Balfron High School Trust
The Balfron High
School Trust is now fully operational.
The Trust is a company limited by guarantee
and with charitable status.
The broad aim of the Trust is to enhance the educational, cultural, social and sporting experiences of young people who attend Balfron High School and to promote equality and diversity and to overcome disadvantage consistent with the aims of the school. It should be emphasised that this is not a substitute for core activities or core staffing. The School continues to receive sufficient funds for this purpose. However, the funding we receive is limited and sometimes prevents activities or events that are seen as ‘extra'; or buying items which enhance experiences.
There is a Board of
Directors who will administer the Trust. There are two teachers, Mr MacQuarrie and Mrs
Shaw; three parents, Mrs Skabara, Ms Blackmore and Mrs Merrick and two members
of the community, Mr Bisset and Mr McPherson and Mrs Corry is the Chair. Pupil representatives will also be part of
the Board.
The purpose of the Trust is to respond to requests for funding to support activities and projects that will enhance the provision for young people in the school.
The range of
projects/events/bids that will be considered for funding are likely to be
varied: subsidising young people who are unable to attend events that are
planned for all because of hardship; buying strips and subsidising transport
for school teams; subsidising transport for field trips and other excursions;
supporting visiting ‘experts' - artists / musicians / scientists/ creative
writing; supporting activities such as film making, school show and other
productions; supporting events that enhance the curriculum e.g. Zoo Lab, Art
Bus, buying specialist equipment that would enhance learning etc. The application form for bids will be
available from any of the Directors.
Having set up the Trust, the next phase will be to raise money. There is already a modest amount of money in
the Trust, kindly donated by supporters of the school. The aim is to build up a large enough fund
that the Trust is sustainable into the future.
The more money we have the more we can give to support the enhancement
of experiences.
There is now an
embryonic group who will be looking at a marketing strategy.
It is proposed to officially launch the Trust in October (Provisionally 28th)
The Memorandum and
Articles of the Association of the Balfron High School Trust are available for
anyone to see by asking at the school reception.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING WITH THE MARKETING OF THE TRUST OR IN ANY OTHER WAY, CONTACT VAL CORRY on: corryv01s@stirling.gov.uk
