School Development Fund
As many of you will be aware, over the past 3 years, the St John’s community has experienced a turbulent time with our old school building being subjected to RAAC and subsequently demolished. However, we are blessed to be one of the first schools in Hertfordshire to undergo a complete rebuild, due to be operational by the end of 2025 providing us with a very bright and exciting future.
As you are aware, providing a high-quality education with comprehensive curriculum support materials is vital to our students' academic success. However, despite all our excitement of moving into a brand new purpose built school, government funding often falls short of covering necessary and complimentary resources. To bridge this gap, we are re-establishing the School Development Fund, a much-needed fund aimed at enhancing our students' learning experience. We kindly ask for your support in this mission by contributing to the School Development Fund.
Your contributions will enable us to purchase essential curriculum support materials not covered by standard government funding. These materials include but are not limited to educational books, library book upgrade, classroom supplies, technology enhancements such as additional laptops for IT lessons, and other resources which will contribute to a stimulating and effective learning environment for our children such as subsidised school trips and themed educational days at school. We would also welcome any ideas or suggestions you may have. We are committed to transparency and will regularly update you on how your contributions are being utilised to benefit our students.
We are in no doubt that your generous contributions can only have a direct and positive impact on the quality of education provided to the children at St John’s.
We ask you to help us by making a regular contribution to the School Development Fund. Contributions can be made on a monthly, yearly or ad hoc basis, and we offer multiple convenient methods for you to do so, including online payments, standing orders. Please find all the information you require below.
A suggested donation per family is:
One child: £10 per month (or £120 a year)
Two or more children: £15 per month (or £180 a year)
We understand that there are many demands on the family budget and that financial contributions to the school may be difficult for some families. In this respect, whilst the above is a suggested donation, any contribution that you can afford to make will be gratefully received. Equally, if you feel you could afford more that would be amazing!
To find out how to donate please contact the school office for more information.