WESTMINSTER Annual SCHOOL Giving Report 2018-19 On behalf of everyone here at School, I am delighted to share our inaugural Annual Giving Report with you.

This report showcases the astounding The launch of The generosity of our supporters, highlights Campaign in October 2018 was a the impact that philanthropic gifts declaration of the School’s commitment have on our pupils, gives a little more to providing life-changing bursaries background about the breadth to young people who show exceptional of community initiatives in which staff academic ability, passion and potential and pupils are involved and also for learning, regardless of their financial provides us with an opportunity to thank circumstances; a declaration that all those who have chosen to make a further strengthens our connection to gift to the School in the past year. the charitable aims of our foundress, The donors, initiatives and gifts listed in Queen . Support from our this publication are a testament to the community will be crucial to enable us wonderfully generous Westminster to achieve our goals and I do hope that School community, reflecting its strong everyone will make, or continue to belief in how education can have a make, a contribution, at whatever transformative effect on the lives of level, to support the School and future young people. generations of young people.

Patrick Derham OBE Head Master

01 I am a proud Old Westminster who owes a great debt to this wonderful school for giving me an excellent foundation from which to develop a fulfilling life and career. Like many of you, I have also seen my children (and other family members) develop and flourish at Westminster, taking part in the same traditions, walking the same halls and being continually encouraged to challenge the norm. The experiences that I, my children, and generations of other pupils have had, are ones that have been supported and made possible by generous philanthropists and donors throughout history. The next generation of pupils will have you to thank for their opportunities and the memories that they make here. They will be your legacy.

Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury (WW, 1961-65) Chairman, Development Board

02 03 From the Director of Development

The past year has been an incredibly rewarding one for the Development Office, bringing to life a momentous campaign that will be central to the School’s priorities for generations to come. Lucie Kennedy Most donors choose to give to the main Campaign film (please take a look if you Westminster School charity, the official have not seen it: westminster.org.uk/ name of which is St Peter’s College support-us). In March 2019, we I am so very pleased to hear (otherwise known as Westminster established a new charity, The Ben about this bursary initiative. School) or to the Endowment Fund in Jonson Foundation, which is where the Sam was in receipt of a bursary, The Foundation. Some new Endowment Fund is held. The Westminster School Campaign for and that was a complete boon donors give to The Westminster School bursaries was launched on 9 October for him. He has just graduated Foundation (US), a 501(c)3, or to We held our inaugural Celebration of 2018, a date that will prove to be a from Harvard this year – a The Westminster School Foundation Giving event up Vincent Square late in major milestone in the history of the testament to the School’s policy (UK). All these distinct entities have the Election Term 2019, with musical School. of nurturing those without charitable purposes in support of flourishes from both Under School and substantial means. At the time, Westminster School. Great School pupils. Co-hosted by Our aim is to raise the first £50m of we still, as parents, had a large Mark O’Donnell and Patrick Derham, what will be a long-term mission to build part to pay, but the fact that We have secured £5.4m so far we invited everyone who had made a Westminster’s first ever Endowment In just over one year we for the Campaign in just over a year charitable contribution to the School in Fund dedicated to means-tested have secured: we did not have to pay full fees, made it possible for Sam to (£3.4m towards the new Endowment the last five years, no matter at what bursaries. We have ambitious goals to be Fund and just over £1m towards the level or for what purpose, simply to say attend Westminster. Sam is now the first truly ‘needs-blind’ Bursary Fund, which is ‘thank you’. This marks the start of a also a world champion school, meaning that in the fullness of accessible at any time), to which we stronger-than-ever focus on thanking time we would have enough funding to £3.4m sculler, thanks to Westminster towards the new Endowment Fund can add an initial contribution of £1m and acknowledging all our donors, School’s Water programme offer financial assistance to every pupil from the China project. reinforced by this report, which will now headed by CD Riches. Thank you in the School, were they to need it. be produced every year. Every single contribution towards the again for supporting Sam in his In the last year, we have created the Campaign, no matter how small or large, £1m studies and his rowing. first ever ‘Support Us’ section of the A tremendous thank you to everyone towards the School Bursary Fund will make a difference. Josine Meijer school website, established a who has made a donation towards the Parent of OW Sam Meijer (HH, 2010-15) Development Board of advisors who School’s fundraising initiatives this year – Bursary Recipient We have been struck by the enthusiastic act as ambassadors and encourage your support and all your encouragement support shown from across the £1m their peers to support the Campaign and advice is fundamental to what Westminster community, resulting in from the China project and designed new Campaign branding we are trying to achieve, and we are donations at all levels from parents, materials, including leaflets and a enormously grateful. former parents and Old Westminsters.

04 05 Westminster through mock interviews. Phab Many smaller charities are also Outreach and Community In addition to the ongoing relationship Westminster’s Phab week is hosted by supported, including the Frank Barnes we have with these three schools, the Great School, in partnership with School for Deaf Children, the Westminster offers support, wherever UK charity Phab, which works to Westminster Almshouses, The Cardinal Westminster School’s charitable roots are incredibly possible, to pupils from other support children and adults struggling Hume Centre and the Passage. The important to us and we take great care in ensuring that pupils maintained schools, as requests are with physical and mental disabilities. pupils themselves choose most of the can access a wide range of opportunities to engage with made, by giving interview practice and Thanks to our pupils’ amazing charities they support and we encourage the wider community. At Westminster it is not all about advice. Westminster goes well beyond fundraising efforts throughout the them to feel as connected to and the curriculum to support pupils from involved with these charities as producing top academic results; the School is determined to school year, we are able to offer the our three partner schools by inviting whole Phab week completely free of possible. Wherever possible, we look produce well rounded, socially responsible and charitably them to benefit from many other charge to a wide range of participants. for opportunities that give pupils the minded individuals. aspects of Upper School provision that chance to combine their fundraising is offered to Westminster pupils, Charity Fundraising efforts with volunteering. including careers events, Imperial In an average year, pupils and staff College Lectures and work experience across both the Great School and We also have many initiatives that are Harris Westminster Sixth Outreach in the opportunities. Under School raise around £100,000 unique to Westminster, some of which Form (HWSF) Upper School for a broad range of different charities. have been pioneered by the pupils Formed in 2014 in partnership with Between 20 and 30 pupils, from Harris They participate as if they were our Volunteering Support is given to national and themselves. From the biggest events not-for-profit organisation The Harris Westminster Sixth Form (HWSF) and own pupils, in lessons, academic trips Volunteering continues to thrive at international initiatives, such as of the year, such as our Readathon Federation, HWSF combines the our longstanding partners The Grey and visits, and with access to our Westminster. At the Great School, Children in Need, the Poppy Appeal, or Christmas Fair, to smaller, regular Federation’s experience of establishing Coat Hospital School, take Sixth Form online and Library resources. numbers are at an all-time high of 260 Comic Relief, Westminster House, events such as Woolly Hat Day or outstanding academies in and around courses with Westminster pupils at pupils in placements, representing St Andrew’s Club, Malaria No More, Hot Chocolate Morning, our pupils with Westminster’s ability to Westminster School. Some Grey Coat We also support pupils from three around 40% of the pupil body. Whether Teenage Cancer Trust, Phab and the are at the heart of the School’s teach and develop exceptional pupils. Hospital School pupils join us for partner schools with university they choose to work with the elderly, Westminster Volunteering Charities. fundraising efforts. The fact that HWSF is located only a History of Art and Classics, whilst a preparation, adding pupils from the teach children from disadvantaged short walk away from Westminster larger number of HWSF pupils join us to The Grey Coat areas, support those with disabilities School has been crucial to the success for Music, German, Drama and Classics. Hospital School and HWSF. In 2018-19, or give their time to environmental of the partnership, enabling staff and This enables pupils from partner schools over 20 pupils joined for weekly projects, every pupil is encouraged to pupils from both schools to interact to benefit from provision at Westminster university preparation classes, including participate in some type of volunteering with each other on a frequent basis and School that they would not otherwise subjects such as English, Law, during their time at Westminster. to form both strong friendships and be able to access, because these Medicine, Biochemistry and History; working relationships. courses are not available at their schools. many also gained experience at At the Under School, there is a wide range of pupil volunteering opportunities. For example, a number of our pupils volunteer at a local primary school, reading with younger children where English is, for many of them, their The curriculum and pedagogy at Harris Westminster have been developed through the partnership with second or even third language. We also Westminster School, with the clear challenge of enabling students who, at 16, have potential but not the same welcome local senior citizens into educational advantages to compete for university places with the best and most “privileged” in the country. school, with the boys offering them The track record of our students in securing , Ivy League and Russell Group university places reflects one-on-one IT training. the success of this approach. Westminster School provides an example of what is possible for academically able students and acts as a spur to us to improve our provision even further, so state school students from ordinary and disadvantaged backgrounds can compete successfully at the highest levels of scholarship. James Handscombe Phab Week Principal, Harris Westminster Sixth Form

06 07 The benefits of Platform are extraordinary; the lessons have taught us all so much.

08 09 The Platform Programme, delivered as a partnership between the Great School and the Under School and established in 2017, continues to go from strength to strength and has served as a model for the development of similar programmes in other independent schools.

Working with around 35 inner-city We are delighted that the initial Both the Platform and Platform Plus Platform is exciting. The lessons primary schools, Platform provides Platform Plus programme, borne out of programmes are now key to supporting make you sit on the very edge of an opportunity for gifted Year 5 the success of Platform and aimed at the most able young people from your seat and make your hand shoot children to be challenged academically ambitious and talented Year 10 pupils deprived backgrounds to apply to upwards every time you know the and exposed to a Westminster-style in maintained sector schools, has been study here at Westminster and at other answer to a question. They make education, at monthly Saturday a great success since its launch in academically selective schools. As the you grin and feel proud of yourself. sessions. Taught by both Great School January 2019. The first iteration of the coming year progresses, we will also Platform has meant that all of us and Under School teachers, the children programme involved ten academic be evaluating the potential for Looked have actually learnt something enrolled on the programme have core sessions on Saturday mornings in After Children and a Platform higher that challenges us! The lessons are lessons in English and Mathematics, Science and Electronics and a two-day education programme, which would extremely fun and rich in detail. and can choose from a diverse selection summer school in July, exposing deliver a suite of activities to support The methods that we learn stick with of other subjects, from Drama to . participants to a challenging curriculum entry into top institutions. It is our you and help with everything from Open to both boys and girls, the that goes well beyond the expectations ambition that all elements of the that Monday morning Maths lesson, sessions are designed to expand the of GCSE courses. In January 2020, Platform programmes will enable young to your actual 11+. You become so participating children’s minds and also we will launch a Liberal Arts Platform people to fulfil their potential in a way, engaged and determined that you provide an experience of being taught Plus programme, to run in parallel with which builds their confidence and can feel the intensity of what you’re alongside other capable and enthusiastic the existing Science pathway. Our ambition by harnessing the enormous learning. The benefits of Platform children, to help them realise their fullest objective with these programmes is wealth of opportunities and activities are extraordinary; the lessons have potential. In the next phase of Platform, to provide exciting, eye-opening here at Westminster. taught us all so much. we will be looking at how we can further academic challenges, which accelerate An excerpt from a ‘graduation’ speech enhance the support we offer to parents pupils’ progress and inspire them to from one of Platform’s past pupils. who choose to apply for academically commit to future study at Key Stage 5 selective schools for entry at 11+, as this and beyond. can be a very daunting process.

westminsterplatform.org.uk 10 11 Our objective with these programmes is to provide exciting, eye-opening academic challenges, which accelerate pupils’ progress and inspire them to commit to future study.

12 13 Bursaries

I was first made aware of the opportunity for a bursary at Bursary support is offered to pupils both in the Under School and the Great School, in Year 7 at 11+, or Year 12 at 16+ (Sixth Westminster by my previous school. My teachers understood Form) and occasionally in Year 9 at 13+. that it would be a challenging process, but they believed I had the potential and ability to apply to the School. For this I am The full journey of a bursary pupil at Funding from The Westminster School When bursary pupils join the Westminster can, therefore, last seven Campaign will ensure that bursary pupils Under School at the age of 11, it extremely grateful. Attending Westminster has furthered my years, from Year 7 in the Under School never have to have a lesser school is the right time for them to gain through to Remove in the Great School. experience than those who can afford the skills and confidence to be the fees. Bursary pupils must have able to reach their full potential knowledge not only through the formal curriculum, but also in Approximately 5.5% of all pupils in access to full resources to make the through their later schooling those year groups, across both schools, most of their time at Westminster, years, and indeed in life beyond terms of social situations. The opportunities that the School are on a bursary. This year, 2018-19, including all co-curricular activities, school. There is no doubt that there is a total of 48 bursary pupils, educational trips, uniform, books and bursaries enrich the experience provides are expansive and varied. It has also enabled me to over 80% of whom receive full funding equipment. So we fundraise to cover the of every single pupil in the support. 42 of these pupils are in the school fees themselves, and also for an Under School and Great School; meet so many people from diverse backgrounds that I would not Great School and six in the Under additional contribution towards these indeed, the entire Westminster School. Seven new bursary pupils necessary ‘extras’, to ensure we offer community benefits. otherwise have come across. Without Westminster, I would not joined at Sixth Form, all in need of the full Westminster experience to Mark O’Donnell 100% bursary support. bursary pupils. Master, Under School have had the great levels of support that motivate me to work to We are delighted that from September 2019, we are welcoming twice the the best of my ability. Understandably, Westminster school life number of new bursary pupils as we did in September 2017. The programme is can be demanding. However, in some ways, I feel like this has growing as we develop more initiatives to help identify and support potential prepared me to face even the most challenging work-related pupils in the lead-up to the application process, who have the ability to study issues in the future. Coming to Westminster has shaped me as at Westminster. an individual and opened my eyes to new possibilities. I feel proud and honoured to call myself a Westminster pupil.

Bursary Recipient

14 15 From the Bursar

Entry to Westminster School Means-tested bursaries are available, Building this fund with the support of the is based on intellectual ability if required. Parents go through a very Westminster community will be crucial rigorous means-testing process, which to create a sustainable source of income Westminster has been more than and is not dependent on includes an interview with me and the to enable many more young people in a dream come true; it has been an financial circumstances. Finance Bursar, either at their home (11+) need of financial aid to study here in the education beyond that, which any or in School (16+). The means-testing future. We have also raised a further book or single teacher could supply. process is very important – the School £1m towards the School Bursary Fund, If I had not come to Westminster, does not have endless reserves and expendable at any time, and we I wouldn’t have the same level of must offer funding when, and only received an initial contribution of £1m confidence I do today. I cannot when, it is really needed. from the China project, bringing the possibly list all that has brought me overall Campaign total to £5.4m at the joy here. Meeting Simon Schama in The School makes a contribution each close of the academic year 2018-19. my second week was a high point, year towards means-tested bursaries exploring , from its own resources; this figure varies Overall, the School is in a strong eating gold leaf in History of Art, depending on how many places are financial position but, in common with performing in every show possible, offered, how investments fare and how many businesses, faces increasing costs studying all and every kind of much funding is raised. and the effect of political and policy history (my one true love!). I have uncertainty. On 1 September 2019, the made wonderful friends and have This year marked the establishment employers’ contribution to teachers’ learnt to hold my own! Martin Walsh of a new Endowment Fund dedicated pensions will increase from 16.5% of Bursary Recipient solely to supporting means-tested salary to 23.7%. This is a 43% increase, bursaries; an independent charity called which represents a full-year increase in The Ben Jonson Foundation. costs of £0.9m for the School. Added to this, there is policy uncertainty over loss Many people would expect of charitable status, loss of business rate a school like Westminster relief and the imposition of VAT, or a already to have a sizeable levy, on school fees. Endowment Fund for bursaries; As a world-leading, academically-driven historically, however, school, Westminster is in the fortunate Westminster has invested position of having many times more in buildings and facilities, so applicants than places. Not all of our it is certainly asset rich, but pupils can afford our fees, however, relatively cash poor. and they therefore need financial support to study here. The School’s aim The new Endowment Fund currently is to continue to be a world-leading stands at £3.4m, secured through school, maintaining the highest quality cash and pledges since the start of of excellence in teaching to attract The Westminster School Campaign. exceptional young people.

16 17 Fundraising and Finances

The School’s most recently published accounts are for the financial year ending Key statistics from 2018-19 30 June 2018. In 2017-18, the academic year just before we launched The Westminster School Campaign, £1,955,000 was donated to Westminster School, FUNDRAISING IN 2018-19 BURSARIES IN 2018-19 of which 99% was allocated towards bursaries. Below are the annual fundraising income figures for the four previous years:

2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 £2,620,000 £3,277,000* £3,677,000* £3,475,000* Year 7 pupils * Including exceptional donations of £2m per annum 3 282 4 received bursarial Donations given support (three were participants in Platform) School Finances The summarised information below is taken from the financial statements for the Across the Under School year ending 30 June 2018. and the Great School:

INCOME: £30.5M EXPENDITURE: £31.6M NUMBER OF DONATIONS NUMBER OF DONORS 4 7 3 5 6 48 2 4 bursary pupils 3 in total

1 1 2 83% of whom are on full bursaries

1 Fees and extras £27.2m 89% 1 Staff Costs £16.8m 53% OWW: 1,463 (44%) OWW: 241 (49%) 2 Fundraising £2m 6% 2 Other Operational Costs £8.6m 28% Current Parents: 915 (28%) Current Parents: 121 (24%) 3 Investments £1.2m 4% 3 Depreciation £2.9m 9% Former Parents: 876 (27%) Former Parents: 122 (25%) 5.5% 4 Trading £0.1m 1% 4 Scholarships £1.1m 4% of pupils are on some 5 Bursaries £1.1m 3% Other: 28 (1%) Other: 11 (2%) level of support 6 Investment Fees & Interest £0.8m 2% 7 Fundraising Costs £0.3m 1%

18 19 A Snapshot of Fundraising and Engagement at Westminster Today

OW DONORS BY LEAVERS’ DECADE

Being a pupil at Westminster School 45 36 6 1920s 3 has been truly life-changing. As someone who has a lot of friends members of the members of the Queen Elizabeth I A. A. Milne Society Vincent Circle Fellows £10m both in school and out of school, it is 1930s 53 Largest ever gift (have remembered (have given or (have given or very easy for me to see the contrast Westminster in pledged £100K+) pledged £1m+) excluding legacies in life as I live it now as opposed to their will) how it may have been had I not 1940s 87 received a bursary. Although at first, going to school on Saturdays was 1950s 243 extremely tiring and there seemed to be so much work, my experience here has made me truly realise how well 1960s 273 this school sets you up for your own future. There is so much opportunity £1 for sports and co-curricular 8 282 1970s 212 Smallest ever gift contactable OWW live in activities, and the teachers are all so 65 countries worldwide – willing to help you whenever you 17% have made a donation 1980s 234 need. Being a pupil at Westminster is to support Westminster something to be very proud of and I am very grateful for being able to be 1990s 251 part of the amazing community here at Westminster. 345 Bursary Recipient 2000s 235

Regular donors £10m+ 1 768 2010s 32 has been donated OWW are on OWConnect.com by OWW within the Our oldest Our youngest last 30 years* donor is donor is 213 94 17 Monthly donors * This does not include the extraordinary gift from the legacy of A. A. Milne.

20 21 Darcy Dixon (HH, 2017-19) Head Girl 2018-19 and Bursary Recipient Currently reading Philosophy and Theology at the

To say that Westminster is a ‘great’ school would be something From them I was constantly learning and my life would have been very different Westminster. With this network I have of an understatement. Westminster is an outstanding institution developing as a person. What connected to what it is now. I find that crazy. spoken to schools across the UK and that nurtured me for two years, providing me with an us all was a desire to learn and improve; panelled events in Coutts and Citibank. unprecedented, eye-opening experience. It also reminds me, it is very refreshing to be in an Westminster has been extremely along with my peers, that status, race or wealth do not solely environment with like-minded people enriching from an academic standpoint. Many of the kids, especially define us. Each pupil I met at School, and got to know, has a who want to do well and work hard. Though I found it quite hard initially, the young ones, tell me how uniquely different story and background. Having been at the School for only two especially because of the big jump in inspired they are when I tell my years, it has still taught me the lessons academic calibre compared to my old story, and I always encourage of a lifetime. school, I managed to pick things up very them to strive for the best quickly. The support of the School was they can. Though living very close to the School, phenomenal from the start, giving me there is a strong irony in the fact the confidence to believe in myself. that I had not heard of Westminster My family are always surprised at the Many of them think that schools like – and was certainly not aware of the number of things I managed to do during Westminster are unattainable, but that is bursaries it awarded. It took a mentor at my two years there. My grandma is a wrong assumption. I want to be that a youth leadership scheme in Peckham particularly proud, always relaying how person of encouragement for them, to tell me about the School and she taught herself English as a because for me, it only took one person encourage me to apply. seamstress in Jamaica, and now her to recommend this path to give me that initial head start. granddaughter is “at Westminster!”. If it wasn’t for that small chance, My school highlights, mainly, consist I wouldn’t be writing this now, of giving back, which is an ethos so demonstrating how much the School pertinent to the school community. has helped me. I would not have ever I loved being part of the Food Drive, sung in Westminster Abbey every week, where we used our competitive house or listened to the likes of spirit to try and donate the most food to speak ‘up School’. I definitely would not those who needed it. There was also the have been taught about the Gothic style Homeless Drive, so greatly organised of Venetian architecture or been able to by one of my peers, where we were not star in and co-direct an incredible school just able to provide the homeless with musical production. Nor would I have the things they needed, but also get to had the opportunity to be Head Girl, know them on a genuine level. found the African Caribbean Society or be an ambassador for The Westminster I am also Vice Chair of the ‘Black Head School Campaign, all things that are Students Network’, a connection of really important to me to this day. If that African and African-Caribbean Heads of one person hadn’t told me about the School across the UK. It was founded by opportunity, or it so happened that I was the Head Boy of Haberdashers, who not present in a particular room one day, was told about me by a mutual friend at 22 23 Coming to Westminster School has changed my life. I have access to so many different resources and opportunities that I feel like I have access to an entirely different life from before. Throughout, I have felt immensely supported in the preparation for my future. Westminster not only provides a great education but helps you to grow as a person: facilities such as the sports centre and library that you can use of your own accord encourage you to be independent, and the manner of teaching helps to ease you into the experience of even higher education. Volunteering opportunities abound; the range of subjects available is wide at both GCSE and A-level/ Pre-U and there is a plenitude of opportunities to travel, broaden your horizons and try something new. I was invited on multiple tours to train using elite footballing facilities used by professional footballers during my time at Westminster. I was also able to attend a language school in Spain over a half-term break to familiarise myself with Spanish culture and become more comfortable with the language itself. Our Benefactors The School enrols pupils in several challenges and olympiads so they have the chance to test and apply themselves beyond the scope of the normal curriculum. There is so much you can do that it urges you to multi-task to make the most of it all!

Bursary Recipient

24 25 Acknowledging your Generosity This is the first Annual Giving Report that Westminster School has ever Jonny and Naomi Dyer Alastair Lauder (AHH, 1950-55) The most valuable experiences created. Every effort has been made to ensure that the Roll of Benefactors Professor Sir Christopher Edwards and George Law (QS, 1942-47)† I’ve ever had have almost always Lady Edwards Casper Lawson (RR, 1977-80) is complete and accurate and that everyone’s support has been entailed some element of risk. Arda Eghiayan (CC, 2000-02) Mr and Mrs William Leavitt (Antonia) Entering a new environment of acknowledged appropriately. However, do let the Development Office Professor Tim Eisen (LL, 1975-80) (MM, 2000-01) extremely hard work, 200 people Professor and Mrs Mallory Factor The Lee-Bacon Family know if you believe your name has been omitted for any reason. I’ve never met and Saturday school Christopher Foster (GG, 1960-65) Maro Limnios was definitely more risky than Richard Franklin (BB, 1949-53) The Linden-Sahani Family The Queen Elizabeth I Fellows The A. A. Milne Society Gary Baddeley (GG, 1978-83) Tilly Franklin (GG, 1987-89) Humphrey Lloyd (BB, 1952-57) remaining comfortably with my The benefactors listed below have The benefactors listed below have Carlo Banchero Mark Friend Lani Martin and Joel Van Dusen friends up in North-West London. generously donated or pledged £1m or chosen to remember Westminster The Basirov Family (GG, 1989-94) Richard Gardiner (LL, 1958-63) Simon Martin (BB, 1985-90) However, having spoken to those more to Westminster within their lifetimes: through a gift in their Will: The Baughan Family (RR, 1955-59) Christopher Garnett (GG, 1959-64) The Mason Family same friends over two years, no one The Beeby Family Shazad Ghaffar Kendall Massey seems to have had as much of a The Equiza Family The Crawshaw Family Fund (CC, 1963-68) Martin Bennett (LL, 1952-57) Dr Michael Glynn (WW, 1966-71) James McDougall (AHH, 1980-84) colourful time as I have. I put that Bob and Tamar Manoukian John and Clair Dean Michel Bernard Martin Gray (RR, 1958-62) Laura and Max McGill (PP, 1998-00) down to Westminster entirely. The Pfeffer Family Stewart Douglas-Mann (GG, 1951-56) Peter Best (RR, 1985-89) John Grbesa W. J. B. Meakin (BB, 1959-63) Being surrounded by pupils and Adam and Jennifer Bethlehem Nick and Harriet Guano (WW, 1988-93) Kate Miller The Westminster School Society Peter Gysin (BB, 1967-72) teachers who are equally as Guy Weston (QS, 1973-77) Sarah Hollis (RR, 1972-74) Sir Nicolas Bevan CB (QS, 1955-60) The Gulamhuseinwala Family in Memory The Miller Family passionate as I am, with their own Nina and Michael Zilkha (BB, 1968-71) Robert Jekyll (WW, 1948-51) The Biddell Family of Dr Nadim Gulamhuseinwala The Morris Family talents and interests, has been Anthony Miller (AHH, 1967-70) Gerry and Susan Botha (LL, 1961-63) John M. Hadjipateras (BB, 1983-88) The Musoki Family The Vincent Circle Patrick Quirke (WW, 1965-69) Oliver Butler (LL, 1998-03) Daniel Hahn (WW, 1987-92) Stewart J. G. Neal (HB, 1938-40) tremendously motivating. School The benefactors listed below have Stuart Steele (AHH, 1942-48) Alex Campbell (LL, 1985-90) Alex Haidas and Thalia Chryssikou Dr Peter Nicol (BB, 1966-72) life at Westminster has been generously donated or pledged between George Wakely (QS, 1952-57) Cantandum Alexander Halban (GG, 1998-02) Nicholas O’Brien (AHH, 1965-68) undoubtedly challenging and at £100,000 and £999,999 to Westminster Neil Welton M. E. A. Carpenter (WW, 1963-67) The Halley Gorin Family Sarah O’Connell times overwhelming. However, the within their lifetimes: Michael Willoughby (QS, 1948-53) The Carver Family David and Kathryn Harper Folakemi Odusanya environment facilitated by both Tony Willoughby (LL, 1959-62) Andrea and Marcelo Castro Josh Harris-Kirkwood (WW, 2007-09) The Old Westminsters’ Lodge the pupils and staff has left me The Blakey Foundation James M. Wilson (AHH, 1961-66) Mr and Mrs Kevin Chattwell Sir Launcelot Henderson (QS, 1965-69) Dr K Pang feeling confident, happy and utterly Jessica Chichester (GG, 2000-02) The Bruhn Family Ian Winchester (BB, 1960-64) Professor Luke Herrmann (BB, 1945-50)† K. A. H. Parry fulfilled. My time at Westminster Giorgio and Annalisa Cocini Tim Woods (GG, 1969-74) Olivia Ciardi (AHH, 2002-04) Dr Chris Higgs (AHH, 1964-69) George B. Patterson (GG, 1952-58) has provided so many opportunities Ina De and James Spicer (GG, 1981-83) Orme Clarke Simon Hsu The Pepra Family to nourish my social and academic Gerard and Sarah Griffin 2018-19 Sir David Cooksey (AHH, 1953-58) Freda Igiehon Dr Hugh Perkins FRCA (RR, 1951-56) life – from singing live for the first Oliver and Mala Haarmann The benefactors listed below generously The Corvi-Mora Family John Ingham (GG, 1954-59) The Petrow Family Richard Hayden made a donation to Westminster within Pablo Courau Rajiv Jayaratnam (DD, 1981-85) Richard Pettit (RR, 1955-60) time ever with my band, to studying The Khayami Foundation the 2018-19 financial year: Marie Courtneidge Dr Clive Jolliffe Sam Price (RR, 1949-54) beside some of the brightest young The Li Family The Cox Family Christopher Jonas Simon and Irina Ramage minds in the country, it has all The McLain Foundation The Acerbi Family Jane Crang Caroline Jones (HH, 1996-98) Robin Rees (WW, 1959-64) contributed to a fantastically fun The O’Brien Family Lynda Aguilar Mihaela and Marcel Crasmaru Ben Joseph (GG, 1993-98) Joanna Reesby and interesting time. The bursary The Ogden Trust Tabassum Ahmad and Dominic Jacquesson Lord Crickhowell (BB, 1947-52)† Viney Jung and Avtar Mehli Emily Reid (Clarke) (RR, 1975-77) truly has offered me the chance of Timothy and Madeleine Plaut Ziad Akle and Family (GG, 1987-92) Andrew and Amelia Cross Adam Kamenetzky (HH, 1993-98) The Richardson Family a lifetime, and I am incredibly Professor Maggie Dallman and Toby Kanetsuka (GG, 1995-00) Joanna and Stuart Riley The David and Elaine Potter Foundation Caroline Aldred grateful for it. John and Laurel Rafter Leslie Alexander Dr Andy Porter Jonny Kay (GG, 1998-03) A. M. F. Rix The Sherwood Family (DD, 1978-82) Jonny Allison (QS, 1988-93) Clem Danin (AHH, 1950-55) Cem Campbell Kemahli Howard Rowe and Cheryl Boucher Bursary Recipient Sayoko and David Teitelbaum The Andrews Family (BB, 1982-86) Sapna (Jethwa) Dattani (BB, 1996-98) Youssef and Amale Khlat Jan Rowland and Rhys Grossman The Garfield Weston Foundation Aslaksen Aristizabal Katherine Davies Cem Koksal David Roy (AHH, 1955-61) Charles and Elizabeth Wigoder (RR, 1973-77) Alexander Asher (LL, 2001-06) Annette and Jonathan Davies-Jones The Kumleben Family Jennifer Rusby (BB, 1990-92) Ian Winchester (BB, 1960-64) The Ashton Family Patrick Derham The Kurgan Family Anne Sellers The Michael Zamkow and Sue Berman Henry Dushan Atkinson (AHH, 1990-92) Kalpana Desai and Mark Kinvig Yacoob Kurimbokus (AHH, 1996-01) Dr Christopher Seward (RR, 1962-67) Charitable Foundation Julian Aylmer (GG, 1965-69) William Duncumb (RR, 1980-85) The Lapuerta Family Samir Shah 26 † Deceased 27 A.A. Milne was one of our Don Shin A special thank you to the many A Westminster education is greatest OW benefactors of all Archna Singh individuals and groups who have something unique. It’s not just an time. Following the death of Jai Singh provided both support and assistance education in the basic sense of his widow Dorothy in 1971, he Claudio Siniscalco (LL, 1989-94) for Westminster’s fundraising activities, lessons and subjects, but so much bequeathed a quarter of the Matteo Sotti and Simona Maellare through a wide range of projects, more. Both my mum and I were copyrights of four Winnie the John Sprigge (RR, 1961-65) initiatives and events, including: drawn to Westminster due to its The Sternberg Family Pooh books to the School, academic reputation, but what Roger Stewart The Ben Jonson Foundation Trustees amassing a generous £8.6m over Fred Stone (GG, 1976-80) The Development Board really stuck with me on the open day 30 years. These funds were put The Strike Family Darcy Dixon (HH, 2017-19) was the passion the pupils and the towards bursaries, building teachers have. It became even more Donald Sturrock (WW, 1975-78) The Elizabethan Club Committee projects and scholarships. In Joe Suddaby (QS, 1991-96) Friends of Westminster School Committee apparent when I joined the School. 2001, the rights were sold to The Takahashi Family The Governing Body The lessons are nothing like the ones Disney raising £41m, which Charles Target (QS, 1970-74) The Very Reverend Dr I had before. The teachers regularly enabled the School to purchase Anne Tezcan Hannah King (PP, 2004-06) go beyond what is asked of them; new buildings and facilities, J. Tham HKMETG they ask you to think for yourself and Anna Theophilus (BB, 1998-00) Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury (WW, 1961-65) have some independence in your and increase its provisions for Mr and Mrs Benjamin Thompson Peter Smith (RR, 2004-06) reasoning. Recently in English, we both scholarships and bursaries. Shelley Tichborne Mayowa Sofekun (AHH, 2011-13) The School now receives Charles Tomkins (BB, 1984-88) Zahara Sulaiman (HH, 2016-18) discussed the relevance of some between £30k and £120k per Hatice and Sancar Tomruk Abdul Waduud (WW, 2005-07) reality TV programmes and why Lan Tu (DD, 1983-85) The Westminster School Chamber Choir there is such an obsession with annum in royalties. A. Uskov The Westminster School Foundation them. The lecture series outside the Tristan Vanhegan (HH, 1994-99) (UK) Board classroom covers a wide range of André Villeneuve (BB, 1958-63) The Westminster School Foundation topics from X-Ray Diffraction to Jonathan Wadman (QS, 1979-83) (US) Board Brexit. There is also the ability to George Wakely (QS, 1952-57) WUSPA ( give your own talk for a society of Neil Welton Parents’ Association) your choice or set up a society of Gideon Wetrin (LL, 1986-91) your own. Attending Westminster is Canon John Willett (QS, 1953-58) an invaluable experience and sets Alexander Williams (QS, 1981-85) Martin Williams (WW, 1961-65) you up extremely well for the future. Sean Williams Bursary Recipient Michael Willoughby (QS, 1948-53) Tony Willoughby (LL, 1959-62) Peter Wong Tim Woods (GG, 1969-74) Ed Woolf (LL, 1983-88) Dr Penny Wright (RR, 1976-78) James and Elspeth Young Grace Yu and Nikos Makris The Zhou Family

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