Agenda item

Report of the Principal, Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Members agreed to vary the order of items on the agenda so that Item 16 (Report on Guildhall School Scholarship Grant) was considered next. Members therefore considered a report of the Principal, Guildhall School of Music and Drama regarding a Scholarship Grant and the following points were made.

·         A Member commented that he believed moving to a restricted grant would ensure a greater focus on those with greatest need.

·         In response to a comment from a Member, the Education Strategy Director noted that the Guildhall School would be responsible for selecting scholarship recipients rather than the Education Board.

·         A Member noted that he would welcome direct feedback to the Board from scholarship recipients.

·         The Education Strategy Director noted that an outcome report on the grant funding referenced within the report would be submitted to the Education Board in September 2019.

RESOLVED, that Members

·         Note the number of scholarships awarded by the School in 2017/18.

·         Make the grant restricted, so it is only used for scholarships that focus 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 to strengthen progression opportunities to the Guildhall School, and its associated Young Artist programme, for City of London Academies pupils.