Podcasts about bursaries

Spring is the season when gardeners throw off the hibernation and slumber of months of wet feet, many layers and waterproofs and are reborn anew! The stirring of life in the garden is one of the years great experiences, and makes a gardening life such a worthwhile pursuit, not only is it good for the planet to see the earth greening up, it is also good for the gardeners soul. But there is still lots of hard work to get on with - seeds have to be sown, mulch laid, supports erected and lawns mown. So join Lucy and Saul as they continue their professional gardening lives in the pure heaven that is Spring!Lucy is off for her Easter break, so Saul invites an old friend, fellow Kew graduate and now Head of Horticultural Relations at the Royal Horticultural Society, Emma Allen, to join him in conversation about her teams role at the charity. She has a large remit of very interesting roles which includes Funding Bursaries, in which she wants to encourage a wide range of diverse backgrounds to apply for funding to help realise long held study and networking ambitions. We also chat about the evolution of the charities seven Expert Groups (formerly know as the Plant committees) and the long standing and fruitful relationships with the RHS Partner Gardens, a key benefit of being a member. Useful Links: Bursaries and Funding - Click hereRHS Expert Groups - Click HereTrials and AGMS - Click HereRHS Partner Gardens - Click HerePlant Societies - Click HereInstagram link:Lucy lucychamberlaingardensLinkedIn link:Emma AllenSaul WalkerIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show

Welcome to Season 9 of Choose UCalgary, the University of Calgary's prospective student podcast. The Choose UCalgary Podcast is intended for any prospective student who is hoping to learn more about the University of Calgary. We will chat with key representatives from the UCalgary community to help keep you updated and informed on all things UCalgary.   Episode 8: In this episode Joel May (Assistant Registrar, Student Financial Support) will talk about all things Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries! Tune in for application tips and more! Undergraduate Discover UCalgary Blog: https://discover.ucalgary.ca/portal/discoverucalgary_blog?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=organic Open House October 26th, 2024! Pre-register here: https://discover.ucalgary.ca/register/?id=46395d5d-d201-4991-9fd4-69c1248cbd44   For more information visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/future-students   Choose from 250+ program combinations: https://www.ucalgary.ca/future-students/undergraduate/explore-programs How to apply to UCalgary: https://www.ucalgary.ca/future-students/undergraduate/apply   Connect with a recruiter: https://www.ucalgary.ca/future-students/undergraduate/recruiters   Ways to customize your degree: https://www.ucalgary.ca/future-students/undergraduate/choosing-your-degree/customizing-your-degree   Follow us on Instagram @choose.ucalgary, YouTube, and the University of Calgary Future Students Facebook page! DM us your questions or any topic you would like to see on the Choose UCalgary Podcast!

Welcome to the Team Ghana EU Podcast - news, content, updates & everything exciting and significant football and Ghana related. Committed to excellence. AKWABA! In episode 126, I discuss my thoughts following a recent conversation with a friend about education and bursaries - and why in the football community we only do courses if there is one. Are we slowing our growth, and holding ourselves back as a result of this? The Team Ghana EU Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast which aims to provide digestible bite size content. But also interactive. If you have any questions or queries please tweet or comment on our posts @teamghanaeu (instagram/twitter) or alternatively email us at teamghanaeu@gmail.com Website: Team Ghana EU - www.teamghanaeu.com Instagram | Twitter: Team Ghana - @teamghanaeu

Applications are now available for CNIB scholarships & Bursaries. Alberta Community Reporter Toni Freimark has the details.

What's the difference between population medicine and the kind of care a veterinarian gives to an individual animal? We learn on Ask a Vet with Dr. Danielle Jongkind (7:40). Holistic Nutritionist Julia Karantjas untangles the language around gut health. Plus, she offers tips and recipes to boost your microbiome (21:39)! Devon Wilkins shares the latest news and events for guide dog handlers on our monthly Service Animal Report (35:45). Applications are now available for CNIB scholarships & Bursaries. Alberta Community Reporter Toni Freimark has the details (51:28). Nella Figliano, Founder of the Annual Sick Kids Ride, chats with us about the upcoming 16th annual ride and their experience at the recent Motorcycle Super Show (1:04:07). Ryan Delehanty owns a reasonably sized collection of quirky VHS tapes, and enjoys getting creative with his own video editing. We get to his show and tell, on this month's Collections and Hobbies segment (1:18:59).

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Cyra and Matthew sit down to talk about the NHS Bursary today! Join Sanay, Cyra, Max, and Matthew on: 'What Medical School Doesn't Teach Us'. Every week we'll be discussing either tips for medical students, careers, entrepreneurship, or wellbeing with a whole host of guests! Reach out here - medschoolpod@medicsmoney.co.uk Download our ebook here: https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/what-medical-school-doesnt-teach-us/ Check us out here: https://linktr.ee/msdtu

Clarence Ford speaks to Dr Leigh Adams Head of Talent & Learning Solutions @ Shoprite Group.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In collaboration with East Coast Radio, Adcorp BLU, a division of Adcorp Workforce Solutions (Pty) Ltd (“BLU”), and the Production Management Institute of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd (“PMI”) are set to award 10 bursaries, valued at R1-million (one million) rand, to outstanding individuals! Big Favour: 10 bursaries valued at R1-million, apply here with BLU & PMI · Webpage

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Emma Jackson has lived in the Cape York Peninsula for more than 20 years. She's originally from North Manchester, and the transition to life in rural Australia was a bit of a shock, not to mention the fact that yes, a snake tried to eat her son one night... but there is much more to her story!  Emma has four kids, and is in the thick of navigating the teen years. Mental health has been a huge focus for her family, especially after her nephew took his own life shortly after finishing year 12. That led Emma to start the Conquer the Corrugations charity walk. In 2021, Emma saved someone's life, which is why she was named the 2022 RFDS Queensland Hero. We cover a lot in our chat. This is Emma's story.Give the gift of craft this Christmas with R.M.Williams. Shop their festive gift guide full of thoughtful, handcrafted and Australian made gifts that promise a lifetime of adventures. Explore the full collection now at rmwilliams.com.au.The King's School is one of Australia's largest boarding communities and has welcomed boys from Regional Australia for nearly two hundred years.Applications are now open for King's 2025 Scholarships and Bursaries for Years 7 to 11. Visit www.kings.edu.auhttps://www.instagram.com/motherlandaustralia

Maggie Mackellar is a writer, living on a fine wool merino farm on the east coast of Tasmania. Maggie didn't grow up on the land, but her family's strong ties to farming were her saviour during the hardest years of her life. Maggie's husband suicided more than 20 years ago. At the time, she had a five year old and was pregnant with their second child. In  the same year, Maggie lost her mum. She escaped the city and sought refuge at her aunt and uncle's property to figure out her next steps. What happened over the next eight years, was not what she had planned. Her writing career flourished... and amongst it all, she found love again through the most unexpected way. In our chat Maggie reflects on grief, mental health, motherhood, and importantly, what's it's like in this new chapter of motherhood- with her children now grown up! This is her story. Give the gift of craft this Christmas with R.M.Williams. Shop their festive gift guide full of thoughtful, handcrafted and Australian made gifts that promise a lifetime of adventures. Explore the full collection now at rmwilliams.com.au.The King's School is one of Australia's largest boarding communities and has welcomed boys from Regional Australia for nearly two hundred years.Applications are now open for King's 2025 Scholarships and Bursaries for Years 7 to 11. Visit www.kings.edu.auhttps://www.instagram.com/motherlandaustralia

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Getting internal buy-in for bursary programmes can be tricky - everyone is so busy that additional tasks for a new project can sink to the bottom of the priority list.In this episode, I share with you the top areas to think about as you navigate this:1. Educating  senior leadership2. Inspiring internal buy-in3. Strategic collaboration4. Seamless journeys for recipients and donorsReferences and ResourcesEpisode 102 - Bursary programmes: a whole school effortCatch up on previous podcast episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

More and more independent schools are committing to bursary programmes but to run one well requires a team effort with input from many departments across the school.I often see one team - development - being drawn into doing too much of this, at the expense of fundraising.In this episode, I cover the three key elements of a bursary programme, who should be doing what in the school, splitting remits and securing resources. All essential for a mature, impactful bursary programme.References and ResourcesCatch up on previous podcast episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - This is the 13th annual cycle for Dr. Emily Ellingsen Memorial Bursaries. She passed away on February 19, 2010 at the age of 31. Applications for two $2,000 Bursaries will be accepted until midnight on August 15, 2022. Her husband, Aaron Ellingsen, explained, “I think it was actually her dad, John Woolley's idea, but the two of us felt the bursary just represented her attitude and her enthusiasm for life and for just grabbing the world and doing things. It seemed like a good way and very much in the spirit of her education and approach to life.” He added, “She was one of the most incurable optimists I've ever met, not in an unrealistic way, but just in a ‘living in the moment' kind a way.”

I recently attended the IDPE annual conference, both in-person in Nottingham UK and virtually, where there were many brilliant sessions covering the latest topics development professionals are talking about in the independent school sector. Here are the four key takeaways for me - three are trends that I was already aware of, but one was a big surprise!Listen to find out more...References and ResourcesFor support with the Ukraine crisis and the wider impact it can have on your school, take a look at my new resource: Preparing for economic downturn: A checklist for private schoolsCatch up on previous podcast episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

As highlighted in my round-up of the 2022 Bursaries and Partnerships Conference, hosted by HMC, AGBIS and IDPE, I'm so pleased to see that school partnerships are stepping into the spotlight in the educational sector.  In this episode, I'm joined by the fantastic Graeme Lawrie MBE, Partnerships Director at ACS International Schools, who has a wealth of experience in this area. We discuss how to make an impact with state school partnerships and the practicalities he's faced in his role in doing so.  References and ResourcesACS International Schools For support with the Ukraine crisis and the wider impact it can have on your school, take a look at my new resource: Preparing for economic downturn: A checklist for private schoolsCatch up on previous podcast episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

#017 - Welcome back to Whitgift Conversations, the podcast where we talk to staff, parents and pupils about topics that are relevant to you. In this episode we're talking to Director of Development, Thomas Northcote.Thomas is with us to  discuss Alumni, Bursaries and something called Whitgift for All. Thomas will unpack all of this, to tell us what happened over last weekend, what it's all about and how people can get more involved with it.Let's find out all about Thomas, his role in the School and how it helps everyone at  Whitgift.Whitgift School onlineWebsite: www.whitgift.co.ukTwitter: @WhitgiftSchool1Facebook: WhitgiftSchoolLinkedIn: whitgift-school 

We're seeing a welcome rise in partnerships between independent and state schools, and there are a wealth of opportunities for schools to continue to explore.In this episode, I'm joined by John Smith, Director of Partnerships at Royal Grammar School Newcastle and we discuss the work they've been doing with partnerships, his vision for the future and the benefits of independent schools getting involved in partnership work within communities. References and ResourcesRoyal Grammar School Newcastle: www.rgs.newcastle.sch.ukISC news story about Royal Grammar School Newcastle's Partnerships Teachers projectFor support with the Ukraine crisis and the wider impact it can have on your school, take a look at my new resource: Preparing for economic downturn: A checklist for private schoolsCatch up on previous podcast episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode I'm joined by the brilliant Guy Ayling - Head Master of Mount Kelly in Tavistock. We take an in-depth look at how Mount Kelly has responded to the crisis in Ukraine so far, in the hope of generating conversations around the role independent schools can play in supporting their community both locally and internationally. We explore how leaders can inspire their network to respond with compassion, ensuring people always come first when dealing with a range of hurdles and change. References and resourcesDownload this free resource to help you navigate the impact of the Ukraine crisis: Preparing for economic downturn: A checklist for private schoolsCatch up on previous podcast episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastMount Kelly website: www.mountkelly.com Thank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Join me in this episode for a round-up of the Bursaries and Partnerships Conference on 8th March 2022, hosted by HMC, AGBIS and IDPE.I walk you through some of the themes that emerged from the conference and leave you with my main takeaway: We all have to start this journey somewhere. Don't give up - keep learning, keep sharing and together we'll make an impact.References and Resources019 Craft your bursary strategy020 Bursaries and strategy in practice with Bart Wielenga, Head, Blundell's School060 Social mobility with David Goodhew, Head, Latymer Upper SchoolCatch up on previous podcast episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastFor support with the Ukraine Crisis and the wider impact it can have on your school, take a look at my new resource: Preparing for economic downturn: A checklist for private schoolsThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

As we had the Bursaries and Partnerships Conference run by HMC, AGBIS and IDPE in London earlier this week, I thought it would be apt to re-share one of my most popular episodes around the topic. In this episode, I talk to Emily Clarke, Director of Development at Highgate School, about fundraising for community partnerships. Expanding on previous episodes about the building blocks of bursary strategy and my exploration of the real situation schools face getting bursaries established in my conversation with Bart Wielenga, the Head of Blundell's School, I move on to considering community partnerships. This is an area that is potentially rich for fundraising opportunities, and the work Emily Clarke has been doing is an excellent illustration of this.I also ask Emily about the fundraising journey Highgate has been on during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they have adjusted their fundraising to serve the increased need for support in their local community. References and resourcesHighgate SchoolChrysalis and Chrysalis EastLondon Academy of Excellence Tottenham Episode 019: Craft your bursary strategyEpisode 020: Bursaries and strategy in practice with Bart Wielenga, Head, Blundell's SchoolCatch up on previous podcast episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastDownload your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebookThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Our guest for this episode is Stephanie Flemming, Advancement Coordinator at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) in Toowoomba, Australia. Stephanie reflects on her journey into advancement, which started with no knowledge of advancement and five filing cabinets filled with loose donor information. Now an expert in cultivating donor relationships and developing philanthropic programmes, she shares how multimillion-dollar endowments and bursaries are helping USQ's rural and regional students.

With the 2021 matric results due to be released in a few days, many deserving matriculants who passed with flying colours but do not qualify for limited national funding or bursaries to further their studies will be asking themselves, What now?

Fraycollege has introduced a new qualification called the ‘Occupational Certificate: Journalist,' accredited by the QCTO. The qualification was developed by the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) and boasts a total of 193 credits over a 12-month period, full-time starting February 2021. This qualification offers about this great opportunity and bursaries available for interested participants. Mamaponya Motsai, Lead Facilitator for the course at Fraycollege, joins us to tell us more about this opportunity. Students wishing to enroll can apply here: https://bit.ly/3BTO2Pg  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Islamic Relief South Africa has launched a bursary program which was created to provide assistance to underprivileged students with financial support to access higher education. efilwe Moloto speaks to Yusuf Mohamed, the CEO of Islamic Relief South Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Miss South Africa Sasha-Lee Laurel Olivier has secured R1-billion in bursaries for disadvantaged young people in South Africa. Olivier spoke to Rian van Heerden about the bursary fund.

Former Miss South Africa Sasha-Lee Laurel Olivier has secured R1-billion in bursaries for disadvantaged young people in South Africa. Olivier spoke to Rian van Heerden about the bursary fund.

As a child, a teenager and even a student, today's guest knew nothing about rural Australia, in fact, she had not a care for life on the land. She went on to become a political journalist in Canberra. And then – our guest today – author, writer and rural editor for Guardian Australia Gabrielle Chan met ‘The Farmer'.Her eyes were opened to the daily routine of farming. She observed an intimacy between farmers, nature and the environment they co-existed upon. In the main street of her local community, she gleaned the complexities of culture and the climate – and what she was hearing, was a far-cry from the rhetoric being heralded in the halls of Parliament.Gabrielle Chan finds herself as a unique kind of commentator, and her newly released book, 'Why you should give a fuck about farming', voices these intricacies in a new way.But we start today, as we always do, at the beginning; in Gabrielle's early days as a child of the Sydney suburbs.Thank you to today's episode sponsor, The King's School. As one of Australia's largest boarding communities, The King's School has a proud history of educating students from regional Australia. Applications are now open 2023 Scholarships and Bursaries. Learn more at their upcoming boarding webinars events or visit www.kings.edu.au for further information or to apply.

In this month's episode of A Change of Perspective our host, Lizzie Lovejoy, talks to Kate Danielson about her experience of producing in the creative industry. The pair discuss the impact of regional accent, the many barriers that there are for working class creatives and how jobs and opportunities are clustered in metropolitan areas. Links: Weston Jerwood Bursaries 2020-22 - https://jerwoodarts.org/projects/weston-jerwood-creative-bursaries-2020-22/ Kate Danielson's Website - https://katedanielson.co.uk/ Kate Danielson's Twitter - https://twitter.com/katebursaries?lang=en

In this episode I discuss techniques you can use to make time for the activities that are critically important. As a leader, you need to be spending a good proportion of your time on the strategically important activities on your to-do list. With this in mind, this week I present one deceptively simple time management tip and I then suggest ways to help you turn it into a habit and to stick to it.Firstly, I talk about my time management tip: diary blocking. This is the process of blocking sections of an hour to ninety minutes in your diary and assigning the critically important activities to those sections. This seems obvious, but it's surprisingly hard to stick to! Secondly, I suggest strategies that will help you stick to diary blocking as a way of carving out time for strategically important activities. These include tips on setting the system up, such as finding a time of day most suited for you to focus on one task, making it the same time each week and blocking out time to align with the rest of your team. Finally, I look at the importance of making diary blocking a habit and to have the discipline of sticking to the dates and times you have blocked out. Episode highlightsThe importance of time (01:09)Diary blocking (04:19)Sticking to the system (05:01)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode I talk with Karen Yankovich, host of the 'Good Girls Get Rich' podcast and an expert in relationship marketing focusing on the use of LinkedIn. Through our conversation, we primarily discuss the use of LinkedIn by school fundraisers who are seeking to develop personal relationships with potential major donors. However, all of Karen's tips are equally helpful for others across a range of school activities. Firstly, we discuss how you can create a magnetic profile to build credibility and trust. Karen identifies the importance of the role of the personal profile in elevating the school's profile and outlines her top tips for avoiding common mistakes.Secondly, we talk about techniques for searching LinkedIn for alumni and how LinkedIn Sales Navigator can give you more search functionality allowing you to access more information about profiles on the platform. We look at how, once you have found the individuals, you can make that connection with them and how engagement on LinkedIn can be built into a routine. We look at how the use of LinkedIn can be beneficial in the build up to alumni events, how connecting with attendees in advance can build a relationship and create a bond between you and alumni before the event takes place. Finally, Karen suggests ways of identifying the point where you move from a conversation on LinkedIn to a phone or video call.   Episode highlightsIntroducing Karen Yankovich  (04:24)Creating a magnetic profile (08:08)Searching for alumni (19:03)Creating relationships through LinkedIn (21:17)Making a routine for using LinkedIn (24:54)Using LinkedIn for events (27:48)Taking the conversation off LinkedIn (34:17)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Connect with Karen Yankovich and Juliet Corbett on LinkedIn Listen to Karen Yankovich's 'Good Girls Get Rich' podcastCatch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode I talk about the art of saying 'no'. I explore the idea that saying 'no' is a critical skill that helps you focus on activities that make a difference in driving your school strategy.   I begin by outlining how you prioritise activities that support your strategy and how you form a criteria for assessing what you say 'yes' and what you say 'no' to. To this end, I outline a three-step process in identifying the narrative that can be used to turn down activities that don't help drive the strategy you have in place.   Step one is the process of recommunicating to people what the details of the strategy you have in place is and what the intended focus of the strategy should be. The aim of this step is both to remind people of the strategy, but also to reinforce the importance of it. Step two is the process of praising the proposed activity or idea that has been presented, but then communicating how the new activity or idea doesn't fit the strategy. This is extremely important - without this explanation people will remain in the dark about your decion-making criteria. The final step in creating a narrative is to continue to praise the fact that new ideas are being presented, but to clearly and kindly say no this this idea. Then remind people that you are looking for innovation in areas which do fit the strategy.The objective of following these steps is to allow you to say no to ideas whilst keeping your team on board and encouraging them to continue to form ideas that might fit with the strategy you have in place.Episode highlightsIntroducing the art of saying 'no' (02:44)Prioritising activities (04:20)Forming a narrative that allows you to say 'no' (04:45)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook 013: Strategy: Four essential building blocks029: What's your vision? Strategic question #1031: What's working in your favour? Strategic question #2033: What's holding you back? Strategic question #3035: What are your options? Strategic question #4037: What are your tactics? Strategic question #5038: How will you communicate your strategy? Strategic question #6 Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

SANRAL is calling on high school learners and university students to apply for bursaries and scholarships through their bursary programme. Although the agency's focus is to develop civil engineering professionals for the national rail network, it has extended the opportunity to those who support the corporate structure including public relations, auditing, supply chain management, law, human resources and finance. Weekend View presenter, Udo Carelse spoke to SANRAL's Educational Programmes Coordinator, Gcina Sentletse.

In this episode I talk to Fran Malarée, Fellow and Development Director, Churchill College, and Chair of the Cambridge Development Directors' Committee, University of Cambridge. With over twenty years' experience in alumni relations and fundraising in higher education, Fran is the ideal person to talk to about regular giving and giving circles.We discuss first how the development and alumni offices work within the University of Cambridge, how the colleges work alongside the University and specifically the launch of Churchill College's 'Think Forward' campaign and the challenges the COVID posed to that launch.We then talk about how Churchill College instigated an annual telephone campaign, direct mail and email campaigns to increase the number of regular donors. We discuss the importance of a telephone conversation to forge a personal connection with a prospective donor and of having a consistent message across all communications channels. Finally, we look at how Churchill College uses giving circles to incentivise major donations and Fran's thoughts on the role educational fundraising should play in enhancing social justice and social mobility.Episode highlightsIntroducing Fran Malarée (03:33)Overview of how development works within the University of Cambridge (03:50)How Churchill College has increased the number of regular donors (08:19)The importance of consistent messaging (19:34)Using giving circles to incentivise major donations (26:30)The role fundraising plays in enhancing social justice and social mobility (39:35)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Think Forward Campaign website: www.thinkforward.chu.cam.ac.uk Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode I focus on strategic fundraising and outline five essential steps to help you make sure your day-to-day work in a fundraising office has a strategic foundation, is guided by an effective plan and is leading towards a positive outcome.  Firstly, you need to identify the transformation you are seeking to make through your fundraising. A successful fundraising strategy will generate agreement between your senior team, your head and your governors about which fundraising projects you're planning to focus on and the transformation you are seeking to achieve.Secondly, I explore the importance of identifying where your fundraising opportunities are, understanding your own school and communities to focus on the best possibilities for fundraising. Thirdly, I look at the best ways for you to cultivate your prospects, and the day-to-day activities you can undertake to turn the fundraising opportunities into a reality. Fourthly, I suggest ways you can identify what might get in the way of delivering your fundraising strategy, and finally I look at strategies to help you overcome these blocks. These final two steps are often overlooked but are essential for success.Episode HighlightsStep 1: What transformation are you seeking to make? (03:50)Step 2: Where are your fundraising opportunities? (06:43)Step 3: How are you going to cultivate these prospects? (09:55)Step 4: What might stop you? (12:27)Step 5. What are your tactics to overcome the blocks? (14:21)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Resilience is “a set of characteristics, abilities and resources that enable the achievement of positive outcomes despite exposure to significant threat or adversity”, as defined by the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The COVID-19 pandemic has created just such an environment of extreme uncertainty and challenge that highlights why building personal resilience for school leaders and fundraisers is so vital.In this episode, I speak to Jo Beckett, former CEO of the Institute of Development Professionals in Education (IDPE), the leading membership organisation for schools fundraising here in the UK. Over half an hour, we talk about the critical importance of resilience in the independent schools' sector.Jo and I discuss practical ways school leaders and fundraisers can build their personal resilience. Through the course of the episode, we make the connection between personal resilience and strategic thinking. In particular we discuss how building resilience is more than just gaining confidence, but can also help to shape and refine performance. We explore the benefits of executive coaching, the importance of emotional intelligence and how to avoid thinking traps. Finally, Jo shares her practical top tips for building resilience through the COVID-19 pandemic.Episode HighlightsWhat is ‘resilience'? (05:27)The benefits of executive coaching (09:06)Trends in resilience in the independent school sector (11:13)The importance of emotional intelligence (18:50)Avoiding thinking traps (21:42)Strategic thinking and resilience (24:10)Resilience tip 1: Self before others (29:46)Resilience tip 2: Ask “why not?” (30:56)Resilience tip 3: Reflection (31:46)Making time to build your resilience (33:14)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook To contact Jo confidentially about executive coaching email her jo@jobeckettdevelopment.com or give her a call on +44 (0)7775 861564Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Today we will be talking to Buhle Mbele about taking control of your job search. She will be sharing some insight on how to position yourself in the job market and advise on ways to stand out to recruiters. Buhle will also be taking us through her career journey and sharing some key values that have shaped her life.Buhle is heading the Gauteng Regional Audit Graduate Recruitment programme for a Global Audit Firm that provides Bursaries and Training Contracts to young top talent that want to build their career towards a Chartered Accountant Qualification. She's also an entrepreneur which has led her to collaborate with The Professionista and Wanawake Holdings.

In this episode, I speak to Louise Simpson, the Head of Exeter School. Louise joined Exeter School, a co-educational, independent day school, in 2020 after spending time as Head at St Paul's School in São Paulo, Brazil. Through our discussion, Louise and I cover a number of topics, including her perspective on moving back to the UK independent school sector following her time abroad.Firstly, we discuss why Louise got into education and what it was about education that sparked her interest. Louise then reflects on the transition of moving back to the UK following her time in Brazil and what she learned from working abroad and how that international perspective can benefit those working in schools in the UK.  We then talk about the role of character education in the independent schools sector, the importance of developing young people for a world beyond school and giving them skills that will help them to become good citizens.   We discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion, how bursaries and state school partnerships can help independent schools become more accessible, and specifically what approach Exeter School is taking in this area.Finally, we talk about the importance of collaborative leadership and how the COVID pandemic has changed the way school leaders have operated and reinforced the qualities and benefits of collaboration. Episode HighlightsIntroducing Louise Simpson (03:46)How to be more intentionally international (07:20)The role of character education (17:36)The importance of diversity inclusion (23:16)The importance of collaborative leadership (29:18)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode, I look at strategy away days, unpacking a series of top tips for you to employ to make your away days more effective, and to help you avoid hitting the many negative stereotypes that exist about the subject. I begin by discussing why away days can be an important tool in your strategy toolbox and how they can bring people together to focus on decision-making without distraction. Throughout my top tips, I explore the benefits of using a facilitator for the away day. I look at the importance of setting the agenda with the end goal in mind, and of allowing enough time for broad discussion.I discuss the importance of inviting school governors and senior leaders to your away day and enabling all participants to be fully involved by circulating draft papers for the day in advance.I look at how allowing informal time for team building can help foster coherence between the participants, and how breakout discussions can allow for debate and ensure that everyone has input. Finally, I note how outlining clear next steps following the away day is essential for ensuring the away day discussions influence strategic decision-making in your school.Episode HighlightsWhy strategy away days are important (03:18)Top Tip number 1 - using a facilitator (06:30)Top Tip number 2 - agreeing an agenda for the session (07:53)Top Tip number 3 - allowing enough time (09:24)Top Tip number 4 - inviting governors and senior leaders  (10:11)Top Tip number 5 - preparing papers in advance (11:24)Top Tip number 6 - allowing informal time for team building (13:02)Top Tip number 7 - using breakout discussions (16:45)Top Tip number 8 - outlining clear next steps (17:42)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode, the last in a series where I identify the six essential questions that leaders of private schools should consider when trying to define their strategic approach, I ask: 'how do you communicate your strategy?' Through this episode, I explore how visual thinking can help your decision-making within the school and how it can help align the actions and decisions of staff in various areas of your school.I reinforce the importance of involving your staff in that process and I discuss how you can help your staff understand what your strategic plan means for them and how their day-to-day decision-making might be affected by it. I look at how you communicate your strategy to others such as pupils, parents, alumni, state school partners and potential lettings partners, how you can present your strategy online, and how a well-presented strategy can be a vital and powerful marketing tool for prospective parents.I explore what the content of your external strategic plan should be and how to form an impactful external strategy that is based around themes.  Finally, I discuss how, when done well, strategic plans can tackle the challenges your school faces head-on. Episode HighlightsIntroducing the sixth question (02:56)Aligning decision making across your school (03:23)Communicating your strategy to your staff (05:52)Communicating your strategy to others (08:18)Forming your external strategic plan (10:00)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook 029: What's your vision? Strategic question #1031: What's working in your favour? Strategic question #2033: What's holding you back? Strategic question #3035: What are your options? Strategic question #4037: What are your tactics? Strategic question #5014: How to involve people in strategy016: Strategic thinking in three dimensionsCatch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode, the fifth in a series where I identify the six essential questions that leaders of private schools should consider when trying to define and shape their strategic approach, I ask: 'what are your tactics?' With this in mind, I explore how you can best form your operational plans to shape the strategic options that will deliver your vision for your school. I discuss how school leaders rather than governors should step forward as the process moves from one of strategy to an operational basis. I then briefly explore the importance of creating an action plan and then reviewing and refining these actions on a continually rolling basis, and how being agile will help you be more effective in the way you form and deliver your actions.Finally, I consider the ideal timeline for your action plans and how this will help you evolve your processes to make them more effective, targeted and fruitful. Episode HighlightsIntroducing the fifth strategic question  (03:06)Reviewing action plans on a rolling basis (04:40)The ideal timeline for action plans (05:30)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook029: What's your vision? Strategic question #1031: What's working in your favour? Strategic question #2033: What's holding you back? Strategic question #3035: What are your options? Strategic question #4Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode, I talk to Andrew Gordon-Brown, Head of Kingswood School, about strategic thinking in schools. Andrew switched from a career in banking and finance to one in teaching in 2003, becoming a teacher in Economics at Radley College. He moved to his current position in 2020 and has been most recently working on a strategy for Kingswood School. We discuss Andrew's regard for strategic thinking and how important it is to embed strategic thinking in the culture of the school. We then consider the importance of distributed leadership rather than a more hierarchical leadership structure and how a move away from a single, charismatic leader can benefit the school strategy.We examine the importance of being strategic when setting up partnerships, how to develop partnership ideas that can bring additional resources into your school and how you can use strategy stacking to address multiple challenges that might be solved by partnerships.We explore how to gain and retain focus when allocating limited resources, how to prioritise where to put your efforts and developing a strategic plan that pinpoints the two or three key areas where you wish to drive change. Finally, we discuss the challenges that have arisen in forming a strategy during the COVID pandemic, and what Andrew sees as the challenges and opportunities for the sector going forward.  Episode HighlightsIntroducing Andrew Gordon-Brown  (01:43)The importance of strategic thinking (03:55)The importance of distributed leadership (07:09)The importance of being strategic when setting up partnerships (13:34)Keeping focus when allocating limited resources (19:42)Adapting to the COVID pandemic (26:07)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Download the ‘Rethinking Strategy in Independent Schools' report which Andrew mentioned. 016: Strategic thinking in three dimensions013: Strategy: Four essential building blocksCatch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode, the fourth in my series looking at six essential questions that you need to be able to answer in order to clarify your school's strategy, I ask: what are your strategic options? I begin by explaining what I mean by strategic options: the strategic level choices that you can make as a school leadership team or as school governing body that will shape the future of your school.I then discuss the importance of coherence and of focusing on either one or a small number of strategic choices, and I explore the concept of 'strategy stacking', the act of making strategic choices that are coherent, so each choice reinforces and supports the other.I look at examples of strategy stacking and at some of the biggest strategic level choices you can make, I underline why selectively tackling them is important and I also examine more granular choices many schools may make to strengthen their offering.Finally, I look at how you might approach making your strategic choices, how you can brainstorm to gather and define all of the different options that you have open to your school, how evidence can be collected and analysed and how sticking points can be overcome.Episode HighlightsDefining strategic options  (03:30)The importance of coherence and 'strategy stacking' (05:22)Examples of strategy stacking (06:40)How to approach the strategic choices (12:01)029: What's your vision? Strategic question #1031: What's working in your favour? Strategic question #2033: What's holding you back? Strategic question #3Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode, I speak to Sam Davies, Head of Philanthropy at the Girls' Day School Trust (GDST), the UK's leading family of independent girls' schools. During her career Sam has been responsible for annual giving activities at the University of Warwick, established a sustainable fundraising and alumni engagement operation from scratch at the University of Brighton and was awarded the CASE Crystal Apple Award for Teaching Excellence in 2015. I draw on Sam's experience as an educational fundraiser to explore the subject of harnessing the power of testimonials: why testimonials work from a fundraising point of view and for other school activities. Firstly, I ask Sam about how she uses testimonials from recipients in her fundraising at the GDST, how she overcomes the potential stigma of making an example of the situation of a current bursary recipient and about the key messages she aims to get across in testimonials. We discuss the power of storytelling and questions about the anonymity of those giving the testimonial.I then ask Sam whether she uses testimonials from donors, how testimonials can help overcome objections from donors and what her insights are in the process of gathering testimonials from the rest of the school community.Finally, we discuss Sam's top tips for school fundraisers looking to up their testimonial game.Episode HighlightsIntroducing Sam Davies (01:48)How Sam uses testimonials at the GDST (05:00)The importance of storytelling in testimonials (08:05)Sam's system for testimonials (19:19)Using testimonials from donors (25:30) Top tips for school fundraisers looking to up their testimonial game (32:43)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Joining Matthew this week is John Towers, Headmaster of Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton and Richard Backhouse, Principal of the Berkhamsted Schools Group and Chair-Elect of HMC. We discuss the transformative effect of bursaries and how schools can work in partnership to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.Fresh Thinking is the weekly podcast which looks at the issues affecting independent schools and parents today, presented by Matthew Smith, Editor of Attain.

This week, I've been joined by Andrew Cook: chief development and commercial officer at Repton, a co-educational independent boarding school for pupils aged 3 to 18 whose history stretches back more than 450 years. I previously spoke to Andrew in the summer of 2020 about generating commercial income for schools. In this episode Andrew and I explore the subject of broadening the fundraising mix. We begin by discussing Andrew's inspirations for making the move into the independent school sector and how his experience of attending an independent school on a bursary has driven him to utilise his professional experience to create opportunities for others. We then explore what led Andrew to diversify the income streams and broaden the fundraising mix at Repton beyond the traditional fundraising we see in independent schools.We discuss two different sources of fundraising:Firstly, I ask Andrew about his experience with events fundraising, including the time and budget events take, how they tap into the competitive nature of independent schools, the benefits of these events beyond just fundraising income and the effects of COVID on events.Secondly, we discuss how institutional or corporate fundraising is under-utilised in the independent schools sector. We explore how overcoming objections from institutions about donating to the independent school sector and developing an inspirational and comprehensive case for support is key.Episode HighlightsIntroducing Andrew Cook (03:51)What inspired Andrew to make the move into the independent school sector (04:36)What led Andrew to diversify income streams (07:00)Events fundraising (08:37)Institutional or corporate fundraising (20:40)004: The outlook for commercial income with Andrew Cook, Repton SchoolDownload your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode, I tackle the second essential question you need to be able to answer to help shape you school strategy. Last time I discussed how to identify and shape your vision for your school, but this time I'm focusing on what is working in your favour: the internal strengths and external opportunities that you can identify. These qualities I refer to as 'accelerators': positive things which are already working in your favour, propelling your school towards delivering its vision.The first action I suggest taking is a consideration of your internal strengths, by which I mean the strengths of everybody from your staff and pupils to parents and alumni, all of whom are an integral part of your school community. Also, what's going well in your academic provision, your extra-curricular activities and your pastoral support? The second action I suggest is a consideration of your external opportunities: the national and international societies in which we sit, but also the wider local community and local forces that might present opportunities to us. I discuss the benefit of using a PESTEL (political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal) analysis to help identify the external opportunities in each of these spheres.Episode HighlightsWhat are 'accelerators'? (03:22)Considering your internal strengths (04:56)Considering your external opportunities (07:36)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode, I welcome back John Claughton, former Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham. John was a Classics master at Eton College from 1984 to 2001, where he was also in charge of cricket. He was Headmaster of Solihull School from 2001-2005, and then Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham, his old school, from 2006 to 2016. More recently, he is author of the book Transforming young lives: Fundraising for bursaries, which was published by the Independent Schools' Council in 2020, in partnership with IDPE, Graham-Pelton and ISBA. During our conversation, John and I look back at some of the decisions about school strategy that he made as a Head. Through this conversation, we will reflect on how, whilst at the time John may not have felt that the decisions he was taking were strategic, he was actually using some of the hallmarks of robust strategy. Firstly, I ask John about his experiences of making decisions and whether he recognised them as strategic when he was making them. We discuss long term decision making, how the trends around you can help you identify long term solutions and the role of governors in forming these strategies.Finally, we explore John's decision making process at King Edward's School and how he adopted a set of core questions for forming a strategy, primarily: how to restore the academic spark of the school, the answers to which lead to switching from A Levels to the International Baccalaureate, focussing on bursaries and outreach.Episode HighlightsIntroducing John Claughton (01:35)John's experience of decision making through his career (04:55)Finding the simplest solution to overcome the challenge (10:25)The long term nature of strategy and the role of governors (13:45)Making key decisions to focus your resources (16:05)Download your copy of the free eBook ‘The Strategic Independent School Leader' at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ebook Catch up on previous episodes at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Trustco Insurance, through its Legal Shield product, has devoted itself to support two University of Namibia Law students for the 2021 academic year. The students will receive financial support as well as an opportunity to conduct their Work Integrated Learning at Trustco Insurance upon graduation. This year’s recipients – Mayemo Abigail Namakaliza and Doreen Lyomba will each be awarded Legal Shield bursaries amounting to N$30 000.00, after undergoing a vigorous selection process that considered an array of criteria as well as personal attributes. The financial assistance will enable them to focus on their studies rather than the financial hardships one encounters when pursuing a higher education qualification. The Legal Shield bursary initiative has awarded in excess of N$1.1 million to numerous students since 2002. Upon completion of their studies, the two recipients will be granted the opportunity of employment at Trustco Insurance where they will each receive valuable practical experience in the legal working environment. This will equip them for the future by enhancing their confidence in executing tasks. The bursaries awards were handed over by Trustco Insurance’s Head of Claims, Mr. Kevin Anderson, who placed great emphasis on the fulfilment of social responsibilities. He stated, “It is indeed a proud moment for us as Legal Shield to change the lives of our future law makers. This long tradition of investing into our youth is not merely a financial investment, but a moral obligation to make our society a better place through our social investment initiatives.” The next generation of the van Rooyen entrepreneurial dynasty, Le Hugo van Rooyen, had the opportunity to sit down with the recipients and shared some valuable tips in legal studies, a career he regards highly for the success of a corporate entity. “I am equally excited to witness this historic handover, to see the energy and fire in the eyes of Doreen and Mayemo. They are the ones who need to take the judiciary system to the next level in Namibia” he said. Trustco Insurance continues to assist law students annually by means of bursaries and employment opportunities. To date, a total of 46 bursary recipients have benefitted from the financial assistance provided through the Legal Shield Bursary initiative. The management of Trustco Insurance believes that investing in promising legal students is an investment in the future. Legal Shield was launched in 2000 and was at that time the only Namibian legal insurance provider. It offers affordable cover against legal costs stemming from civil, criminal, matrimonial, labour and administrative matters.

The 'moves management' system is a great way for you to boost your success in the area of major gift fundraising. Moves management is a way of efficiently but effectively managing the major donors, or prospects, you have in your school community, so in this episode I want to explore what the system is, why you should use it and to outline a five step process to get you started.Firstly, I consider the 'major gifts pipeline', the way that fundraisers manage people who have the potential to give a major gift to their organisation. I examine the stages of the major gifts pipeline from identification, qualification, cultivation and solicitation to stewardship. Then, I go on to consider moves management, to explore how the system works and why you should use it in your school. I outline the advantages that can come from systematising the process of moving people along the pipeline, to make it feel personal to prospective donors, but without sacrificing the quantity of prospects you can look after. I look at the benefits it can bring, not only to the school, but to the prospective donors as well.Finally, I outline a five step process to help your school get started with the process of moves management, starting, not with a database or IT system, but with a brainstorming session. Then I suggest moving through a reflection stage, then organising your ideas and preparing the system itself and, finally, personalising the process for each prospect. Episode HighlightsWhat is the major gifts pipeline? (02:33)What is moves management? (06:30)Why should you use it? (07:55)How much is it used? (11:55)The five step process to get started (13:04)References and resourcesEpisode 11: Major gifts fundraising: Overcome these four barriers to boost your incomeEpisode 25: Fundraising mindset: Three shifts you may need to makeIDPE and Graham-Pelton's ‘Schools' Fundraising and Engagement Benchmarking Report 2018' Sign up to Juliet Corbett's newsletter at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/signup to find out about upcoming School Fundraising Q&A sessionsFind out more about Juliet Corbett's work and discover a host of free resources at www.consultjuliet.co.ukThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode, I explore five shifts you may need to make in your fundraising mindset in order to improve your results. I discuss how you can identify five limiting and unhelpful beliefs that you might hold about fundraising and I share with you, through my own experience as a fundraiser, how you can overcome them.   The first of these limiting beliefs is that asking for money is the equivalent of begging. I discuss how this can be overcome by reframing your thinking. By shifting the way you think of the act of asking to see it as an opportunity for people to do something transformational. The second limiting belief I unpack is the self-perception that an individual is not a natural fundraiser. I demonstrate how this might countered by finding a personal connection to a vision. The third is the belief that people won't donate money, which I suggest might be mitigated by creating a compelling reason for people to give to your project and by outlining a case for support.The fourth limiting belief is the flipside of the third: that being the perception that anyone will donate money if you send them a letter. I explore how this belief can prevent big donors contributing money, so is countered by using face-to-face meetings and cultivating prospective donors.The final limiting belief is the tendency to focus on one person at a time and to put all your energy into one potential donor. Instead, I discuss how you might build relationships with a number of people, to gain practice and to reduce the impact when individual potential donors say no.  Episode HighlightsDefining fundraising mindset (04:45)First limiting belief: 'Asking for money feels like begging' (02:28)Second limiting belief: 'I am not a natural fundraiser' (03:48)Third limiting belief: 'People won't give us money' (09:36)Fourth limiting belief: 'Anyone will give us money if we just write a letter' (12:33)Fifth limiting belief: 'I'll focus on one person at a time' (14:33)References and resourcesEpisode 9: Reimagining your fundraising case for supportEpisode 11: Major gifts fundraising: Overcome these four barriers to boost your incomeSign up to Juliet Corbett's newsletter at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/signup to find out about upcoming School Fundraising Q&A sessionsFind out more about Juliet Corbett's work and discover a host of free resources at www.consultjuliet.co.ukThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

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In this episode I talk to Emily Clarke, Director of Development at Highgate School, about fundraising for community partnerships. Expanding on previous episodes about the building blocks of bursary strategy and my exploration of the real situation schools face getting bursaries established in my conversation with Bart Wielenga, the Head of Blundell's School, I move on to considering community partnerships. This is an area that is potentially rich for fundraising opportunities, and the work Emily Clarke has been doing is an excellent illustration of this.Emily Clarke has worked in the Development Office at Highgate since 2014 and she has lead the school's fundraising campaign since 2018. Firstly, I ask Emily about Highgate's commitment to partnerships and bursaries, and how it stems from the school's history as a charitable foundation. We then explore what Highgate's specific community partnerships, the Chrysalis Partnership Programme and the London Academy of Excellence in Tottenham, involve in terms of inspiring children and making change around improving social mobility and social injustice.   I ask Emily about the fundraising journey Highgate has been on during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they have adjusted their fundraising to serve the increased need for support in their local community. We discuss the types of fundraising Highgate has employed, both major gifts relationships and mass fundraising including challenge events. We talk about the challenges of breaking a perfectionist approach by taking risks and boldly speculating. Finally, I ask Emily what advice she would give to other school leaders as they fundraise for bursary programmes and community partnerships.Episode HighlightsIntroducing Emily Clarke (03:01)Highgate School's historical commitment to partnerships (04:53) What Highgate School's community partnerships involve (09:28)How the fundraising journey has changed during the pandemic (15:30)Types of fundraising employed by Highgate (23:21)Breaking a perfectionist approach (30:30)Moving beyond crisis response (33:22)Advice for other school leaders (37:02)References and resourcesHighgate SchoolChrysalis and Chrysalis EastLondon Academy of Excellence Tottenham Episode 019: Craft you bursary strategyEpisode 020: Bursaries and strategy in practice with Bart Wielenga, Head, Blundell's SchoolSign up to Juliet Corbett's newsletter at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/signup Find out more about Juliet Corbett's work and discover a host of free resources at www.consultjuliet.co.ukThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

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In last week's episode, I used the four building blocks of strategy to identify the key choices that governors and heads need to confront and make when they are crafting a robust bursary strategy. In this episode, I welcome Bart Wielenga, Head of Blundell's School in Tiverton in Devon, UK to talk about how this model can be practically used and how we have worked together to develop a robust strategy for his school. In our conversation, we discuss both bursaries and strategy. I begin by asking Bart about his reflections on crafting his bursary vision, and forming his school's bursary ‘why'. We discuss how Blundell's found a balance between transformational and smaller bursaries and between endowment and ‘spend now', and how the school communicates how it is committing financial resources to the bursary programme.We then cover the accelerators and sticking points faced at Blundell's when it comes to bursaries and how they overcame the sticking points, specifically finding the right applicants and finding enough money to fund bursaries.Finally, I ask Bart how the four building blocks of strategy has been successfully employed at Blundell's, and how the model has helped clarify the thinking of the senior leadership team at the school.  Episode highlightsIntroducing Bart Wielenga (02:06)Crafting the bursary vision at Blundell's (04:00)Accelerators and sticking points at Blundell's (22:15)How did the model help at Blundell's? (30:17)References and resourcesBlundell's SchoolEpisode 019: Craft your bursary strategyEpisode 013: Strategy: Four essential building blocks (Strategy Toolkit 2)‘Rethinking Strategy in Independent Schools' research reportSign up to Juliet Corbett's newsletter at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/signup Find out more about Juliet Corbett's work and discover a host of free resources at www.consultjuliet.co.ukThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

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In this episode, I explore how two of my passions can be combined: strategy and the importance of focusing your resources on the things that will make a difference, and bursary provision within independent schools and the way that it can impact on social mobility. I consider the questions that you need to ask and the options you have going forward as you craft your bursary strategy.I begin by defining what I mean by bursaries and bursary strategies. I outline the differences between a bursary and a scholarship, and note the increasing shift towards means-tested bursaries in the UK and a subsequent shift towards fundraising campaigns and away from capital campaigns.After defining bursaries, I look at the how the 'four building blocks of strategy' can help structure your thinking around strategy. I look at the strategic choices you need to make as you define your big picture, long term vision for bursaries in your school. I outline possible accelerators and sticking points: internal strengths and weakness and external opportunities and threats. I look at how you can identify the general approach to overcoming the sticking points and, finally, I reinforce the importance of an action plan. Episode highlightsDefining Bursaries (01:40)Four building blocks of strategy (04:42)Your vision and strategic choices (05:18)Accelerators and sticking points (17:14)Identifying the general approach (22:23)The importance of an action plan (23:26)References and resourcesEpisode 004: The outlook for commercial income with Andrew Cook, Repton School at: http://www.consultjuliet.co.uk/004Episode 009: Reimagining your fundraising case for support at: http://www.consultjuliet.co.uk/009Episode 013: Strategy: Four essential building blocks (Strategy Toolkit 2) at: http://www.consultjuliet.co.uk/013‘Rethinking Strategy in Independent Schools' research report at: https://www.consultjuliet.co.uk/rethinking-strategyDiscover all the Series 1 episodes at: www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastSign up to Juliet Corbett's newsletter at: www.consultjuliet.co.uk/signupFind out more about Juliet Corbett's work and discover a host of free resources at: www.consultjuliet.co.ukThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

In this episode, the first of season 2, I talk to Lucy Gower, the director and founder at Lucidity and founder of The Lucidity Network. Through her work as a coach, trainer and facilitator Lucy has given thousands of professionals worldwide the confidence and tools to think creatively, develop ideas and make their innovations happen. We discuss how independent schools can be innovative about their approach to the delivery of their education, their alumni relations and their fundraising. Firstly, we explore how to describe innovation in an organisation that isn't familiar with the term, and discuss the difference between incremental and radical innovation.We then talk about how innovation fits in to your school strategy and activities the school leader might employ to encourage themselves and their team to innovate more. We discuss how schools can overcome a perfectionist culture and become more comfortable with failure and risk and how schools can innovate on a tight budget. Finally Lucy gives us her tips for creating a culture of innovation in your organisation by focusing on leaders as role models, connecting people and getting everyone involved. Spark! episodes of The Independent School Podcast are designed to spark fresh insights and innovation, by introducing you to ideas from other sectors.Episode HighlightsIntroducing Lucy Gower (01:33)Describing innovation in schools (04:30)Getting the ball rolling with innovation (11:33)Overcoming a perfectionist culture (19:17)Working on a budget (26:07)Creating a culture of innovation (30:58)References and resourcesDiscover The Lucidity Network - get the environment, training, and support to craft the working life you want.'The Innovation Workout' by Lucy Gower‘Where good ideas come from: The seven patterns of innovation' by Steven JohnsonExplore all the Series 1 episodes at: www.consultjuliet.co.uk/podcastSign up to Juliet Corbett's newsletter at: www.consultjuliet.co.uk/signupFind out more about Juliet Corbett's work and discover a host of free resources at: www.consultjuliet.co.ukThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Finished High School? Now what?Disability estate planning specialist Kenneth Pope and RESP specialist Greg Anthoine talk about RESPs, RDSPs, OSAP, special needs bursaries as well as flexibilities and accommodations available in college & university.Learn About:• Registered Disability Savings Plans• Registered Education Savings Plans• Flexibility factors for students with special needs• Ontario Student Assistance Program• Special needs bursaries• Post-secondary education accommodations for learningFor more information, contact us at 1-866-536-7673 or visit our website Click HERE to get an assessment with us. Don't miss out on important updates and webinar invitations. Sign up for our newsletter HERE 

Karen Kennard first witnessed the difficulty of students being able to access information about education bursaries when her son embarked to University. She subsequently founded The Scholarship Hub, a social enterprise that offers a centralised database and support for students to explore funding opportunities for them. Karen talks to Lisa Jobson about the work of The Scholarship Hub and how the rise in tuition fees has created inequality from a socioeconomic perspective amongst students from many backgrounds.Learn more about The Scholarship Hub by visiting their website and following them on Twitter.Get in touch to explore how we can work with you to attract diverse talent to your organisation.

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Glenda Healy is an educator and researcher whose goal is to help parents and students find financial aid for post secondary education. The founder of Seeking Scholarships, Glenda also published The Scholarship Report, a popular newsletter on financial aid, scholarships, and bursaries subscribed to by hundreds of schools in Ontario. Her two children have won over $65,000 in scholarships, and she joins us today to discuss how to set your scholarship applications up for success. Listen in as Glenda shares her best advice for getting scholarships, bursaries, and government funding to ease some of the financial burdens of post secondary education. You'll learn the dos and don’ts of applying for awards, tips and tricks to maximize your chances of success, and how to leverage awards to get even more funding.  "My passion is that everybody has equal access to education.” - Glenda Healy This Week on Young Money: What a day in the life of Glenda looks like as she helps guidance counselors and parents navigate external funding sources. What drove her to pursue this line of work and how she was able to get over $65,000 of scholarships for her children. Key things to include in a scholarship application to make it stand out. How Glenda kept everything organized when her children were applying for awards. The things to avoid when applying for funding. Why you should always apply for scholarships, even if you don’t think you’ll get them. Key takeaways: Volunteerism is a critical component of successful scholarship applications. Leverage your awards to win even more scholarships and bursaries. Always apply for as much funding as you can. Resources Mentioned: Glenda Healy: Website | Email | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn The Scholarship Report Handbook Live Virtual Workshop: Planning & Funding Post-Secondary Young Money Scholarship Fund Thank you to all post secondary students who applied for The Young Money Scholarship Fund. The fund was established to help post secondary students achieve their goals by removing some of the financial strain from the equation and is powered by Bissett Financial Fitness Inc.   Applications for this round have now closed and we will be announcing the recipients shortly. Don’t worry if you missed this round – this was the first round of many!  Rate, Share & Inspire Other Young Millionaires-in-the-Making  Thanks for tuning into the Young Money Podcast - the advice show for young millionaires-in-the-making! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Visit our website to learn how easy it is to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media!  Subscribe to the Young Money Podcast on iTunes so you never miss an episode and reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, our LinkedIn Company Page, or by visiting our website. Get Your Young Money Questions ANSWERED! Want to learn more about how you can stay financially fit or share a question about money? Leave a voice message to get all of your Young Money questions answered.  Remember - there is no silly question when it comes to your financial fitness.

With thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund, we are super excited to announce that we have managed to offer two bursaries to a couple of members of our Youth Advisory Council The Body! Jorja will be joining us to assist with our social media content and Eleanor to help us with our new LGBTQ+ project ‘The In/Out Crowd’. Join them on today’s podcast to hear about their plans for the role, what they’ll be getting up to and all the details for you to keep an eye out for. Happy listening!

The types of projects independent schools fundraise for and the messages they use when communicating with donors have shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With an accelerated move away from buildings and facilities fundraising and the growth of bursaries fundraising, it's important to understand how to reimagine your school's case for support.This episode explores why schools should connect their fundraising case for support to the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and how to do this for hardship, bursary and capital (building) fundraising. It also revisits one of the foundations of an inspirational case for support: the importance of storytelling.Episode highlightsWhy you should link your fundraising case for support to the COVID-19 crisis (2:35)Linking hardship funds to COVID-19 (5:40)Linking bursary fundraising to COVID-19 (8:30)Fundraising opportunities for partnership projects with state schools (12:00)Linking capital (building) projects to COVID-19 (13:02)The move away from capital campaigns towards bursary fundraising (17:15)The importance of storytelling for inspirational fundraising (18:55)References and resourcesFundraising Focus Programme: Expert fundraising advice to fit your school's budgetSign up to Juliet Corbett's newsletter at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/signupFind out more about Juliet Corbett's work with independent schools and discover a host of free resources for schools at www.consultjuliet.co.ukSutton TrustIDPE/Graham Pelton Benchmarking Report 2018Thank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Rufus Wainwright joins us to talk about his new album, Unfollow The Rules, lockdown's threat to live music, and his online robe recitals. In the wake of the announcement of £1.57 billion investment in the arts, John Wilson speaks to Neil Mendoza, the government's Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and Renewal, about how far-reaching this rescue package can be. Tate Britain is giving ten artists £10,000 bursaries in place of this year’s Turner Prize. Critic Louisa Buck discusses the range of artists being supported and what this initiative might mean for the future of the prize itself. And on his 80th birthday, we hear from Ringo Starr in a Front Row interview first broadcast in 2008. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Dymphna Flynn

School fundraisers are facing three big challenges at the moment: How can we get the school's Head on board with our plans? Should we be fundraising at the moment? How can we strategically innovate in virtual engagement and fundraising?This week's episode explores these three challenges, which emerged as key themes from last week's IDPE Live virtual conference. Listen in for three simple steps you can take to address each of these challenges.Episode highlightsIDPE Live virtual conference (0:55)Theme 1: Getting your Head on board (5:05)Step 1. Adopt a leadership mindset: communicate with clarity and authority (8:20)Step 2. Treat your head like a major gift donor (10:15)Step 3. Present your fundraising or engagement plan (11:40)Theme 2: To fundraise or not to fundraise (15:30)Step 1. Review your engagement activity from an external and internal angle (17:30)Step 2. Review your fundraising foundations (20:00)Step 3. Refocus your case for support (22:20)Theme 3: Innovations in virtual engagement and fundraising (23:35)Perspective 1. Refresh your view of best practice (27:25)Perspective 2. Fill skill gaps (29:25)Perspective 3. Become more efficient through technology (30:40)References and resourcesFundraising Focus ProgrammeSign up to Juliet Corbett's newsletterIDPE webinar with Juliet Corbett: “How robust is your fundraising strategy to coronavirus?” recorded 7 April 2020 (This webinar is hosted on the IDPE website. You will need to enter to email address to get access to the recording) Episode 005: Navigating fundraising uncertainty – find out more about using informal market research to inform your refreshed case for supportEfficiency apps I mention in this episode:•Hootsuite (social media scheduler)•Later (social media scheduler)•Buffer (social media scheduler)•SmarterQueue (social media scheduler) I use SmarterQueue and love it! This one is an affiliate link, so if you use it you'll get 30 days free - double the normal free trial - and I get a little bonus too.•Trello (task management app)•Canva (graphic design)Find out more about Juliet Corbett's work with independent schools and discover a host of free resources for schools at www.consultjuliet.co.ukThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Fundraising for schools and universities can be quite a different experience, with contrasting scale, affinity and fundraising projects. Simon Lerwill, Foundation Director at Marlborough College, joins me this week to discuss the lessons schools can learn from university fundraising.Simon and I also discuss the impact of furloughing development staff, what this may signal about school leaders' understanding of fundraising and the message this may send to prospective donors. We also hear about Marlborough's engagement and fundraising activities; what's working and what they are planning next.This is a must-listen episode for school and university fundraisers alike!Episode highlightsThe differences between school and university fundraising (2:10)Different scale (3:40)Different levels of affinity (7:15)Different fundraising opportunities (14:00)Different career paths (16:20)The impact of furloughing fundraising staff (17:35)Marlborough's engagement activities (21:55)Having confidence in your case for support (26:05)Marlborough's bursary campaign (29:00)The outlook for school fundraising (32:05)References and resourcesFundraising Focus Programme: www.consultjuliet.co.uk/ffprogSign up to Juliet Corbett's newsletter at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/signup Find out more about Juliet Corbett's work with independent schools and discover a host of free resources for schools at www.consultjuliet.co.ukMarlborough College: www.marlboroughcollege.org Thank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Bursary fundraising is becoming a central plank of independent school fundraising in the UK, with many schools moving from capital campaigns to seeking support for transformational bursaries. However, just as more independent schools seek to widen access to excellent education, the COVID-19 crisis threatens to reduce philanthropic income for bursaries. In this episode I share thoughts on the past and future of bursary fundraising with John Claughton, former Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham, UK and author of 'Transforming young lives: Fundraising for bursaries'.Episode highlightsThe importance of having the school's Head on board (4:35)The biggest hurdles in setting up and growing a bursary programme (7:15)Bursaries are a generational commitment, beyond the timescale of this pandemic (10:05)How bursaries address a number of the challenges faced by independent schools (11:15)Why it can be beneficial to focus just on fundraising for bursaries (15:15)The importance of authenticity (16:40)How to determine whether bursary fundraising will work at your school (19:20)State school partnerships as an alternative to bursaries (23:15)If not now, when? (24:20)Resources and linksDigital version of 'Transforming young lives: Fundraising for bursaries' by John Claughton, published by the Independent Schools' Council in partnership with IDPE, Graham-Pelton and ISBA.To order a hard copy of the book email info@idpe.org.uk (£4.95 p&p per book)Sign up to Juliet's newsletter at www.consultjuliet.co.uk/signupFind out more about Juliet Corbett's work with independent schools at www.consultjuliet.co.ukThank you so much for listening to The Independent School Podcast. I would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to send me some feedback here. This helps me make the podcast as helpful as possible to listeners. Thank you!

Undergraduate students Helena, Joe and Dan, have teamed up with our Undergraduate Admissions team to discuss the financial support available to students and how they manage the cost of studying at Oxford. -

Undergraduate students Helena, Joe and Dan, have teamed up with our Undergraduate Admissions team to discuss the financial support available to students and how they manage the cost of studying at Oxford. -

AUSU is offering over $20,000 in awards, bursaries, and scholarships with a deadline of May 1. Athabasca University undergraduate students can easily apply for these awards online by going to http://ausu.org. Head over to the Awards section to review what is available! Incoming AUSU President Natasha Donahue and AUSU staff go over some great tips about the awards and bursaries including the process to apply and how important this program is to AUSU, as well as other ways to find student funding. Intro music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons 3.0.

How to get bursaries and assisted places for top private schools The gift of education is one of the most valuable things you can give to your children. However, the cost of sending a child or grandchild to an independent or private (strangely, also known as a “public school”) school has soared well above the rate of inflation, yet the number of UK pupils in private education has never been higher. Why is this? Part of the answer is that more than £1bn a year of financial assistance is available to parents, enabling one in three students to have their school fees reduced or even waived, according to the FT. School fees have become a major problem for the middle classes in recent years. The cost of a private education is nearly 50% higher than a decade ago, according to data from the Independent Schools Council (ISC). Average fees for day pupils are now nearly £4,800 per term, or just over £14,000 a year. Fees are higher in the Southeast and London, where boarding school fees now average more than £13,000 a term — close to £40,000 per year, according to the ISC. Scholarships and bursaries have become a key factor in affordability, but many parents may not be aware of the level of help available. For instance, at some schools, parents who apply for means-tested support could qualify even if they have a household income of £90,000. Competition for the brightest children means that an increasing amount of assistance is being provided on a “needs blind” basis to pupils with a flair for particular subjects, such as music and sports. My Son won a music scholarship and bursary, which covered part of the fees, and a government assisted place scheme, which was later abolished by the Tony Blair government. The strict application criteria will vary for each school, but typically with a high level of financial disclosure required to obtain means-tested funding. Schools reject assistance requests from parents who own second homes or expensive properties. If the school senses parents could afford to pay the fees by downsizing their home, or asking grandparents for help, they will say so. Independent schools need to justify their charitable status, which has encouraged more generosity in the form of scholarships and means-tested bursaries. The ISC says that £800m of the £1bn provided in “fee assistance” last year came directly from the schools themselves. Over 175,000 ISC students currently enjoy some form of fee reduction, around half of these through means testing. The number of those receiving “free” fully paid places more than 6,000 pupils, an increase of 5 per cent year-on-year. Parents of children who win a scholarship can often also apply for a bursary — often referred to as an “assisted place”. In addition to help with school fees, financial help may be granted towards the cost of expensive uniforms, sports equipment, laptops, trips and other travel costs. The vast majority of this kind of financial assistance is directed at UK families, but many parents do not know how to access the increased funding. “Believe it or not, it’s quite a challenge for independent schools to get applications from the families for whom their bursaries are intended — gifted children from low-income families,” says Catherine Stoker, managing director of Independent Education Consultants, which advises parents on choosing the right school. “Scholarships and bursaries are certainly one of the most ‘searched for’ items on our website,” she says. “Parents often call us for advice on how to secure bursaries — it’s a confusing area. Parents who would be eligible often lack the confidence to call their local independent school and inquire about how to apply. Sometimes they don’t know bursaries exist.” In general, schools will seek to ascertain the “relevant income” — the gross household income less an amount of between £2,000 and £3,000 per dependent child. Having relevant income of £20,000 or less would usually qualify for full fees to be paid, but some schools will provide funding on a sliding scale of up to £90,000. Despite the fact that sending a child to a private school saves the state money, not everyone is happy that the children of relatively well-off middle class families are benefiting from charity. The Labour Party pledged to remove the VAT exemption on private school fees, and could go further by scrapping business rates relief which is granted to independent schools owing to their charitable status. The headmaster of the prestigious Stowe School said middle-class families who could have afforded to pay for private education a generation ago were now being “squeezed out because of affordability”. Assisted places are usually awarded for a set period when a pupil joins a school at the age of 11, although many schools offer specific bursaries to sixth-form entrants. Last year, £420m was provided in means-tested, as opposed to merit-based, fee assistance for pupils at ISC schools; an increase of nearly £160m since 2011. Special bursaries are available for pupils whose parents are in the armed forces, Church of England clergy, or who work for independent schools. There can also be favourable terms for second and subsequent siblings attending a school. As a parent, you will need to do your homework, researching the websites of the schools and applying early. Pupils will normally sit an entrance exam and many parents prepare them for this by taking them to extracurricular classes and cramming schools specialising in helping pupils pass. Top schools like Westminster School, founded in 1560 and earning its royal charter from Elizabeth I for offering help to 40 poor scholars, donate millions to help poorer children. Westminster currently allocates £1.4m a year to bursaries and these can pay up to the full fees of £29,709 per year, plus uniform, equipment and other school expenditure. Its website advises parents: “There are no exact financial criteria for bursaries but in judging a family’s needs, all income, essential expenditure, and all assets in savings, investments and property will be assessed. Where, for example, a home is considered to be too large, in an expensive area or where excess equity could be released, a family may be expected to downsize or remortgage as necessary to release funds. It is also expected that savings in shares, Isas, other investments and equity in second homes will be released. The school will then assess what level of bursary (between 10 per cent and 100 per cent of the fees) is needed.” Where parents live can also give children access to financial help as some bursaries were set up to benefit specific communities. At Harrow School, where Winston Churchill studied, pupils who have lived in London boroughs, including Barnet, Brent, Camden, City of London, Ealing or Hammersmith, for more than two years may be eligible for financial help from the John Lyons Foundation.   The choice of royalty, Eton College, charges boarding fees of more than £42,000pa, but more than one in five pupils receive some form of financial assistance. The school, whose alumni includes countless prime ministers (David Cameron and Boris Johnson), Prince William and Prince Harry, will spend £6.5m this year to support 273 of its 1,300 pupils. The average bursary covers two-thirds of school fees. “We are proud of our bursary and scholarship provision which last year saw 74 boys receiving 100 per cent fee remission and a further 208 boys receiving a range of financial assistance,” says the college. Eton aims to support one in four pupils in future, and is able to fund this from the school’s own resources and donations from its powerful network of alumni. The son of a Windsor pharmacist won a scholarship to pay the full boarding fees for his education at Eton. His father said: “Applying for the scholarship was very easy indeed, he told the FT. The information was readily available on Eton’s website. “At the time, so long as your child was under 10 years of age and had not been to a fee-paying school, you just had to contact Eton and ask to come and sit the scholarship test. “On the day, there were, I think, around 200 or so other children sitting it. It was a week or so before we were notified that they wanted him to come back again. At this follow-up day, there were around 6-10 children called back and they were involved in discussions rather than actual tests. Our son was offered a junior scholarship a few days later.” The income of both parents was assessed and Eton covered all the school fees. “We supplied a detailed list of our income and expenses and Eton then set a contribution level.” The parents paid “a small contribution each term” of around £750 plus any expenses such as dinners, laundry, and society subscriptions. “Our son got A star and A grades in everything, plus a clutch of school awards and went on to read English at Cambridge.” Word of the Day Hedge Fund A hedge fund is an official partnership of investors who pool money together to be guided by professional management firms, not unlike a mutual fund. A hedge fund manager raises money from outside investors and then invests it according to whatever strategy he or she has promised to use. There are hedge funds that specialise in "long-only" equities, meaning they only buy common stock and never sell short. There are hedge funds that engage in private equity, which is the buying of entire privately held businesses, often taking them over, improving operations, and later sponsoring an initial public offering. There are hedge funds that trade junk bonds. There are hedge funds that specialise in property and real estate. There are even hedge funds that put money to work in specialised asset classes such as patents and music rights. In other words, unlike a Mutual Fund or Unit Trust, hedge funds can invest in just about anything. There are more examples and practical steps to getting rich and being happy in my book, Yes, money can buy happiness, I cover the 3 R’s of Money Management, the Money B.E.L.I.E.F System and much more. 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Scholarships. Bursaries. Prizes. What is the difference and are you eligible? NLC Student Awards Administrator Cleo Carifelle breaks it down into bit size pieces so you can submit a successful student awards application.

The gift of education is one of the most valuable things you can give to your children. However, the cost of sending a child or grandchild to an independent or private (strangely, also known as a “public school”) school has soared well above the rate of inflation, yet the number of UK pupils in private education has never been higher. Why is this? Part of the answer is that more than £1bn a year of financial assistance is available to parents, enabling one in three students to have their school fees reduced or even waived, according to the FT. School fees have become a major problem for the middle classes in recent years. The cost of a private education is nearly 50% higher than a decade ago, according to data from the Independent Schools Council (ISC). Average fees for day pupils are now nearly £4,800 per term, or just over £14,000 a year. Fees are higher in the Southeast and London, where boarding school fees now average more than £13,000 a term — close to £40,000 per year, according to the ISC. Scholarships and bursaries have become a key factor in affordability, but many parents may not be aware of the level of help available. For instance, at some schools, parents who apply for means-tested support could qualify even if they have a household income of £90,000. Competition for the brightest children means that an increasing amount of assistance is being provided on a “needs blind” basis to pupils with a flair for particular subjects, such as music and sports. My Son won a music scholarship and bursary, which covered part of the fees, and a government assisted place scheme, which was later abolished by the Tony Blair government. Independent schools need to justify their charitable status, which has encouraged more generosity in the form of scholarships and means-tested bursaries. The ISC says that £800m of the £1bn provided in “fee assistance” last year came directly from the schools themselves. Over 175,000 ISC students currently enjoy some form of fee reduction, around half of these through means testing. The number of those receiving “free” fully paid places more than 6,000 pupils, an increase of 5 per cent year-on-year. Click here for full story. See more at www.moneytipsdaily.com Word of the Day Hedge Fund A hedge fund is an official partnership of investors who pool money together to be guided by professional management firms, not unlike a mutual fund. A hedge fund manager raises money from outside investors and then invests it according to whatever strategy he or she has promised to use. There are hedge funds that specialise in "long-only" equities, meaning they only buy common stock and never sell short. There are hedge funds that engage in private equity, which is the buying of entire privately held businesses, often taking them over, improving operations, and later sponsoring an initial public offering. There are hedge funds that trade junk bonds. There are hedge funds that specialise in property and real estate. There are even hedge funds that put money to work in specialised asset classes such as patents and music rights. In other words, unlike a Mutual Fund or Unit Trust, hedge funds can invest in just about anything. There are more examples and practical steps to getting rich and being happy in my book, Yes, money can buy happiness, I cover the 3 R’s of Money Management, the Money B.E.L.I.E.F System and much more. Check it out on Amazon http://bit.ly/2MoneyBook.

Welcome to the University of Calgary’s Prospective Student Podcast. The University of Calgary’s Prospective Student Podcast is intended for any prospective student who is hoping to learn more about the University of Calgary. We will chat with key representatives from the UCalgary community to help keep you updated and informed about all things UCalgary. Episode 4: Beyond the Bank of Mom and Dad Part 2 connects with Joel May who is the Manager of Undergraduate Awards. Joel chats about UCalgary's 16 million in undergraduate awards for prospective and current UCalgary students. For more information, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/finances/awards

I spoke with South African double bassist Zanelle Britz about her launching of the first ever double bass course in South Africa, which will take place December 9-12, 2018 in Cape Town.  Learn more about the event and donate to support it at givengain.com/cc/doublebass.   More about the South African Double Bass Course (from their website): The National Youth Orchestra is hosting our first ever course exclusively for the Double Bass! We are so excited - there are very few opportunities for bassists here and we want this to be the start of a wonderful bass community for South Africa. Wonderful teachers Roxane Steffen (principal bass at the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra), Nick Scales from the School of Music at West Texas A&M University, and Jeff Bradetich and Gudrun Raschen from the University of North Texas College of Music will be on this year's faculty. Every What It Takes course is designed specifically to cater to the needs of the participants. The course covers many aspects of professional musicianship including audition preparation, marketing of yourself as a musician, posture/injury prevention, performing with an orchestra, music history related to your instrument and individual master classes from top professionals. It gives insight into solo, chamber and orchestral playing as well as teaching and other career options. Each course also has an aspect of music education advocacy, and we will make sure to include people new to the bass in our audiences for our concerts, specially children.   Bursaries for the What It Takes: Double Bass Course We have young double bass players from across South Africa that would love to attend - but more than half are not able to do so without financial assistance. With your help we can provide transport, accommodation and catering for their time in Cape Town for the duration of the course 9-12 December 2018. It costs roughly ZAR2000 for transport and ZAR2000 for the course - so each bursary candidate would need USD265 to be able to attend. All of our financial assistance applications are means tested and we make sure they go to the young musicians that really deserve the opportunity.   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: Steve Swan String Bass Steve Swan String Bass features the West Coast’s largest selection of double basses between Los Angeles and Canada.  Located in Burlingame, just south of San Francisco, their large retail showroom holds about 70 basses on display. Their new basses all feature professional setups and come with a cover at no additional cost. Used and consignment instruments receive any needed repairs and upgrades before getting a display position on the sales floor. Upton Bass String Instrument Company Upton's Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr. Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players. D'Addario Strings This episode is brought to you by D’Addario Strings! Check out their Zyex strings, which are synthetic core strings that produce an extremely warm, rich sound. Get the sound and feel of gut strings with more evenness, projection and stability than real gut.   The Bass Violin Shop The Bass Violin Shop offers the Southeast’s largest inventory of laminate, hybrid and carved double basses. Whether you are in search of the best entry-level laminate, or a fine pedigree instrument, there is always a unique selection ready for you to try. Trade-ins and consignments welcome!   Kolstein Music The Samuel Kolstein Violin Shop was founded by Samuel Kolstein in 1943 as a Violin and Bow making establishment in Brooklyn, New York. Now on Long Island, over 60 years later, Kolstein’s has built a proud reputation for quality, craftsmanship and expertise in both the manufacture and repair of a whole range of stringed instruments, and has expanded to a staff of twelve experts in restoration, marketing and production. A440 Violin Shop An institution in the Roscoe Village neighborhood for over 20 years, A440's commitment to fairness and value means that we have many satisfied customers from the local, national, and international string playing communities. Our clients include major symphony orchestras, professional orchestra and chamber music players, aspiring students, amateur adult players, all kinds of fiddlers, jazz and commercial musicians, university music departments, and public schools. Contrabass Conversations production team: Jason Heath, host Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing Mitch Moehring, audio engineer Trevor Jones, publication and promotion Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

USQ provides a wide range of scholarships and bursaries to support students with managing the costs associated with commencing and continuing tertiary study. Join us in this episode to find out about scholarships and bursaries for future and current USQ students and get some hints on how to prepare a strong scholarship application. Join Isabel, Senior Scholarships Officer within the USQ Scholarships team and Zac, a second year USQ Bachelor of Education student and past USQ Scholarship recipient, to hear all about this topic. To learn more about the career resources available to USQ students, head to the USQ website.

This week on Tatler Talks: Education we're joined by Alex Hanratty, Deputy CEO at Royal Springboard and Ryan Bromilow, an ambassador and recipient of a Royal Springboard bursary. We discuss how students and schools are selected for bursaries and hear from Ryan about his life-changing experience at boarding school.

The race for premier is on in Ontario - but more importantly, Beyonce performed at Coachella and blew all our minds. Plus, combatting green guilt and my mixed feelings about how to handle casual racism. Ugh.

Galleria Mall is hoping to change the future of education by opening a new and exciting learning lab for students.

CliffCentral.com — The team discusses advancing your fashion business through bursaries and grants with renowned fashion designer Gert-Johan Coetzee and Dr Judy Dlamini, owner of Luminance Ventures.

Human Rights lawyers have applauded the Commission for Gender Equality's position on the bursaries for virgins scheme. The commission found that the decision to grant bursaries to young girls in KZN on the basis of virginity, violates the right to equality, dignity and privacy. Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) says it expressed deep concern about the scheme as it subjected women and girls to social stigma. Sanja Bornman is an attorney in the LHR Gender Equality Programme and joins us on the line

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February 2015 Bursaries for disadvantaged schools have Been added to Bletchley Park’s expanding education programme Winton Global Investment Management is funding a pilot bursary scheme to allow free school trips to Bletchley Park. Bletchley Park welcomes more than 9,000 schoolchildren every year to its thriving education programme. The bursaries will be available to schools which might be most in need of financial support. Each bursary will cover the cost of coach hire and 40 children attending two workshops during their time at Bletchley Park. The first school to participate in the scheme was Greenleys Junior School in Milton Keynes. A group of year six students were given a Codes and Ciphers workshop, tried their hands at operating a real World War Two Enigma machine and toured the uniquely historic site. Victoria Worpole, the Bletchley Park Trust’s Director of Learning and Collections, says “These bursaries will help enormously by making exciting and engaging school trips to Bletchley Park available to children to whom it might have been out of reach. It’s vital that we inspire young minds. Encouraging children to put themselves in the Codebreakers’ shoes to solve seemingly impossible problems brings the STEM subjects to life.” The scheme forms part of a greatly improved education programme at Bletchley Park. Cyber Security Workshops are now available either as part of a school visit or at the school itself, since the appointment of the first Online Safety Officer. Schools, colleges, clubs or societies can book an Enigma Outreach visit, where Bletchley Park’s Education Officer demonstrates a real World War Two Enigma machine which participants can try using themselves. Picture: ©ShaunArmstrong/mubsta.com #Bletchleypark, #Enigma, #BPARK, #STEM

Transcript -- Ruth Hayman spent many years living in care and foster homes. She talks about her experiences, as well as problems and the ways previous users can improve the current system.

Ruth Hayman spent many years living in care and foster homes. She talks about her experiences, as well as problems and the ways previous users can improve the current system.

Hear about what you should be doing on Results Day and what you might be expecting during Freshers Week. We talk to the lady in charge of Admissions, Sue Gemmill and we also advise on what you should be bringing with you when you arrive for the start of term at Brunel. We talk to Eoin Lally about his Clearing experience and ex-SU President Jatin Patel. We also hear from Katy Jenkins and Adam Sumar Tarmohamed. We're Out And About around the Student Union and we talk to Sam Smith on the SU Reception. Postal Address for Enquiries: Course Enquiries Office Marketing Brunel University Uxbridge UB8 3PH Telephone Number for Enquiries: 01895 265599 Telephone Number for Clearing Hotline Number 01895 272273 Links http://www.brunel.ac.uk http://www.brunel.ac.uk/courses/ug/fees/budgettips Email: podcast@brunel.ac.uk Presented by: Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com The Announcer: Amanda Bennett of Brunel University Additional student voices: Katy Jenkins and Adam Sumar Tarmohamed. Music by Cagey House Music, Ashley Keeler and LittleSmasher.com

Hear about what you should be doing on Results Day and what you might be expecting during Freshers Week. We talk to the lady in charge of Admissions, Sue Gemmill and we also advise on what you should be bringing with you when you arrive for the start of term at Brunel. We talk to Eoin Lally about his Clearing experience and ex-SU President Jatin Patel. We also hear from Katy Jenkins and Adam Sumar Tarmohamed. We're Out And About around the Student Union and we talk to Sam Smith on the SU Reception. Postal Address for Enquiries: Course Enquiries Office Marketing Brunel University Uxbridge UB8 3PH Telephone Number for Enquiries: 01895 265599 Telephone Number for Clearing Hotline Number 01895 272273 Links http://www.brunel.ac.uk http://www.brunel.ac.uk/courses/ug/fees/budgettips Email: podcast@brunel.ac.uk Presented by: Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com The Announcer: Amanda Bennett of Brunel University Additional student voices: Katy Jenkins and Adam Sumar Tarmohamed. Music by Cagey House Music, Ashley Keeler and LittleSmasher.com

There's some important finance information in this podcast and you can hear more from our current students about their university experiences. Neepun Goyal gives us his budgeting tips and there is news of Brunel's funding and scholarships featuring Zanib Mirza and Peter Roberts who talks to us about his Placement Year. Funding Line: 01895 267267 Presented by Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com Additional Voices: Megan Hall, Mhd Yousuf Hussein, Stephanie Burke, Ines Salom and Lee Nathaniel-Wurie. Music by Ashley Keeler, Cagey House Music and LittleSmasher. (c) 2006,2007,2008 Brunel University and LittleSmasher.com

Kat Temba comes home to a large kitchen in Galbraith Hall while Sasha enjoys a cheaper, larger room in a more central location in Saltash. The School of Health Sciences and Social Care's Chris Bailey and Dr Jo Bridger play host to the Brunel University Podcast and focus our attention on Occupational Therapy and Biosciences. Meanwhile first year student Sharon Hartley just loves spending time in hospital. May contain advice that could lead to students getting free money. Postal Address for Enquiries:Course Enquiries OfficeMarketingBrunel UniversityUxbridgeUB8 3PH Telephone Number for Enquiries:01895 265599 Webhttp://www.brunel.ac.uk Email:podcast@brunel.ac.uk Links:http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/health Presented by: Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com Voices: Chris Bailey, Jo Bridger, Sharon Hartley, Kat Temba and Sasha Shalmina. Music by Cagey House Music, Ashley Keeler and LittleSmasher.com

In this episode we look at courses being offered by the School of Law and the Brunel Business School. We visit Tian who tells us about Lancaster Hall of Residence and we have a look around the Lecture Centre. We hear about sandwich placements, transferable skills, the hotel spa, an old style tuck shop, not making the tea nor emptying the staplers and the food market. Postal Address for Enquiries: Course Enquiries Office Marketing Brunel University Uxbridge UB8 3PH Telephone Number for Enquiries: 01895 265599 Email: podcast@brunel.ac.uk Links: School of Law Brunel Business School Presented by: Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com Voices: Laura Forrester, Benil Kanani, Adam Sumar-Tarmohamed, Reni Shodunke, Natesha Henry-Mitchell and Tian Liang. Music by Cagey House Music, Ashley Keeler and LittleSmasher.com

Matt Southgate shows us round the Kingston Lane Outdoor Sporting Facility and we talk to promising young sprinter and Sports Sciences student, Idowu Akindele. Reni Shodunke shows us around her halls of residence while Sally Preece and Jane Dunkley talk about the indoor Sporting facilities available to Brunel students. Postal Address for Enquiries: Course Enquiries Office Marketing Brunel University Uxbridge UB8 3PH Telephone Number for Enquiries: 01895 265599 Email: podcast@brunel.ac.uk Links: Brunel Sport School of Sport and Education Presented by: Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com Voices: Idowu Akindele, Jane Dunkley, Sally Preece, Morenike Shodunke and Matt Southgate. Music by Cagey House Music, Ashley Keeler and LittleSmasher.com

In this series we take a look at the academic schools and their courses and facilities they provide Brunel students. Join Keisha Crooks on a walk around Uxbridge Town Centre while Osian Owens tells us about the Brunel University Formula Student Racing Team. Ross Dudley takes us on a walk around the workshops and course directors Ray Kirby and Stephen Cockett show off the impressive facilities their courses use. Postal Address for Enquiries: Course Enquiries Office Marketing Brunel University Uxbridge UB8 3PH Telephone Number for Enquiries: 01895 265599 Email: podcast@brunel.ac.uk Links: School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics School of Engineering and Design Presented by: Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com Voices: Keisha Crooks, Stephen Cockett, Ross Dudley, Amanda Franklin, Ray Kirby, Osian Owens. Music by Cagey House Music, Ashley Keeler and LittleSmasher.com

Hear what our current students have to say about living at University. Eoin Lally and Lucy Newnham tell us about the difference between standard and en-suite accommodation, Dawn James give us a tour of her room on campus and Vina Asani talks about the option of living at home. Ludivine Bell tells us what it's like to come and study at Brunel from her home country of France. There's some important accommodation information and, with the help of Satyesh Shah, we're out-and-about checking out the new library. All that plus some information about a new course. Presented by: Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com The Announcer: Amanda Bennett of Brunel University Additional student voices: Eoin Lally, Lucy Newnham, Dawn James, Vina Asani, Ludivine Bell, Satyesh Shah and Kevin Crawley. Music by Cagey House Music, Ashley Keeler and LittleSmasher.com

With tips and hints on applying to Brunel University through UCAS. Help with your personal statement. Featuring The Announcer and an interview with final year undergraduate, Kajal Dhanak, who recalls what it was like for her to apply to University. Exclusive footage of Jo Brand's speech at this year's graduation ceremonies. Postal Address for Enquiries: Course Enquiries Office, Marketing, Brunel University, Uxbridge UB8 3PH Telephone Number for Enquiries: 01895 265599 Email: podcast@brunel.ac.uk Web: www.brunel.ac.uk Links: www.ucas.com Presented by Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com, Announcer: Amanda Bennett of Brunel University, Guest Student: Kajal Dhanak