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The Certificate in School Fundraising

Testimonials from Primary School Staff

Teachers and Classroom Assistants

Due to this course I will be co-ordinating fundraising within our school. This course really has been amazing and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to find out and learn more about all forms of fundraising, it has helped to give me the confidence to 'go out and get it'.

Paula Fairweather, Teaching Assistant, Meadowside Junior School, Northamptonshire

It has been interesting doing an on-line course -- my first. The most important thing is I have learnt so much and feel really confident in applying for funding. I just want to get on with it now!

Teaching Assistant, Early Years Centre

I have thoroughly enjoyed the course which has provided me with much greater confidence and skills in terms of approaching organisations. I have already completed a BT Awards bid and started a Fundraising Group at school.

Teacher, CofE Primary School

School Secretaries and Administrators

[I found] this course the best thing I have done in a long time. It is clearly presented, easy to follow and providing me with a clear path to follow when looking for funding. The course has directly led to furthering my career as I am now teaching part time and have new part time role as a school fundraiser.

Suzanne Robbins, Education Business Links Co-ordinator, Shiney Row Primary, Tyne and Wear

An excellent course containing a lot of information, I will need to go over and over information in the file as I progress into the job of a school fundraiser.

Lydia Heath, School Administrator, White Mere Community Primary, Tyne and Wear

Since completing the course, I have raised over £7000 from a range of funding sources. Although I already knew about many of these sources of funding, the course gave me both the confidence and impetus to contact these organisations.

Sarah Flew, School Fundraiser/ Project Manager, Busbridge Infant School, Surrey

The materials were very useful and I have created a whole web browser of Favourites for future use. This is the best course I have participated in for a long time and met my needs exactly.

Alan McIntosh, Extended School Coordinator, Amy Johnson Primary School, Surrey

Thank you all for enabling me to thoroughly enjoy this course and provide me with so much information. My course tutor, Anne, was excellent. She appreciated my lack of knowledge and experience in fundraising and gave very useful and informative feedback to all my questions and concerns which greatly increased my confidence.

Helen White, Admin Team Leader, Teyfant Community School, Bristol

Being able to print resources from the CD-ROM was crucial -- I work full-time and fitted in the [study] as and when I could. All in all a very good learning experience. Thank you.

Jannine Speer, Extended School Administrator, Temple Sutton Full Service Extended Primary School, Southend

I have really enjoyed working on this course and reading and submitting comments on the discussion board. I now aim to arrange to meet with the Headteacher to get a fundraising committee started and to get a list of projects we can fundraise for.

School Secretary, Primary School

I think the course is very thorough. I found everything to be really useful, particularly the links. My first task will be to contact Awards for All with a view to funding for a gym club.

School Administrator, CofE Primary School

I have gained a better understanding of available funding and how to approach funders, the opportunities and the pitfalls! Thank you very much - I've enjoyed it.

Clerk to the Governors and Governor Admin Support, Infant School

I have found the course materials, links and resources very useful and the assessment feedback extremely valuable.

School Secretary, CofE Primary School

Bursars and Business Managers

I have really enjoyed working through this course and have learnt so much in a short period of time. This course is just the start of things to come and hopefully the grounding to a number of successful bids to companies and organisations that I did not know existed until six weeks ago.

Linda Brookes, Business Manager, Whitchurch C.E. Infant and Nursery School

What a brilliant course. I truly believe it has covered everything I wanted to find out about. I’ve never been on a web-based course before -- it’s great. I can recommend it to those busy people out there who don’t have regular spare time slots in their lives. Jan Williams is an excellent tutor and very supportive.

Karen Dredge, Bursar, Winton Primary School, Bournemouth, Dorset.

This was a new way of studying for me, but I enjoyed the flexibility of being able to fit the work in when most convenient -- and that has varied from early morning to early hours of the morning and most points in-between over the last six weeks! User friendly website - great!

Julie Lee, Bursar, Kettering Park Junior School, Northants

The exercises were really useful as it helped me to identify and prioritise our fundraising needs for the next five years. It has also brought about the creation of a fundraising steering group made up of members of staff, parents and pupils. I am really looking forward to getting to work on these projects.

Vikki Garner Finance/Site Manager Westfield Primary School, East Yorkshire

This course has been excellent. I have gone from knowing very little about fund raising to having a good knowledge and understanding that I can continue to develop.

Linda Harris, Bursar, Sefton Park Infant School

The course has made me very enthusiastic about fundraising. I have managed to get £500 for the school this week for them taking part in an art competition. We also made nearly £2000 at our Spring Fayre.

School Bursar, Primary School

I found the information given very comprehensive and I'm sure that my folder will become a well-thumbed reference source in future! Thank you very much for a wonderful course.

Senior Administrator/Bursar, Middle School

The structure of the course was good leaving a clear picture of the steps to take to apply for a grant or bid. The course has given me the tool to take a strategic approach to fundraising and my file will be kept as a reference point for future fundraising.

Finance/Office Manager, Primary School

I have been extremely pleased with the course and very appreciative of the in-depth information and guidance provided. My file will no doubt be 'well-thumbed' over the next few months/years! Despite my initial misgivings about enrolling on an on- line course, I would now recommend this way forward to anyone.

Finance Officer, Primary School

I didn’t realise when I started this just how many companies were involved in controlling and dispensing Charity monies. Thank you for arranging such an interesting course. I shall certainly tell my colleagues about it and recommend it to them.

Bursar, Community School

I have found great value in doing this course, and am planning on refreshing my memory towards the end of the holiday to start a fresh term with fresh ideas.

Finance Officer, CofE Primary School

I have learnt a vast amount, all of which is very useful and relevant to my position of School Business Manager. I am hopeful that with the knowledge I now have under my belt we will be successful in securing funding for proposed future projects.
My bet is we will be successful in securing funding for proposed future projects.

School Business Manager, Primary School

I will be using the skills learnt when I'm doing a Seed Challenge course - today! It's good to know that there are courses available to obtain helpful information from. Thank you.

Bursar and Administrator, Infant and Nursery School

As a result of the course I have been asked to Chair a Fund Raising committee made up of the School's Senior Management Team to form a prioritised 'wish list' of need. Thank you for making this possible. I know this is just the start and look forward to the challenge of identifying the correct grant/bid for the projects that are planned. This is just the beginning!

Bursar, Junior School

An excellent course. I really appreciated the honest tutor feedback and support.

Bursar, Junior School

I found this course both challenging and rewarding. The content of the course was carefully constructed and well presented and the order of contents was flawless. The tutor was helpful, supportive and encouraging. The course has set my fundraising fire burning and given me some fantastic ideas to run with. I have more confidence in my knowledge of fundraising and hope to use this to bring much benefit to our school.

Bursar, CofE Primary School

Excellent, thought-provoking and inspiring. A good solid resource material provided for future use/reference.

School Business Manager, Community Primary School

I have learnt an exceptional amount and no longer feel totally baffled about what makes a good bid and what does not. Whenever the subject of fundraising came up in the past I sat quietly but I now feel I have the knowledge to make a difference. I enjoyed the learning experience and look forward to securing my first funds.

Bursar, Community School

Parents, Governors, and PTA Members

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and have already recommended this course to other schools and School Governors. The course was also an excellent introduction to on-line learning, I'm a convert!

Steve Dolby, School Governor, Wigmore Primary School, Bedfordshire

I am so excited about what this course has given me. I can go into the next governors meeting and present the need for an ethos change -- making the whole process a more professional, strategically driven programme featuring champions other than the head teacher and myself.

Field Officer, NCPTA and School Governor

Head, Deputy and Departmental Head Teachers

I now have the confidence to bring our school strategies together and formulate a plan to take our hopes and plans forward. Now all we need is some time! Thank you.

Deputy Head, CofE Primary School