Thank you to every family who has started to make a voluntary donation to the school. At the end of the first month since launch:

• parent donations: 199 donations, totaling £6,614;
• class sizes: 22 new pupils joining us in years 3,4,5 & 6 next year:
  • year 3, 4 pupils
  • year 4, 7 pupils
  • year 5, 4 pupils
  • year 6, 7 pupils
• childcare income: on target to meet our plan of £280,000.

 

This means:

• parent donations: we could receive £79,368 in a year, if things stay the same. This is slightly below our target of £91,200 but very generous and welcome.
• class sizes: at least 1 extra pupil in each class, resulting in around £78,958 of pupil-led government funding each year.
• childcare income: could go higher than our target depending on summer holiday places and then autumn term use of after-school and Breakfast clubs.

 

Overall, these estimates suggest that we are below our total target of £221,633.

 

Sometimes family circumstances change and pupils leave Fielding at the end of a school year. This might reduce the impact of offering places to new joiners. The number of pupils at our school in October is critical.

• If you have friends or neighbours who would like a place for their children at Fielding in year 3,4,5 or 6 from September, now is an ideal time to contact us.

 

Use of Breakfast club in the autumn term could improve childcare income. We wait to see how working patterns change for parents.

• If you are going to need Breakfast Club, help our planning and start booking your place by MyChildatSchool (MCAS) from 21 July.

 

Parent donations in the first month might be higher than following months because some families made lump-sum, up-front donations. On the other hand, more families might start to make a donation.

 

Some parents asked us to tell you how well we are doing against our need to increase income to keep all of the things that matter most to us all. There is a fine balance between sharing this information, reminding those who want to make a voluntary donation while not putting any expectation on those families who do not want to make a voluntary donation. I will write each month to keep parents up-to-date.

 

If you would like to start making a regular, voluntary donation to the school, please contact us for bank details:

• E: finance@fielding.ealing.sch.uk