ANNUAL JOURNAL The real stories behind 2014 The ABOUT

The Whitgift Foundation is a charity founded in 1596 by Archbishop with the aim 2 to provide education and care in and the surrounding areas. Today, over 400 years later, US we continue to expand our education and care services in the community. We grant more than £5 million a year to help families with schools fees at our three renowned schools, Whitgift, Trinity and Old Palace of John Whitgift; care for 100 elderly residents at Whitgift Care, our three care homes, and support an estimated 34,000 carers in the borough through the Carers Support Centre in George Street run by our Carers’ Information Service. Ian Harley, Chairman The Whitgift Foundation

s Chair of the Court of Governors, it gives me Our location is also crucially important and great pleasure to witness and oversee the we are passionate about Croydon’s future. Afantastic work of The Whitgift Foundation. Our partnership with Westfield and Hammerson, From educating our youngest children to caring the Croydon Partnership, will potentially not only for our eldest care home residents, I am proud to transform Croydon, bringing with it thousands of be part of a charity that strives to offer exceptional jobs and significant prosperity for the borough, quality in everything it does. This is not just it will help secure the charity’s future for another evidenced in the awards we have achieved from 400 years. On the brink of this exciting future, our cradle to grave – Old Palace Nursery received an vision is to offer more financial support to students outstanding rating from the Independent Schools who attend our schools, extend our provision of Inspectorate and Whitgift House retains the highest care for older people, support many more carers and 3 Gold Standard Framework ‘Beacon Status’ for end ultimately reveal thousands more success stories of of life care – it holds true for the people we serve. how we have touched the lives of others. This Annual Journal highlights just a selection of stories from young and old, in education and care. The stories featured in this Annual Journal are the real stories behind The Whitgift Foundation, I hope Our success stories didn’t just take place overnight. you enjoy reading them. We have evolved over 400 years to bring about the very best standards to the people of Croydon. Our heritage is integral to our work and each year we give thanks to the lasting legacy of our Founder, Archbishop John Whitgift. This year, we were delighted to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to the 400th anniversary of our Founder’s Day Service held at . We also encouraged others to Ian Harley, Chairman share in the wealth of history and culture our town The Whitgift Foundation has to offer through the Croydon Heritage Festival which was attended by thousands. MEET HARENY

At first, when I came into reception it was really plays. There are lots of clubs. I go to Japanese, hard because I had just come from Germany and Scrabble and Board Games, Netball, and German I couldn’t really understand what other people Club. I also sing in the choir. We recently sang at were saying. I then learnt to speak English in the O2 Arena in the Young Voices concert. It was a month. My parents saw lots of schools. They really fun. It’s like a big performance where there thought that Old Palace was a really good school are 8,000 children who sing as one big choir in because they got to view inside it and I really front of our parents. We had to learn 18 songs liked it too. in different song medleys. There was a medley for Nelson Mandela. He’s a famous person who For me it’s not just lessons, I like all of the saved some people and he had to be in prison for teachers here and seeing all of my friends. We 27 years. get to do lots of really fun things and we get to 4 discuss things in groups. My favourite subjects Everyone is really friendly and we are always are Art, Science and English. In Art I really like learning about being kind. I think it’s important drawing, in Science we get to do experiments because when you grow up and go into the and in English we get to do story writing. I also outside world, you can’t just be mean and expect like History because the teacher is really funny everyone to give you everything. You have to and I like learning about historical things such be really nice. We get certificates for being well as the Tudors and the Anglo Saxons. We’ve learnt behaved or if a teacher is really pleased with your about King Henry’s six wives and we’re now work. I have quite a lot. We also get the chance to making Tudor houses out of boxes. The teachers think about our future so we’re not just stuck in take their time and if you don’t understand our own box, we are broad minded so we think something they actually come back to you and about lots of things. I have to work hard and try teach you again. Also they make lessons come to do my best for the future, particularly as I want really alive – that’s what I like about them. When to be a doctor – a paediatrician because I want to you’re in trouble they always help you so you’re help children in need. Although my dream job is not sad or unhappy. You can talk to teachers and to become a pop star like Katy Perry. ask them anything. Hareny Nithiyananthan, 10, Old Palace is the best place besides home. Student, Old Palace Preparatory We have lots of opportunities at school. We go Sometimes I even wish the holidays were to the to sing and to see lots of a bit shorter so that I can go back to school. OLD PALACE HIGHLIGHTS 2014

Examinations success Opportunities for all Outstanding Early Years Foundation Stage ISI report Old Palace produced an excellent set of A-Level During the year Old Palace hosted a large number of results. 95% of Old Palace A-Level grades are A*-C events for children outside of the school community Old Palace Preparatory and Nursery received a across the entire curriculum range. 96% of students so they could sample the teaching and learning at glowing report following an inspection by the achieved their first choice of course at university. Old Palace. A Preparatory Mathematics Challenge, Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). The team Almost 42% of all grades were A* or A, and Classics Quiz, Palace Plus Examination Preparation highlighted the exceptional educational provision 5 students will now continue their studies at leading Course, STEP Mathematics classes, Music Taster Day for all girls in Reception and all boys and girls in universities including Oxford, Durham, Warwick, and Dance Masterclass were just a sample of what Nursery. Imperial, UCL and King’s. was offered through the academic year. Birthday celebrations Arts Award Good Practice Centre Musical excellence Old Palace embarked on a year-long round of Old Palace was awarded Arts Award Good Practice It has been a year of Musical achievement at Old celebrations to mark the school’s 125th birthday in Centre status for Dance by Trinity College . Palace. Voted by The Guardian as one of the top 10 2014. Starting with the recreation of The Pageant They were impressed by the strong application operas of 2014, eight students performed with the at Seniors, there was also a special Founder’s Day and delivery of the Arts Award across the school Glyndebourne touring opera in Hansel und Gretel. service for staff past and present and the Old Palace age range. Old Palace, which is one of the first Polyphonic performed Evensong at St Paul’s and Alumnae. centres in the country to be running Arts Award Worcester Cathedrals and Old Palace students also at all the available levels, will now be featured as showcased their talents in a joint production of a good practice model case study on Trinity’s Arts West Side Story at Whitgift. Award website. On 25th September 2013, a few days after I am part of a team of 20 volunteers who the Centre opened to the public for the undertake a variety of admin roles such as first time, I paid a visit to offer up my mailing out the newsletter, Carers News, to services as a volunteer. I wondered if 7,500 people on the mailing list. We get on MEET they would want me and as soon as I so well as a team, we’re like an extended walked in, I felt as if I belonged. It was like family. Volunteering means the world to coming home. It just felt so right. I was me. immediately bowled over by the friendly DAVID atmosphere and after a short interview I The Centre is growing all the time, more was delighted to be accepted into the team and more people are visiting and there is of volunteers. an increasing range of activities to take part in. I’ve attended training courses such Over a year on, I am passionate about my as dealing with mental health, first aid work at the Centre. I visit once a week and I’m going to do a customer service to help out in the Carers Cafe, serving course next month. There are also social refreshments, meeting and greeting both activities – I went to the Centre’s first 6 new and regular visitors and making birthday party and we had a Christmas myself available for a friendly chat. party, it was good fun. I stumbled upon the new Carers People are so grateful that you understand what they are facing as it can be very Overall, the Centre is one of the biggest Support Centre, run by the Carers’ isolating being a carer. You can feel you strokes of luck I’ve ever had and it’s Information Service, just by chance are struggling on your own and no one transformed my life. We’re very lucky to really understands what it’s like. There have The Whitgift Foundation, who started as I was walking along George is such a look of relief on some people’s the Carers Support Centre alongside Street. The Centre wasn’t yet open faces in the Cafe when they see that there Croydon Council, and I would strongly is someone who really does understand encourage more of Croydon’s carers to but when I saw the shop window, what they have to cope with. There have experience all that is on offer at the Centre been occasions when people have come for themselves. I felt excited by the opportunities it in to the Cafe really upset and they have might present to me; as a carer to gone out laughing – I feel I did a little bit to help them. That’s what I am there for – just my mother for a number of years, to listen to them and have a chat which I I was keen to help other carers. really enjoy. CARERS’ INFORMATION SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS 2014

Thousands of enquiries Advice on a range of topics In 2014, the Carers’ Information Service had more Advice surgeries were held in the areas of than 21,500 recorded information and advice benefits, mental health, SEN, debt, housing and enquiries on a wide variety of topics, with most employability, in partnership with specialist frequent being requests for casework support, providers. These enabled us to address the needs of training, emotional support and advice about carers with complex issues. In 2014, 221 carers used 7 benefits and finances. 45% of enquires were from these surgeries. black and minority ethnic (BME) communities and 55% from white communities. Health, wellbeing and social activities Weekly health checks took place, in addition to Training sessions held group activities such as dance, singing, yoga, 40 training sessions were delivered at the Carers massage, youth counselling and carers support Support Centre covering topics from first aid to the groups. The Carers Café was very popular with 1517 impact of caring on relationships. The IT buddy people using the Café in 2014, including a monthly project (provided by two volunteers) continued Book Club. to be a very popular service. Online information Useful publications The Carers’ Information Service’s website, The Carers’ Information Service circulated the www.carersinfo.org, recieved over 13,000 visits David Sutch, Volunteer bi-monthly Carers News to 7,500 people and sent in 2014. Carers Support Centre the monthly e-bulletin, What’s News for Carers? to 2,400 email contacts. My dream is to one day become a music artist. Singing and playing the violin are my two passions having already completed my grade 8 before I came to Whitgift. My idol is violinist, David Garrett, MEET who mixes jazz and pop with classical music; on the violin I would like to be more like him.

At school, I am part of the choristers MAX section of Whitgift’s Chamber Choir. We rehearse nearly every morning and so I have a busy schedule. Over the past two years I’ve sung at some amazing venues around the country including Canterbury, St Paul’s and Durham Cathedrals. Since joining Whitgift, I’m most proud to have 8 been part of a music trip to Italy with the I am in my second year at Whitgift orchestra last summer. We went to Naples and stayed in a hotel by the beach – it was and was one of the first to arrive at great fun! Our final concert was held in a Founder’s House, after it had opened, castle and I gave a singing performance. The castle was half ruined and we as a weekly boarder. I chose Whitgift performed in the middle of a courtyard because although my main thing is with some of the walls dilapidated – you could see the stars and ocean, it was music, I also wanted a school with a beautiful. strong academic side as well. What I most enjoy about Whitgift are all of the opportunities available to me. I just find it amazing that there is so much choice in what you can do and there’s no limit to what you can try out. You can even start up your own club! In the first year, Max Sitter, 13 I was part of History Club. The teacher Boarder, used special software to recreate battles such as in the Roman times. You had WHITGIFT to plan the battle and control what’s happening, it was all about strategic HIGHLIGHTS 2014 moves. I have also joined the Debating Club, but there are so many other clubs. The weirdest, I think, is wakeboarding, which is like surfing, but you get to fly Record academic results Laurents’ 1957 book, and Jerome Robbins’ musical, West Side Story, over four spectacular nights. around on a lake. At GCSE, 83.5% of passes were at A*-A grade, beating The Whitgift Chamber Choir, and newly-appointed the previous record. 15 pupils gained a clean sweep Whitgift Minster Choristers, rose to the challenge Being a boarder is fun. It gives you of A* grades, with a further 67 achieving all A*/A of multiple engagements in a busy year. Led by opportunities to make more friends and if grades. IB students gained an average of 37 points Director of Choral Music, Mr Ronny Krippner, the people know you are a boarder in school, out of the maximum 45, maintaining the high Choir sang Evensong at Westminster Abbey, in they consider it to be a ‘cool’ thing. It’s also levels of previous years. Two boys achieved the November, after which Minor Canon, The Revd Dr quite easy to fit in with the other boys. maximum 45 points. At AS Level, 82.5% of grades James Hawkley, commented: “the Choir’s musicality I know everyone in the boarding house were at A-B Level, another record for the School.Top and confidence were plain to see”. and we mix well with all years. You can grades were also in plentiful supply at A Level, with always ask teachers for any help or older 88.8% of grades awarded A*-B. In the Upper Sixth, boys in the house. I have a music mentor the A*-B rate for A Level and the IB (International CCF where one of the teachers helps me plan 9 Baccalaureate) Diploma combined was 90%. Whitgift Combined Cadet Force had an eventful my practice and how it influences my year, excelling at the Annual General Inspection academic grades so I can be on top of Sport under inspecting officer and Old Whitgiftian, things. I’m always occupied. After school Brigadier Neil Sexton, Deputy Commander Joint you can go to the sports hall to play A number of national sporting titles have been Helicopter Command, after which select boys met table tennis, basketball, squash and we won; by the U18 hockey team, winning their fourth Victoria Cross hero, Sergeant Johnson Beharry. The also have board game competitions, like national indoor title in five years; the U13 football Corps of Drums played a key role at the special Monopoly, or you can hang out in the team; the U16 Fives players; and senior swimmers, Remembrance Day Service at Whitgift in November, Music School. to name a few. Pentathlon GB, the national marking 100 years since the start of The Great War. governing body, confirmed that, in recognition After Whitgift, I definitely want to go to of Whitgift’s contribution to British Modern university. I have sung at Cambridge with Pentathlon, the School’s pentathlon offering will Grounds the other international music scholars. now be known as the Whitgift School Modern Whitgift took part in the London in Bloom – Sow, I had a look around and I actually really Pentathlon Academy. Grow and Know 2014 competition. Out of 28 liked it. My tip for new boarders is, at first participating schools, Whitgift was delighted to win it seems very big and complicated, but Performing Arts a gold certificate, and be crowned overall winner. once you settle in it’s really fun. Above all, The judges proclaimed that ‘Whitgift School is one A cast of 60 pupils, from both Whitgift and Old enjoy yourself! of the jewels in the crown of Croydon, London and Palace, performed a modern take on Arthur the South East’. MEET AUDREY

I have loved every minute of my time at Whitgift House warmly welcomed me to live in one of the This year, I was invited to The Whitgift Foundation’s House. I came in at 60 and I’m 87 now. Before I self-contained flats. For the past 12 years, Whitgift 400th anniversary of the Founder’s Day Service became a permanent resident, I had spent 15 years House has been my home and I have thrown myself attended by HRH The Princess Royal. It was out volunteering for the home’s popular lunch club, into every social event that’s taken place including of this world. The service took place at Croydon keeping me busy when I retired from Natwest film nights, birthday parties, croquet matches and Minster and we were then taken into the oldest part Bank. I served the lunches and took the money. the annual New Year’s Eve get together; there’s of for a banquet – it was gorgeous. I even had the privilege of being present when never a dull moment here. Recently I attended one none other than Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, of the younger resident’s 80th birthday and a few Whitgift House is first class; there is nothing I could visited the Foundation in 1996 for its centenary weeks later a 104th birthday! Trips are also organised disagree with. Anyone who comes in here is lucky. celebrations. It was a very special occasion. outside of the home. I went to see the production I’ve lost all my friends, I can’t get out and about and I remember us all lining up to see her and one of of West Side Story at Whitgift, attended the annual I can hardly walk. All of my friends are here on my the other residents, Gwen, presented her with a Trinity School Christmas Party and we go to events doorstep and I’m never lonely. I do the shopping by flower arrangement. It was a wonderful day. at Wilhelmina House and the Almshouses which phone once a month. I have a lunch in the home’s are all part of Whitgift Care. I now reside in a flat dining room everyday. We all help each other – one Hard times fell on me when my husband passed on the first floor, accessible via a lift, with a prime neighbour helps me with the washing, and another away, and then whilst out walking in Queens view overlooking Whitgift School’s sports pitches. lady comes in and says good night. All I can say is Gardens, central Croydon, a freak gust of wind I love to sit out on my balcony and watch the boys we’ve all never had it so good! blew me over resulting in a hip operation. I knew play sport in the warmer months. If necessary, at that point that sheltered accommodation was I would be prepared to go into full care as and the best option and I was delighted when Whitgift when the time comes. WHITGIFT CARE HIGHLIGHTS 2014

Wilhelmina House goes international Communal areas at Wilhelmina House were transformed to transport residents around the world in a range of themed activity days including Spanish, Caribbean and Italian Day.

Funds raised for charity Almshouses residents raised £1000 at their Commonwealth Games themed Garden Party for the British Heart Foundation and the Homes’ own social fund 11 Glowing inspection report Whitgift House received a glowing report following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) meeting all of the required standards.

Young visitors welcomed Whitgift Care residents welcomed students from Whitgift, Trinity and Old Palace of all ages to help out at the Homes or to provide entertainment. This included a Harvest Festival sing-a-long session at Wilhelmina House with 13 Old Palace Year One infants.

A hoot of an activity More than 50 residents at Whitgift House gathered in the Community Room to meet a parliament of owls. Owl names included: ‘Mo Mowlam’, ‘Nigel Farage’ and ‘Boris Johnson’. Audrey Wickham Resident, Whitgift House MEET ANDY

I first came to Trinity seven years ago as a PE Aside from teaching, I recently retired from teacher and Head of Hockey. I am now Head of international hockey. I played 122 times for Wales. High Performance and PE. It has been a time of This included five Euro Championships and World real professional growth for me as a teacher. Cup qualifiers in New Zealand. I was also a GB Trinity is an extraordinary school that offers so funded athlete for two years. In 2014, I took part in much to the students. I am constantly amazed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the best the variety of extra-curricular activities available sporting experience of my lifetime. From May until and the unwavering commitment to academic July, I would get to school at 7:15am, work out in excellence by all who work at Trinity. Our results the gym, complete my school day and after school have been outstanding over the last few years activities, before doing a running session on the and they keep improving. I do not know how the pitch. I would then undertake my school work students manage to keep doing more and more. It later in the evening. The experience has benefitted is hard to fully comprehend how busy the school everything that I do as a sports teacher, particularly is and how much is achieved on a daily basis. the high performance programme; the way I Trinity is immensely privileged to have playing conduct myself as an athlete; my diet; my training; fields of such a high quality. At the start of every and living as a professional sportsman with all year, I come back and see something new and am the added benefits that come with access to sports astonished that it is all possible. psychology. Trinity has been amazing and has always supported me in everything I have done. The Headmaster has given me time to go away to train and was immensely supportive during the Games. He is always enthusiastic about finding out about how I have been getting on. TRINITY HIGHLIGHTS 2014

Oxbridge success Trinity Boys Choir is 50 Andy Cornick, Head of High Trinity achieved record A-Level examination Trinity Boys Choir made Proms history when Performance and PE, Trinity School results in August 2014 with 92% of papers graded they sang at Sir Neville Marriner’s 90th birthday A*-B and 13 pupils secured a place at Oxford or concert. In 2015 TBC celebrates 50 years of Cambridge. musical excellence with a programme of exceptional concerts bringing together current Rugby World Cup 2015 and former choristers. They look forward to a summer season of prestigious engagements Trinity School has been chosen as the training The highlights for me at Trinity are having at the BBC Proms, Glyndebourne and Aix-en- base by France’s national team for the Rugby our hockey teams in the National Finals and it Provence, amongst other venues. World Cup in September 2015. Events organised is fantastic to see what our rugby teams have around it will be the opportunity for pupils from done. We really enjoy teaching A-Level PE and NASA Space Competition Trinity and the local community to share in the I have also been thrilled to deliver the high excitement and encounter international players. As winners of the National Space Design 13 performance programme to move sport forward. competition run by Imperial College, a team of The new Sixth Form Centre is also a fantastic Sixth Form students travelled to NASA in Florida, facility now that we are co-ed. It adds a new Business and Enterprise all expenses paid. They spent three days working dimension to PE because you can link different Some 23 Sixth Form students spent three days with students from all over the world to design a perspectives when you teach that benefits both working on a business challenge for Salesforce, viable space settlement for the moon. the boys and girls. It has also greatly improved the multi-billion pound US software company. the social dynamic of the Sixth Form. Their hard work was rewarded by Salesforce Sport immediately implementing some of their To pick one word that describes the atmosphere recommendations and asking them to take their Levels of participation in school sport are at Trinity, I would say ‘friendly’. I astound myself presentation to the Global Board. at a record high. Seven boys and two girls with how many of the students’ names I know represented England internationally in Rugby, and how willing they are to come and speak Giving back to the community Football, Swimming, Water Polo, Athletics to the teachers. As a school we justifiably pride and Kick Boxing, whilst three members of the ourselves on our pastoral care. Over the course of the year Trinity students coaching staff competed in Hockey and Water amassed over 8000 hours of community action, Polo at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Personally, the last seven years teaching at including helping in schools, residential care winning Gold for Water Polo. Trinity have been fantastic and I’m looking homes, charity shops and other community- forward to this year even more. based initiatives. MEET ALISON 14

I arrived at Whitgift House on 20th July 2009, which happened to be someone‘s 100th birthday. I was taken on soon after the completion of the extension, which brought the rooms in the full nursing care from 20 to 36 residents.

Alison Symonds-Tayler Activities Co-ordinator, Whitgift House WHITGIFT CARE

I had been a primary school teacher all my or classical music, but over a month I try HIGHLIGHTS 2014 working life until 2005, when I decided to provide something for everyone. Our I would like to change direction from residents and their families and friends teaching. My mother sadly developed are all very appreciative of my work dementia in 2003 and although my and I am lucky to have such high job Whitgift Care goes digital brother and I looked after her at home satisfaction. I think the residents all agree, Whitgift Care website, www.whitgiftcare.co.uk, and Facebook page for as long as we could, the time came for that if they have to end their days in a care were launched featuring the latest news from the Homes, events, her to go into residential care. Through home, Whitgift House is one of the best information on facilities and top tips for choosing a home and moving researching homes for my mum in Dorset, places to be. Everyone is someone’s mum in. Residents took part in workshops to find out more about Facebook I realised there are a lot of care homes with or dad, sister or brother, aunt or uncle or as a way to keep in touch with family and friends. not much going on besides personal care. dear friend and we want to make sure I was pleased to get a job then in a nursing their time here is as happy as possible. I Gold standard meals home in Ashtead and although a lot of my try to provide a lively programme and they Whitgift House obtained the Soil Association’s Gold Food for Life teaching skills were transferable, I also never know what might happen next! Catering Mark for serving fresh and healthy meals made with local learnt a lot whilst providing a programme and organic ingredients. Retired residents from the local area were for the residents. It was a lovely home, but My greatest joy is when a resident welcomed to the popular weekday Lunch Club. 15 a fair drive to get there and a friend let me ‘blossoms’. Usually they arrive not too well, know that they were looking for a new perhaps after struggling a bit at home on Wear it Pink! Activities Organiser at Whitgift House. their own. Here they enjoy regular meals Wilhelmina House took part in the ‘Wear It Pink’ Breast Cancer I was pleased to be appointed as this is and excellent personal care and if they Campaign with pink glitter hats, pink balloons and trays full of pink nearer to my home and such a wonderful are able and willing to be involved in my iced cupcakes whilst residents dressed in their best pink attire and place to work. activities, I can see confidence returning took part in a ‘pink-themed’ quiz. and a renewed interest in life. There are always a few residents who are Touring the Almshouses too poorly to take part in activities and Although my role is primarily to provide a few who choose not to come out, but a programme for the folk in full nursing The Whitgift Almshouses welcomed 150 visitors from the local there are a lot who love to participate care, many of my activities are also community through the gates of the iconic building for tours as part in a wide variety of activities. I am in a attended by our residents in our sheltered of Open House London in September. Residents were on hand to help unique position, not being a carer or really accommodation who enjoy independent with tours, answer questions and sell guidebooks. a manager and I have built up some very living in the flats on the same site. good friendships over my time here. I try This adds another social dimension to Residents get arty to treat each resident as an individual and our events and I think is a very special Wilhelmina House and Whitgift House residents took part in art am aware of their different interests. Not combination. workshops to record their life stories on paper for Croydon Heritage everyone goes to chapel or likes scrabble Festival, led by the ’s artist-in-residence. LAWRENCE AND TARIK 16

Meet Whitgift School Alumni and Whitgift Foundation Bursary Recipients: Lawrence Okoye, British track and field athlete and American football player for the San Francisco 49ers and Tarik O’Regan, British Composer

Lawrence Okoye San Francisco 49ers How would you describe your experience What has been your biggest achievement at Whitgift? to date? Lawrence: It’s a great place to develop as a young Lawrence: Representing Great Britain at the 2012 man. Not just academically, but as a thinker, London Summer Olympics competing in the Men’s sportsman, person. Discus Throw. Tariq: Ultimately very positive: personally, Tariq: The production of my opera, Heart of educationally and artistically. Darkness, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2011. What were your highlights at the School? Tarik O’Regan What do you enjoy most about your Lawrence: GCSE and A-Level results, winning the British Composer career? Daily Mail U18 National Schools’ Rugby Cup and lunchtime football with friends. Lawrence: The daily competition; daily fight. Each year, The Whitgift Foundation is proud to Tariq: Playing the drums in West Side Story; putting Tariq: I travel a lot internationally, which I really grant bursaries totalling in excess of £5 million on my own production of Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s love, and which has been very much a surprise in to students who attend Whitgift, Trinity and Old Tale; learning Latin for five years. my career as a composer. Palace. Without this funding many students would not be able to attend one of our schools and go How do you think your education at What advice would you give to today’s onto to achieve excellence in later life. 17 Whitgift has shaped your future? students to help them fulfil their potential? Lawrence: It’s played an immeasurable role. So Lawrence: Take advantage of the opportunities you Our vision is to increase this level of funding so many doors have been opened for me: doors I have, as there are so many others who won’t get the that more children and young people can attend wouldn’t have seen had I not come. same chances you do. our schools. We rely on the income from our investment and property portfolio around Croydon Tariq: I remember a lot of emphasis was placed Tariq: Try not to think too much in terms of defined to fund bursaries (or school fee support). With on self-reliance and essentially a sort of scholastic career paths. While still at school, students have the recent economic downturn having a direct entrepreneurship, especially in the Sixth Form. This more options available to them than at any other impact on our funding, we are unable to offer more I have come to value immensely in my life since point in their lives, so I would encourage students bursaries despite growing demand. Our schools are Whitgift. to embrace as many different interests as possible. now looking to those who have benefitted from Life rarely follows in an orderly fashion; thus an education at a Foundation School, or indeed In what way has a Whitgift Foundation having had exposure to a diverse set of experiences businesses or individuals, who would like to support bursary helped you? at school (whether academic, or extra-curricular) other young people to reach their true potential. will prove invaluable when in case any ‘best-laid Lawrence: Obviously from a financial standpoint. As Lawrence and Tariq highlight, a Whitgift plans’ go awry – as they inevitably do! We couldn’t have afforded the full fees. Foundation bursary can have a life changing impact for those who are given the opportunity. Tariq: My parents simply would not have been able to afford the school fees, so I wouldn’t have been If you would like to find out ways in which able to attend Whitgift at all. you can contribute to a bursary, please contact the Schools or Foundation via: [email protected] 125 80 £1.5 BILLION 1613 clubs are available First Founder’s redevelopment of the Whitgift Shopping Centre set to take place in YEARS at Whitgift featuring Day Service held partnership between The Whitgift Foundation and the Croydon Partnership of educating girls at Old Palace School co-curricular activities 28 25 50 £5 MILLION 46% Whitgift students Dignity YEARS financial support granted by of students receive have secured Champions at The Whitgift Foundation financial support at Shirley Park celebrated by Trinity with special Oxbridge places Whitgift Care for bursaries towards school fees events and an appeal to create 50 new bursaries for 2015 entry

33 primary schools from the Croydon area attend Whitgift for a week each at a time, to use all the School’s facilities WHITGIFT

75 100% FOUNDATION organisations took of new parents say their part in Croydon child is happy at Trinity Heritage Festival 2014 (Survey Nov 2014) IN NUMBERS 16,814 6,602 104 900 1,700 153,000 total number of enquiries at boys and 123 girls have is the age of our staff employed followers on people were in North End, the Carers Support Centre in been admitted to Trinity oldest resident by The Whitgift Twitter via central Croydon for Croydon the first year of opening since September 1965 at Whitgift Care Foundation @1596Whitgift Heritage Day 2014 (Sept 13-Aug 14) STRUCTURE There are 17 Court Governors who oversee the day to day running of FINANCES The Whitgift Foundation. They are: Ian Harley MA FCA FCIB Chairman of the Court

The Revd Canon Colin J Luke Boswell The Vicar of Croydon

Cllr Toni Letts OBE

Christopher Houlding Chartered FCSI

Geoff Wright TD DL PPCIOB His Hon William Barnett QC MA 19 Rosemary Jones MA

Dudley Mead MBE MA FCCA FCMA FCIS Income Expenditure Gavin Barwell BA MP

School fees £50,840,584 82% Wages £30,623,537 49.4% David Hudson MA and care Other operating Nita Clarke Viscountess Stansgate MA OBE Investment costs £15,894,281 25.6% income £10,536,203 17% Cllr Margaret Mead MBE JP Bursaries, grants Pauline Davies BSc Med Other £413,354 0.7% and scholarships £9,720,030 15.7% The Rt Revd Jonathan Clark Trading Investment Bishop of Croydon subsidiary £214,102 0.3% expenses £4,054,025 6.5% Michael Proudfoot MA MLitt Depreciation £1,749,887 2.8% Total £62,004,243 100% Dean Sutton JP FRICS

Total £62,041,760 100% Cllr Alisa Flemming The Whitgift Foundation North End, Croydon, CR9 1SS

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