DCH 238 Rugby School and Public Benefit
RUGBY SCHOOL AND PUBLIC
BENEFIT
1. Scholarships
and Bursaries
1.1 Rugby School offers a
range of scholarships (e.g. academic, music, art, design, sports)
which may be augmented up to 100% of fees if justified following
a standard process for the testing of parental means.
1.2 The School has announced
that, with effect from September 2005, the maximum (non means-tested)
scholarship award shall be 10% of the fees.
1.3 In addition, and as
provided under the School's Statutes and facilitated by its original
endowment, the School will continue to offer a number of 100%
and 50% Foundations to local children.
1.4 Where there is unexpected
financial difficulty after a pupil has been admitted to the School
(caused, for example, by the death of one of the parents, by their
divorce, or by unemployment) the School will consider the award
of a bursary to any pupil, regardless of whether or not they hold
a scholarship. Decisions on bursary awards are made by an independent
Bursaries Committee, established by the Governing Body, and take
account of a means-test (updated annually) as well as reports
on pupil progress and welfare.
1.5 In 2003/04, 164 out
of 778 pupils hold scholarships or bursaries (21.1%).
1.6 The overall cost of
scholarships and bursaries is approximately £1 million per
annum.
1.7 The School is actively
seeking to increase the value of its scholarship and bursary programme.
In 2002, it established a separate charity - "The Arnold
Foundation for Rugby School" - the principal aim of which
is to raise money "so that more talented people can benefit
from an education at Rugby, irrespective of their parents' ability
to pay the fees". All of the costs of running the Foundation
are currently being borne by the School, so that 100% of the monies
raised can be applied in pursuit of the Foundation's objectives
and in accordance with any specific donor wishes.
2. Rugby School in the local
community.
2.1 Rugby School values
its links with the local community and aims to be a partner which
is responsive to the needs of that community. The following items
are not exhaustive and are provided by way of example only.
2.2 The School is involved
with the Independent Schools Partnership Scheme through which
it shares its facilities and its teaching and learning resources
with two local schools in the maintained sector.
2.3 The School hosts an
annual "Challenge of Management Conference" which is
freely open to two local schools in the state sector, as well
as to our own pupils.
2.4 The School hosts an
annual meeting of Physics teachers for schools and colleges throughout
the country.
2.5 One fifth of the surplus
from a property endowment in London is paid each year to a local
school in the state sector. The value of the one fifth share is
expected to exceed £370,000 in the current financial year.
2.6 The School makes its
chapel available, without charge, to a number of local schools
e.g. for carol concerts and also hosts special services for the
people of the town.
2.7 The School collaborates
with local organisations in order to raise funds for charitable
causes (e.g. facilities made available free of charge to Rotary
Club, NSPCC, etc.)
2.8 Members of the School's
staff contribute their time voluntarily to a number of charitable
causes, e.g. to assist in the running of the Bradby Club, the
Rugby Portobello Trust and the Lawrence Sheriff Almshouses.
2.9 Pupils undertake community-related
projects on one afternoon per week.
2.10 School facilities,
including the Sports Centre and the Temple Speech Room (for music)
are made available at preferential rates to a large number of
local organisations.
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