completing an Initial Proposal Form.
When you call we will let you know the indicative grant amount for your school. The figure is based on our overall annual grants budget for schools, assigned proportionally according to the number of Lambeth resident free school meals (FSM) pupils in a school.
If we are satisfied with the initial proposal we will invite you to complete a ‘stage 2’ application form which we will email you.
If a grant is awarded schools are required to agree to our standard terms and conditions - view
SHINE@Archbishop Sumner primary school. One of the many projects we fund. Photo Will Morgan
Examples of grants to schools
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SHINE@Clapham & Lark Hall £75,000 (£25,000 x 3 years) toward the cost of a targeted Saturday School tuition for 60 pupils from the five participating schools. Our grant is directed at those who are eligible for free school meals and who have been assessed as having the potential to achieve Key Stage 2 level four or above but who are unlikely to achieve level four without additional tuition. |
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Lambeth Academy £1,636 for a pilot project providing 13 targeted students from low income households in Year 10 & 11 training in touch typing and laptops for use in lessons and GCSE examinations in order to achieve better than expected grades |
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Granton Primary School £8,000 for a reading and maths cafe to provide specialist sessions focussing on increasing 27 low-income parents' ability to support their children with literacy/numeracy skills |
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Holy Trinity Primary School £5,400 over two years for an expressive art group to increase confidence and self-esteem and improve attitudes to learning for 11 targeted children from low-income households. |
Full details of grants made in any year can be found in our Annual Reports and Annual Reviews. Here.