Here & Now Annual Fund
Here & Now: We achieve more together
At Borlase, we are committed to providing the best possible education for our students. The phrase "Only at Borlase" resonates with our community - students, staff, and parents alike - as it captures the unique and enriching experience we offer. The "Here & Now" fund is a vital way for our current parents and carers to help sustain and enhance this exceptional education for all students, here and now, when it is needed for your children.
‘We are a school which is ambitious for all of our students. Only thanks to contributions to the 'Here & Now' fund can we provide every student at Borlase with an education that goes far beyond the reach of state funding.’
Ed Goodall, Headteacher
Why support us?
By giving, you supplement an incredibly wide range of opportunities for all our students. Regular gifts to the fund allow us to plan. The opportunities listed below would not be available at Borlase without gifts to the Here & Now fund:
Wellbeing
The Here & Now provides funding for a range of student support services, including academic and pastoral mentors, school counsellors, a health and wellbeing lead, as well as designated spaces to support students with SEND including the Wellness Hub.
Sports
The Here & Now fund supports a fantastic array of sports and fitness activities, from house competitions to elite team performances, ensuring that every student can participate and excel.
Performing Arts
The Here & Now supports our well-equipped theatre and dance studios, supported by our Theatre Manager. Students can also benefit from taking part in shows, concerts, and productions, gaining experience in film, sound and lighting.
Literacy and Modern Foreign Languages
The Here & Now supports a Literacy Coordinator who oversees a well-stocked library and organises author visits, trips, and poetry competitions across all year groups.
The fund also supports an MFL coordinator and native-speaking assistants in French, German, and Spanish, offering dynamic language instruction, developing students' confidence, articulation and cultural understanding.
STEM
The Here & Now fund supports hands-on-science at Borlase. Students from Year 7 upwards explore the sciences through practical experiments, supported by a dedicated team of specialist technicians.
Sixth Form
The Here & Now Fund supports extended project work as well as UCAS applications that we offer to all students. It also supports Unifrog, the Borlase Careers programme, Masterclasses, the VESPA mindset learning programme, mentor time.
Thank you once again for supporting us in any way you can. Your contributions make a tremendous difference to how we can develop and support our students through their time at the school.
For all enquiries, please contact Ilona Cains, Director of Development at icains@swbgs.com or on 01628 816519.