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Great news!  The Foundation’s Trustees have agreed that we can organise and provide annual end-of-year school prizes at Rowdown.  This fits really nicely within our “inspire to aspire” objective. Awards will be for academic and non-academic progress or achievement for each of Years 1-6.  The final form of these awards is still to be decided, but watch…

It’s been a slow start but we are now up and running with our first application approved.  Mr Bayes, the Music and Drama teacher at the school, has identified Christopher Opoku, Year 4, as having a natural talent with any musical instrument he can lay his hands on.  Chris has chosen the piano as his favourite…

All the Trustees visited the school and were escorted on a grand tour of Rowdown by members of the School Council followed by tea (for the Trustees) and biscuits (for the guides) in Mrs Shute’s office.  This was followed by a launch of the Foundation to the staff of the school.  Gary presented the background…

The Rowdown Inspire to Aspire Foundation is officially registered by the Charities Commission with charity number 1151220.  We will start operations from 1st April 2013.  Fingers crossed we can get moving quickly.