Jamie Lapworth 12W
Business Studies - GCSE Coursework
Jamie Lapworth
The Dalriada School Appeal
Dalriada School has become one of the leading grammar schools in Northern Ireland, outstanding in the local community and across the Province for its high academic standards. It is well known for its large amount of curricular and extracurricular options, drawing people in from all walks of life
Dalriada wishes to teach, care and develop each and every pupil to the fullest. Each pupil is made to feel special and cared for so there are in a happy, peaceful and carefree environment this help add to the school pride.
For Dalriada to help each pupil, it supplies and combines the best teaching with the best equipment. For this reason we, the “Dalriads” need to continue the Dalriada tradition and help to develop each child in the best way possible.
Some of Dalriadas, previously state of the art equipment and facilities, has become old and in need of repair A major development plan has been drawn up to provide these much needed and long overdue facilities.
Dalriada has started to save money for a new building scheme and has opened up an appeal to help raise some money. Along with funding from the schools board of education and its own supply. Dalriada still needs your help, this is where you, teacher, parent, pupil, expupil, future pupil, can help by saying, “Yes I will help”
Aim
Our aim is to raise a sum of money which will go towards the Dalriada School Appeal. This includes money to build a number of buildings on the school grounds -
A new I.T. suite
A classroom block
New sports facilities
A music suite
Background
For this new extension plan the total cost of the new development will be around £1,500,000. Dalriada is aiming to raise at least £500,000. The new extension will help pupils at the school and coming to the school. We hope to be able to raise some money in a legal and fun way, which will be an addition towards the Dalriada school appeal. The Department of Education will provide up to £250,000 towards the cost of the development in grants and other donations. This still leaves a large sum of money to be raised.
The money, which is raised, will be contributed to the money given to us by way of generous donations. The school has registered the appeal as a charity so they can reclaim tax, at a basic rate of 22%, on all donations by way of Gift Aid. This adds around a third to the value of all donations with no expense to the donor.
In the past there has been many major extensions and developments. The Edmund Gordon centre was built in 1975, this is a large block of classrooms used for English and upstairs the art department area. The most recent large extension or addition was the Technology suite and Sixth form centre at a cost of around £800,000
Donators can donate in two different ways:
Single gift aid - A one-off donation
Regular gift aid - Spread over several years
To help reach this target the appeal office has set out set phases, some of which are listed below.
Phase 1: April 2000 - September 2001
- Objectives and targets
- Appeal info-structure
- Literature
- Voluntary leadership
- The constancy
Phase 2: July 2000 - September 2001
- Donations from leadership
- Personal approaches to major donors
- Gifts from patrons
Phase 3: October 2000 - January 2001
- Launch to companies
- Launch to parents
Phase 4: February 2001 - September 2002
- Approaches to trust
- Approach to new parents
- Progress reports
The appeal office still has to raise at least £500,000 and our class have decided to help and raise some money because every little helps.
The president of the appeal is Martyn Lewis, a former pupil and now a newsreader.
Time Schedule
Planning: Before Christmas 2000
Questionnaire & Database: Before half term Feb 2001
Event: Between Easter & summer 2001
Initial hand in: For exams 2001
Hand in: 1st week in October 2001
Objectives
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