More Than
Just a School

To help Gillespie Primary School maximise its potential for every child, FoG oversees fundraising efforts across its different committees.

That can mean finding the funds we need for new classroom equipment or talented people to help in the classroom.

Here’s how we do it – and how you can help out.

Our approach

We believe our mission is simple! 

To fundraise for Gillespie Primary School so it can continue creating amazing opportunities inside and outside of the classroom for all pupils.

But how does it all work? 

Here’s a snapshot of our process:

  • A Gillespie Primary School Leadership group provides an overview of funding needs for a school year

  • A Friends of Gillespie Board – with an Events and Foundation representative – develops a plan for fundraising to help meet those needs

  • The Events and Foundation committees work to produce action plans and communications to help inform our community about school fundraising efforts

  • The FoG Foundation works to develop longer-term engagement with our community inside and outside of school to help fundraising efforts go even further

So, if you’re hearing about fundraising efforts, seeing invitations to join in or help out, from bake sales to partnerships with businesses and sponsors, most likely that’s FoG in action!

Our projects

What sorts of projects will the FoG Foundation support?

Here’s a quick overview of our 2025/26 fundraising efforts:

  • X 2 new, additional, teaching assistants to give extra support in the classrooms

  • An artist in residence programme. 1 day, per week, for a dedicated art teacher to work across all age ranges on a rolling basis

  • Modern languages in residence programme. 1 day, per week, for a dedicated foreign language teacher to support current language learning.

  • IT upgrade. A programme to update our interactive whiteboards and learning iPads so the children get more out of their learning experiences – and teaching staff feel more supported 

It’s an ambitious list but thanks to your generosity, before summer 2025, we already secured funding for a new Teaching Assistant.

A brilliant start. Now we want to keep going.

How can you help?

There are four ways to help out.

Donate

The quickest and most direct way to support is (if you feel able to). 

We welcome one-off donations and regular, direct debit contributions. 

Support Gillespie Primary School here.

Match Funding

Many employers offer a match funding scheme.

So, for any donation you make, they will double it. It’s a great way to grow contributions for the school – and the best bit is it won’t cost you anything extra. 

Please ask your HR department!

And then get in touch with us and we can help arrange things.

Connect

We are always looking to partner with local businesses who might be interested in sponsorships.

If that’s you, drop us a line for a chat:

fogfoundation@gillespie.islington.sch.uk.

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FoG needs YOU!

We are always on the lookout for volunteers who can offer skills, experience or can-do energy when it comes to fundraising, grant applications, sponsorships or charity administration.

Please get in touch if you think you can help.

fogfoundation@gillespie.islington.sch.uk.