Whitgift launches new charity to provide more boys with a Whitgift education. Whitgift For all, a new initiative aimed at widening access to Whitgift, officially launched raising an initial £1.5m.
Hoping to raise £5m for the School, the Whitgift For All committee are confident that the wider Whitgift community will build a fund big enough to ensure the School has a considerable social impact over the next four centuries.
Chair of Whitgift For All and OW Lord Freud (1961-68) said, “Whitgift For all is about changing culture to bring us in line with other independent schools who have powerful alumni funding groups. We are working closely with the School and the John Whitgift Foundation to make sure our support is as effective as possible.
Whitgift For All is not just about bursaries for a lucky few who are parachuted out of their communities. It is also focussed on what we, and the School, can do for the whole community.”
Performances from the Whitgift Jazz Quartet and Senior Drama were well received, the event included attendees from OW’s that had not been back to visit the School in 60 years.
