Agenda item

Report of the Principal of Guildhall School of Music & Drama

The Board considered a report of the Principal of Guildhall School of Music and Drama reviewing the City Corporation’s payment of £30,000 per annum to the school and demonstrating the impact of the funds.

The Board considered a report of the Principal of Guildhall School of Music and Drama reviewing the City Corporation’s payment of £30,000 per annum to the school and demonstrating the impact of the funds.

Noting the City Corporation’s Social Mobility Strategy (2018 – 2028), the Board agreed that the report did not contain sufficient detail about how social mobility is considered in the awarding of scholarships. The Chair noted that she had previously requested that the Guildhall School of Music & Drama work with the City of London Academies so that these pupils might benefit from scholarship opportunities.

RESOLVED – Members authorise the Director of Community and Children’s Services to request evidence on how social mobility is embedded in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s scholarship program.