Grants for school fees

DaisyFlower

Unless your child has a talent or is extremely gifted, a scholarship is unlikely. If you will struggle with the fees dont forget the added costs of activities etc.

Also, if you cant afford after the first year, will your child have any friends to start the new school year with at another school?

Errata

Some public schools ask fee-paying parents for a contribution towards the school's bursary fund.

Rikki

Errata wrote: »

Some public schools ask fee-paying parents for a contribution towards the school's bursary fund.

Those contributions are voluntary.

Most schools have a parents committee which raise fund for bursaries and other such school needs.

Errata

OP if you contact your local Council for Voluntary Services office, they may have Funderfinder database which will have details of local and national organisations/charities which fund private education for those who qualify.

Edinburghlass_2

this has already been covered by the OP ?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=761013

haylibo

Edinburghlass wrote: »

this has already been covered by the OP ?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=761013

It was suggested she'd do better to post elsewhere than the discussion forum of the arms.

LondonDiva

Go to your local library and look at the Directory of grant making trusts.

This lists small / large trusts that give money and for what.

Mado

greenwich wrote: »

Seriously, the charities commission is currently going after private schools: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7189874.stm

And quite rightly so.:T

Morglin

HappySad wrote: »

Do you know of any grants that you can get for private school?

I have just found that I can get the a year of nursery grant awarded for his first year of private school.

Are there any grants on offer if the parents are disabled?

This thread isnt for a debate on private vs state education. I'm happy to debate that elsewhere, but the decision has been made which is in the best interests of the child involved.

Not sure if this will help, but your local library should hold a book called "Directory of Grants for People in Need".

It lists all (non government) grants and assistance offered to different people, who may need help.

Have you also tried speaking to your local Social Services or Education Dept.,? - if it's considered to be in the best interests of your child to go to a particular school, it may be that they can offer some financial help.

Lin

anonymousie

HappySad wrote: »

Do you know of any grants that you can get for private school?

e.g. I have just found that I can get the a year of nursery grant awarded for his first year of private school.

Are there any grants on offer if one parent is disabled?

This thread is not for a debate on private vs state education. I'm happy to debate that elsewhere, but the decision has been made which is in the best interests of the child involved.

Just a side comment.

You do realise that the nursery grant is the same that every child gets at 3+ and it covers only something like a 2.5hr session 5 days a week. THis often doesn't cover the costs of a "full mornings" place at a private daycare type nursery, so wouldn't cover full fees for a FT place by a fair distance.

If you are very low income then you may get scholarships but I doubt untill 11+, and the child would need to be pretty exceptional (which of course he is, as he is yours:rotfl: no, seriously, you can't base any financial planning on anything other than having to pay full fees I fear).