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The Impact of your Support

We firmly believe that a Teddies education is not just one gained in the classroom, on the sports fields, the stage or in a music room but one which benefits from the breadth of pupils we are able to welcome into our School and the experiences they are able to share together. With so much inequality in our society, it becomes even more important for Teddies to do what we can to bring people together. By growing our financial independence through the endowment, we are able to support our partnership programme, develop facilities appropriate not only for our School but also for the wider community, and to increase the breadth of pupils who can benefit from a Teddies education through our bursary programme. There are currently 107 pupils (11%) receiving on average 75% means-tested fee remission and we would like this to grow to an ambitious 160 (20%) of pupils over the coming years.

“I, like many of us, enjoyed my time at School – it gave me a great start in life. I was fortunate to send my son and

daughter here, too. The rounded education we all experienced instilled curiosity, resilience and, above all, great social confidence. It is this down-to-earth culture which sets us apart from our competitor schools and enables our Bursary Programme to be so popular. St Edward’s has been providing quality education to children for generations and is a positive force for social mobility, which is increasingly important in the society we live in.” DAVID SMART | LEGACY MANAGER (FIELD HOUSE, 1968-1972)

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