The BWS Gift Aid Scheme ‘Aiming for Excellence’ was launched in 1999 because of the inadequacy of government funding to sustain the quality of education that we offer. Since 1999, while state funding has improved, costs have increased even faster; our exam fees now amount to over £70,000 alone. In addition, we have funded £48,000/year as repayment of our loan on the sports hall – a wonderful facility for the boys, but one which comes at a high price. None of these costs attract any additional funding from central government or elsewhere. We simply have to find the amounts needed within our main school budget.
The Headmaster has issued the following letters and documents relating to our Gift Aid programme: