Bursars Review | Spring 2019 | Sample

Channing School in Highgate, London, has a new 8,500 sq ft performing arts centre. A traditional proscenium stage sits at the end of an auditorium flanked by two storeys of gallery seating. Movable banked seating facing the stage in the centre of the room can be retracted in order to create a sunken floor area for different performance types or staging, giving the pupils and staff a flexible space for a variety of arts practices. The theatre can be operated as a ‘black box’ environment or naturally-lit by three-storey-high windows that flood the space with natural light when the curtains are drawn. The theatre has been fitted with equipment and rigging that can be operated by the pupils, making the technical aspects of theatre production as much a part of the educational programme as the action on stage. A highlight of this rigging is a ‘vertigo-inducing’ cable grid suspended above the three-storey auditorium space that will allow small groups of pupils to access and configure the lighting. News Spring 2019 www.theisba.org.uk 6 GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN OF ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL The Armed Forces Education Trust charity works for children and young adults whose education has been compromised or put at risk as a result of their parents' past or current service in our Armed Forces. The Trust, which has worked for more than 160 years, helps to fund the education of the Service children disadvantaged by their parents' service. It works closely with school bursars who are often best placed to identify the families that it is able to help. Individual grants can be awarded to a child who needs funds to support his or her education. Collective grants are awarded to an education provider (normally a school or education authority) to help provide educational support for Service pupils. Such support is likely to include a specific educational intervention as a result of which, the improved educational outcomes of the Service children can be demonstrated. You can find out more about its work and about how to help parents apply at http://armedforceseducation.org/ ERASMUS+ FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The new performing arts centre at Channing School The theatre has been fitted with equipment and rigging that can be operated by the pupils Ogden Armed Forces bursary scheme The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children’s Fund is inviting applications to the Ogden Armed Forces bursary scheme. The scheme provides bursaries to children whose parent has either been killed or has a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through their service in the Armed Forces. The maximum amount of any award is £8,000 per annum and the child must be over the age of 11 and attending a fee-paying school. For full details, turn to page 18 Erasmus+ funds school teachers, managers and leaders to job shadow or teach abroad − a great way to gain fresh and inspirational ideas. Funding is also available for thousands of school training courses across Europe, covering topics such as school leadership, inclusive teaching, mental health, digital learning, languages, STEM, supporting migrant and refugee children and much more. Alongside professional development, the funding supports international pupil exchanges and partnership projects with schools abroad. The funding is open to UK schools (including independent schools) and colleges providing general, vocational or technical education to pupils aged three-18 years. Schools can apply individually, as a group of schools, or through a consortium. To find out more and apply for Erasmus+ schools funding visit www.erasmusplus.org.uk/schools-funding New performing arts centre for Channing School