Education Support Fund

The Education Support Fund is a discretionary source of financial help available to families of all registered Tiffin Girls’ students.

Set up by the Support Tiffin Girls’ School Company (STGSC), the fund is allocated depending on need, demonstration of educational benefit and funds available. STGSC recognises there are families who might need financial support during their child’s education from time to time, and its aim is to help those who have difficulties in paying for aspects of school life with regard to:

Trips and visits that are essential to the curriculum or for a whole year group
Uniform, shoes or PE kit
Textbooks or additional items needed for lessons (e.g. calculator or ingredients for cookery classes)
Exceptional travel expenses

Requests for financial support outside of these categories are considered at the discretion of the trustees. Payments from the fund are discretionary, made as a grant not a loan, and do not need to be repaid. There is limited funding available each academic year. The trustees may grant up to £500 per student each academic year. The minimum grant is £10.

Please note STGSC is not able to provide funding for the purchase of laptops or tablet devices. The school purchases Chromebooks for all Year 7 pupil premium students and makes Chromebooks available on long term loan to sixth form bursary students during Years 12 and 13.

Who is eligible?

The trustees will consider requests for a grant from the Education Support Fund from the following groups of students who are:

in receipt of free school meals or eligible for Pupil Premium or Service Premium funding
in receipt of a sixth form bursary
in families with an annual household income below £28,000
registered with special educational needs or disabilities
currently in care or who have been previously been in care
Young Carers

At the discretion of the trustees, any family who does not fall within these categories but considers themselves to be in financial need.