St Dunstan's 2021 - Building an Ambitious Future

ST DUNSTAN’S 2021 BUILDING AN AMBITIOUS FUTURE INSPIRING, INNOVATIVE FACILITIES OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY

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The Jubilee Site

The Stanstead Road Site

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YOUR GENEROSITY WILL HELP DEFINE OUR FUTURE...

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hope that your years spent associated with St Dunstan’s College proved some of the most significant and formative of your life, or the life of your children; a time that played a fundamental role in shaping success in adulthood.

We know that everything the College has achieved since its foundation in 1888 would simply not have been possible without the generosity and far-sightedness of the many past generations of Dunstonians who bequeathed money to the College.

Today I am in turn asking you to consider helping future generations of St Dunstan’s pupils to continue enjoying the ambitious and forward-thinking education our Founders had in mind when they established their school in Catford.

Many of our buildings are beautiful, but need updating and reinvigorating. 130 years on, a 21st Century education unsurprisingly needs the support of new facilities too.

It is perhaps a hallmark of St Dunstan’s that we are able to marry unapologetically the best of our rich heritage with a contemporary outlook, and we want this to be mirrored by the buildings in which our pupils learn.

I do hope that you will be inspired by all that you read in this brochure and feel compelled to support us in whatever way you can; our past was built on generosity and our future will be, likewise.

With sincere thanks

Mr N P Hewlett Headmaster

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ST DUNSTAN’S 2021 HISTORIC DEVELOPMENTS

The foundations of St Dunstan’s College were laid in Catford, 1888

The ‘temporary’ Prep Block was opened in 1968

St Dunstan’s students enjoyed some of the firs

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he first practical workshops of any school in the country, 1900

The architecturally unique Refectory was built in 1964

The Old Gymnasium (pictured here in the 1930s) was later re-built as the current Sports Centre in 1998

The swimming pool was built in 1957, and is still enjoyed today!

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The Great Hall was fully refurbished in 2016

Our archives office opened in 2017 and the Timeline Corridor was created in 2018

ST DUNSTAN’S 2021 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

The Wellness Centre, our hub for pupil physical and mental health, was opened in 2018 on the site of the former Pavilion

The Learning Resource Centre and hub for Academic Inclusion and Enrichment, was opened in 2016, enhancing the original College Library

Since acquiring the Jubilee Ground in 2013, there have been a number of developments, transforming the facility into a centre for sporting excellence and community outreach

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Netball and tennis courts were introduced in 2019

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A Multi-Use-Games-Area (MUGA) was built in 2018

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The 5-a-side football pitches were fully renovated in 2016

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The 7-a-side pitch was built in 2018

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ST DUNSTAN’S 2021 CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS

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he Stanstead Road site is currently undergoing its most significant redevelopment since our Foundation in 1888. Fully funded, through a combination of reserves and borrowing, and due for completion in April 2021, we are transforming the West side of the College, building an architecturally stunning new Junior School, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) block, and Sixth Form Centre.

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2. Sixth Form Hub

3. Junior School MUGA

4. Junior School

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here are three projects which we would love to complete by September 2021, whilst we still have contractors on site. If we can fundraise sufficient money to deliver these projects, it would prove significantly less disruptive to the pupils and far more cost effective.

PROJECT 1 –The Performing Arts Centre (PAC)

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Built on the footprint of the old Design and Technology workshops and Science Block, we have plans to build a fabulous new theatre, music practice rooms, recital room and rehearsal studios.

Cost – £1m

PROJECT 2 – ‘The Plaza’

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We would like to landscape the centre of our College into a captivating outdoor hub, where a parade square for the CCF doubles up as a performance venue, with recreational seating positioned within trees and gardens, and where a bandstand and outdoor theatre supports our Performing Arts Department and annual Summer Festival.

Cost – £1m

PROJECT 3 –The Sport and Leisure Centre

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Our Stanstead Road site needs expanding and enhancing.

The designs see the relocation of Fives into the heart of this building and dramatically improve the changing facilities and classrooms.

Cost – £2m

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St Dunstan’s Sport and Leisure Centre

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HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING A GIFT

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he College is registered as a Charity under number 312747 and every contribution is meaningful, regardless of the amount. All donations will be used by St Dunstan’s to realise its charitable purpose.

You can give in a number of ways, either by making a single donation, or by considering a regular donation. You may also wish to consider leaving a gift in your Will, as a legacy.

MAKING A DONATION SINGLE DONATION

If you would like to make a single donation, you can do so by completion and return of the detachable form on page 15 of this brochure. Contributions can be made by cheque, electronic transfer or by debit or credit card. It is possible to stipulate the project for which you would like your contribution to benefit.

REGULAR DONATION

EMPLOYEE MATCH FUNDING

Many organisations offer match funding as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility Programme. Some may match the amount you donate at an equal value and some may stipulate a value and a maximum amount. Why not ask your employer if they run a Match Funding Scheme?

MAKING A LEGACY Some members of our wider community are at the stage in life when they begin to consider what their final legacy will be. Once family and friends are appropriately remembered, thoughts often turn to charities and institutions which figure prominently in a person’s life.

Pledging a legacy provides you with the chance to make a charitable gift in your Will which has no cost to you during your lifetime.

Number Giving Duration Benefit to the College of donors (including gift aid) 50 £20.21 monthly 2 years £37,315 100 £2,021 annually 2 years £505,250

There are three main types of gifts you can make in your will: • Pecuniary gift is a straightforward way of giving a specified amount of money to St Dunstan’s College.

• Specific non-monetary gift allows you to leave particular items or assets to the College, such as property, jewellery, works of art or other valuable items.

• Residuary gift enables you to give to St Dunstan’s whatever remains of your estate after providing for your family and after meeting all debts and liabilities.

You can set up a direct debit by completion and return of the detachable form on page 17 of this brochure.

We would recommend you contact a solicitor either to draft your Will or to draft a Codicil to an existing Will.

If you would like to donate regularly, your contribution, added to others, makes a significant difference to the College. It also provides regular income that enables us to plan ahead and use your donations most efficiently. As a way of example, please find below a projection of what regular gifts can mean when considered together:

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Acknowledging your gift All gifts, large or small, are precious and will make a difference. Although we understand that you might like to remain anonymous, we would also like wherever possible to recognise your donation in a lasting way - from naming a seat in the Performing Arts Centre, to naming a new science lab in the STEM building, possibilities are endless and affordable for all. Simply contact the Development office to enquire at: Isabelle Blake-James Director of Development St Dunstan’s Development Office Email: development@sdmail.org.uk Tel: 020 8516 7308 St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation Charity number 312747

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Original architectural drawings during the foundation of St Dunstan’s in 1888

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ST DUNSTAN’S 2021 FUND SINGLE DONATION FORM

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MY DETAILS Title

Name

Surname

Address Postcode

Tel

Email My preference would be for my donation to benefit: •

The Performing Arts Centre (PAC)

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‘The Plaza’

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The Sport and Leisure Centre

I understand that I am making a gift to the Foundation, as a whole, for it to realise its charitable purpose.

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I would like to remain anonymous

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I confirm that my details can be included in fundraising publications

I am a parent of a past pupil

Parent of a current pupil

Dunstonian

Other (please specify)

Please complete the single donation form overleaf and return it to: St Dunstan’s College, Development Office, Stanstead Road, London SE6 4TY.

GIFT AID I want to gift aid my donation and any donations I make in the future or have made in the past four years to St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation. I am a UK tax payer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/ or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that year, it is my responsibility to pay any difference.

Signature ________________________________________

Date ____________________________

Please notify the Development Office on development@sdmail.org.uk if you 

want to cancel this declaration,

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change your name or your home address,

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no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/ or capital gains.

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Have any question or intend to make a large donation over £50K

If you pay income tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self Assessment tax return or ask HMRC to adjust your tax code.By completing and returning this form you agree that St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation can process and store your data safely in connection with organising events, producing/distributing publications and fundraising.

St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation, Charity Number 312747

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SINGLE DONATION I would like to make a single donation to St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation.

I would like to make a single donation by cheque made payable to ‘St Dunstan’s

Educational Foundation Gen Ac’

I would like to make a single donation by electronic transfer to:

Account: St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation General Account

Sort Code: 40-11-60

Please give your name and ‘donation’ as a reference.

I would like to make a single donation by debit or credit card.

Please call the Finance Team on 020 8516 7277 to make a phone payment, or alternatively

please email the Team at finance@sdmail.org.uk to arrange for them to call you to take payment

Account: 00084026

Bank Name: HSBC

I would like to make a donation to St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation of: £20.21

£202.10

£2,021

other amount

Thank you for your donation

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MY DETAILS Title

Name

Surname

Address Postcode

Tel

Email I would like to make a donation to St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation of: £20.21

£202.10

£2,021

other amount

My preference would be for my donation to benefit: •

The Performing Arts Centre (PAC)

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‘The Plaza’

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The Sport and Leisure Centre

I understand that I am making a gift to the Foundation, as a whole, for it to realise its charitable purpose.

I would like to remain anonymous •

I confirm that my details can be included in fundraising publications

I am a parent of a past pupil

Parent of a current pupil

Dunstonian

Other (please specify)

Please complete the Direct Debit Form overleaf and return it to: St Dunstan’s College, Development Office, Stanstead Road, London SE6 4TY.

GIFT AID I want to gift aid my donation and any donations I make in the future or have made in the past four years to St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation. I am a UK tax payer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/ or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that year, it is my responsibility to pay any difference.

Signature ________________________________________

Date ____________________________

Please notify the Development Office on development@sdmail.org.uk if you 

want to cancel this declaration,

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change your name or your home address,

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no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/ or capital gains.

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Have any question or intend to make a large donation over £50K

If you pay income tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self Assessment tax return or ask HMRC to adjust your tax code.By completing and returning this form you agree that St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation can process and store your data safely in connection with organising events, producing/distributing publications and fundraising.

St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation, Charity Number 312747

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Instruction to your bank or building society to pay by direct debit Please fill in the whole form including official use box using a ball point pen and send it to:

The Bursar St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation Stanstead Road LONDON SE6 4TY

Service user number

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FOR St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation OFFICIAL USE ONLY This is not part of the instruction to your bank or building society.

Other amount: Monthly Collection Quarterly Collection Yearly Collection

Name(s) of account holder(s)

Bank/building society account number

Branch sort code

Name and full postal address of your bank or building society To: The Manager

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Address

Instruction to your bank or building society Please pay St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation Direct Debits from the account detailed in this Instruction subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit Guarantee. I understand that this Instruction may remain with St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation and, if so, details will be passed electronically to my bank/building society.

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Banks and building societies may not accept Direct Debit Instructions for some types of account

The Direct Debit Guarantee - to be detached and retained by the payer • • • • •

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This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies should that accept instructions pay Direct This guarantee be detached andtoretained byDebits the payer.

If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation will notify you 10 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation to collect a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request.

If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit, by St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation or your bank or building society, you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation asks you to You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please also notify us.

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Stanstead Road, London SE6 4TY A co-educational, independent College for ages 3 to 18 www.stdunstans.org.uk 020 8516 7200 Charity number: 312747