Fundraising

Our School Fund has been established to provide funds for ‘extras’ to add to the quality of life for students at Blenheim High School over and above the normal educational programme.

In the current climate, the School Fund is more important than ever.  Without your voluntary contribution, we would be unable to run many of our enrichment activities. All the staff and students value your contribution.

Each family contributes £60 a year and we suggest £20 a term although one off larger contributions can also be made. Please log on to ParentPay and select the service School Fund to make your payment.  Please could you also complete the Payment Form below and give your permission for us to collect Gift Aid on your donation if you are a taxpayer. 

If you would like to make regular payments towards the school Fund, please arrange a Standing Order Mandate with your bank or Building Society

Recipient: Blenheim High School
Recipient Bank: Lloyds TSB
Recipient Sort Code: 30-80-33
Recipient Account Number: 25349260
Your customer reference number should be: SurnameSF20/21

Visit ParentPay website to make your donation

Complete the Gift Aid Declaration Form

 

 

We offer a range of second-hand uniform and PE kit to buy at a reduced rate, with proceeds going straight back into the school fund. This can be bought through our  dedicated website.

Visit the preloved uniform website

We are always extremely grateful to receive good quality school uniform items and PE kit to re-sell. For families with many children, low-incomes and smaller families who do not have a hand-me-down option, buying new uniform is costly and the availability of second hand uniform can be a great service which benefits everyone, and to which everyone can contribute.

Where to deliver donations: Please wash all items and send them in a carrier bag to the main school reception. 

When to donate: Reception staff will accept donations at any time between 9.00am 3:30pm. Please make sure all items are freshly washed and good condition; we cannot resell items that are dirty, faded, ripped or worn out. 

We have a range of merchandise is available that can be purchased on the Friends of Blenheim shop at www.friendsofblenheim.co.uk.

Oyster Card Wallet

Students travelling by bus or train will find this wallet perfect to hold their zip card or annual bus pass. The Wallet is very slim and will fit conveniently into the breast pocket of the school blazer.
– £4.00

Blenheim golf umbrella

16 large black and white panels with air vents and a black fibreglass frame, to help avoid that stormy weather! Open canopy measures 145cm. 
£22.00. 

Small push-button umbrella

A fold-away black umbrella made from re-cycled plastic waste with an eco-friendly bamboo handle. 
£17.50

Clear pencil case

Exam approved style pencil case, filled with all the necessary equipment needed for lessons including 2 Black Biros, 2 Green biros, 2 HB pencils, A pencil sharpener, An eraser, A glue stick, 2 highlighter pens, A 30cm ruler, A protractor, A compass, Scissors* left or right handed. ** not including scientific calculator
£8.00

Boot Bag

Keep student’s dirty training shoes and muddy boots away from the rest of their kit by storing them in this sturdy black, nylon boot bag.  The bag can store boots up to UK13 adult shoe size and can be named clearly on the front panel. It measures 150 mm x 335 mm x 146 mm and costs just £7.50.

Eco- Friendly Recycled Bottle Packaway Bag

Our Blenheim branded, re-usable bag, packs neatly away into its integrated pouch. This bag started life as 3 plastic bottles! It measures 380mm x 405mm. It is strong and durable, perfect for a trip to the shops or carrying school books and folders.

£4.00 available from the School Shop.

Trolley Coin wishbone keyring

As the world goes cashless, this metal keyring with clever wishbone design means that you are never without a handy £1 coin for your supermarket shopping trolley or gym locker. The detachable coin is practical and lightweight. It is just popped back into the stylish keyring holder when not in use.

£4.00 Available from the school shop.

Our 200 Club works in a similar way to the National Lottery. It provides a monetary prize pot every month for 3 lucky winners to share, whilst raising valuable funds for the school. 

Each participant purchases a number from 1 - 200 and the winning number is ‘pulled out of the hat’ on the last school day of the month by a chosen student or member of staff. There are 10 opportunities to win during the school year from September through to June. Your number will be allocated randomly; however if you would like a specific number you should email friendsof@blenheim.surrey.sch.uk in the first instance to see if is available.

The following prizes will be offered:- 

1st number out of the hat  – 25% of the money raised

2nd number out of the hat – 15% of the money raised

3rd number out of the hat – 10% of the money raised

The remaining 50% of the funds raised will go to the Friends of Blenheim school fund. If any numbers remain unsold, the prize value will be the percentage of the total numbers sold. 

The cost of each ‘number’ is just £1.00 a month and you can join in at any time. Numbers go on sale in September via Parentpay. The total cost of your number at the start of term will be £10.00. (£1.00 for each of the 10 draws) If you decide to join the 200 Club in November, the cost will be just £9.00, but you will have missed the first draw. New members are welcome at any time and you will see the accurate amount on your Parentmail account.  There are no restrictions on the amount of numbers you can buy, so get your friends and family involved too!

Are you one of the millions of people that use an Internet search engine every day? If you search through easysearch, you can raise money at the same time at not extra cost or inconvenience to you.

Every time you search the web use 

http://blenheimhigh.easysearch.org.uk/ 

instead of Google or any other search engine, half a penny is raised for Blenheim High School every time.  Search just 15 times a day and you can raise around £25 a year. This may not seem like a lot but with approximately 1400 students and 2800 parents/carers the donations soon add up!

See what people are saying about easysearch:

"easysearch is a great idea and just as good as Google for the results! I’ve recommended it to all my friends!"

"What a fantastic idea! I was using Google anyway but this way I get to raise money for my school every time I search…brilliant! I’ve made easysearch my homepage!"

So the next time you need to find something online, please use 

http://blenheimhigh.easysearch.org.uk/ 

and raise money for Blenheim High School with every search you make.

We consistently raise over £1,000 a year with easyfundraising and the number of registered supporters for Blenheim High School increases every month! Easyfundraising turns your online purchases into free donations for us, at no extra cost to you.

Quite simply it means you can help make our fundraising efforts go further. Help us when you shop online with any of over 4,000 online retailers including Amazon, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com, eBay, Boden, and M&S, and when you make a purchase, the retailer will send us a percentage of your purchase as a donation. It’s as simple as that! 

Please visit our easyfundraising page below and click ‘support us’. You also have the option to install a widget which will notify you every time you visit a shop that will make a donation.

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Match funding is a straightforward concept that may be utilised if you are employed. The most commonly known type of match funding is 1:1 funding (known as double giving). It simply means that for every £1.00 that is raised for Blenheim High School, your employer gives a further £1.00 to the same cause. 

Many companies offer their employees the chance to take part in match funding schemes. Unfortunately, there is no comprehensive list of organisations who match fund but please contact your employer directly to check if they are operating a scheme or ask them to set one up. Some companies will pledge time and resources instead of money, enabling their employees to support Blenheim during their working week. Or a much needed service may be donated, such as the printing of posters, leaflets and newsletters. 

Various conditions may apply, but if you think that your employer might be operating a match funding scheme as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme please get in touch with the Friends of Blenheim and we can help make the necessary connections. 

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Blenheim High School can offer local businesses the opportunity to sponsor one of our school sports kits. Representing the school as part of a sports team is an excellent opportunity for students to work together and develop skills such as communication, leadership, courtesy and respect. 

We are proud of all the students who take part in after-school sports at Blenheim, many of whom commit to play for one of our football, rugby, basketball or netball teams. We have a number of sports teams across the upper and lower school playing all year round in district, county and national leagues, as well as friendly matches against other local schools. Over the last four years, our boys’ basketball teams have won both league and district cups and the girls’ football team have won no less than four Surrey cups and two national titles! 

Each kit will range from £320 to £360, dependant on size, and will feature your company name and logo in a prominent place. Unlike club sponsorship, our school sports kit is not renewed year on year but lasts for the lifetime of the kit, meaning your company could be supporting a sports team at Blenheim for 4 or 5 years rather than just one season. 

In return for your investment, we will promote your  kit sponsorship in newsletters as well through our multiple channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Whilst we can’t promise you coverage on National TV channels, if any of our teams are as successful as our U15s girls football team in summer 2018 & 2019 (National Schools Champions), our aim would be to provide you with a team photo containing a large number of proud, smiling faces and a hopefully a trophy or two! 

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The school have already developed partnerships with a number of local businesses to sponsor match kit for both boys’ and girls’ teams. Thank you to the following who have kindly put their name to a kit now proudly worn by our students.

• Green Thumb Lawn Treatment Services www.greenthumb.co.uk,
• Fahim Bros: Cash and Carry of Epsom, Waterloo Rd, Epsom
• Cucina Catering www.impactfood.co.uk
• Spring Electrical Lighting Wholesalers www.springelectrical.com 

At various times throughout the year, the Friends of Blenheim help to fund projects for the school such as author visits, practical workshops, and specialist activity days. Would your company be interested in sponsoring one of these exciting events? 

Our Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) club are currently taking part in a unique team challenge to design and build an electric car to race at a National event. This inspirational club is sparking a lifelong enthusiasm for STEM amongst students through the excitement of motorsport.  

Our sponsors this season are Haines Minicoaches,  www.hainesminicoaches.co.uk, a local family run business that has been operating a number of vital coach services for Blenheim since 2012. The support from Haines Minicoaches has allowed us to purchase the Kit Car and the necessary safety equipment required for the driving team including suits and helmets. We are looking forward to race day in Spring 2021.

We also have many cross-school events throughout the year along with community events. If you would like to raise your company profile, either to a school-based audience or the local community, please get in touch to discuss event sponsorship in more detail. 

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Is your company/employer able to provide raffle prizes for our Christmas, Easter or Summer themed fundraising events?

Can you help in any other way, providing refreshments, equipment, materials, printing or other items throughout the year?

We will publish all business sponsorships on our school website, within our newsletters, and social media platforms

If you think you can help, please get in touch. 

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