Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain.

Members considered a report of the Chamberlain regarding a review of funding to the Guildhall School Trust and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (GSMD) for Scholarships.

Members felt the recommendations were insufficiently specific.  The Board recalled its July 2018 decision and requested that future grants should be focused on a category of scholarship which focusses, ‘“on supporting skills development in performance, production arts and creative enterprise, provide support where the need is greatest, particularly students from a broad cultural and socio-economic demographic, and strengthen progression opportunities to the Guildhall School, and its associated Young Artist programme, for pupils from the City of London Academies.”

The Board recalled its July 2019 request that an annual impact report be produced to assess impact of grants against these criteria albeit accepting any restrictions needed to align with the Guildhall School Trust’s charitable objects. 

Members requested a revised report to be submitted in May 2020, to include an impact report for the 2019/20 grant allocations.

RESOLVED, that officers be invited to resubmit a revised report to both the Education Board and the Policy and Resources Committee in May 2020.