Giving in your Will

Dorothy Whittington
Oxford High School, Class of 1948

“My GDST generation benefited from state financial support to help pay our school fees and girls were awarded places on academic merit, not on whether their families could pay. When I was at school the Butler Education Act turned us into a direct-grant school. All books became free, and fees became related to parental income, which helped a lot of families including mine, as my fees dropped from 13 to 10 guineas a term, which was a great help.”

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  “Over the years, these vital financial supports have been removed and bursary awards to bright girls are more reliant than ever on charitable funding. That is why we have founded the Oxford High School Sunflower Circle to encourage alumnae, past teachers and all those interested in the school, to arrange to leave legacies, for the benefit of the school, in their wills. I know that I am extremely grateful for the education I received and I want to ensure that girls in generations to come will benefit from the same high standard of education.”

Carolyn Tallett
Sheffield Girls’, Class of 1964

“You can’t do that, you`re a girl!” they said, but SHS girls could tackle anything and so I did. I was a pit marshal at Silverstone for nearly 10 years, I’ve organised overseas trade missions, lectured in French and written novels about motor racing. When asked why I am so positive and why my education is so wide-ranging, my answer is always, ‘I owe it all to my very good school’.

I was a ‘scholarship girl’ in 1957 and looking back at those scary but rewarding times has made me realise that all girls deserve to get the chance I had. This is why I’ll be leaving a legacy so that other girls can benefit from the same life-enhancing opportunities given to me. I would have had no chance of a good education or a good career (two, actually!) without the generosity and foresight of those who assisted girls by enabling scholarships. I would urge everyone who has benefitted from their education at SHS to think of how you could change a life by a simple stroke of the pen and make provision via your will for the students of the future.”

Dinah Tuck
Portsmouth High School, Class of  1964

“NGHS was life changing in setting aspirations so high, and blessed with committed staff like Sheila Harris who made you feel anything was possible. For that reason I made provision years ago in my will to support other girls to access NGHS, and more recently I am also  contributing regularly to the bursary scheme so the benefits can start nowntial.”

Amanda Triccas
Portsmouth High School, Class of  1984

“The first-class education I received at Portsmouth High School gave me self-confidence, lasting friends and a strong scholarly grounding which allowed me to choose the future I wanted.