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Funding

Funding from foundations to the future

The ins and outs of school money, direct links to other funding guides, case study examples and personalised timesaving tools!

Getting started

The Breakfast Club Plus resource guide is full of useful tips on approaching funding and the best place to start your search. Download a copy of the guide. Funding information is located on page 28.

There is more information, plus funding providers for out-of-school-hours (oshl) activities can be found on our Study Support ETC website. Or, download our free guide on fundraising (PDF file, 392 KB) for study support activities.

Visit our online shop to buy some regional fundraising guides.
Download Bread and butter basics (Word file, 42 KB), our quick guide to sources of funding and how to keep your breakfast club going.

Charging

Some breakfast clubs charge for their services, some don't.  To see whether charging is for you, for information on the various ways of charging, for advice and for information on Working Tax Credit, visit our charging page.

Time savers

How to use school/local authority funds

If you are based in a school, financing your club through school funds is the best way to ensure sustainability and continuity. You can use the funds listed below to help support your club:

  • SSG - School Standards Grant

 Not ring-fenced funding but earmarked for extended services.

  • DSG – Dedicated Schools Grant
  • SSG PL – School Standards Grant for Personalised Learning

Both funds earmarked for enabling disadvantaged pupils to take a fully active role in school opportunities and extended activities (including breakfast clubs).

  • GSSG and SF – General Sure Start Grant and Standards Fund

Allocations go direct to local authorities to enable them to support extended services initiatives in their area. Contact your LA to find out if there are additional grants you may be able to access through these funds.   

For more information about all these funds read Planning and Funding extended schools: A guide for schools, local authorities and their partner organisations (Pdf file 504 Kb), DfES, June 2006  

Direct funding links

  • Check out 5 other government funding streams at www.governmentfunding.org.uk. This is particularly useful if you are using your club to target a particular group or issue area.
  • The Children Young People and Families Grant and Local Network Fund for Children and Young People are particularly relevant.  You will need to have set up as a voluntary organisation or charity to access these funds.      
  • New and exisiting funding sources for study support/OSHL clubs is available from our Study Support ETC website. Information is also relevant to community or voluntary organisations.
  • Search the free Sure Start A-Z of Funding for early years education and childcare funds.  Education, health and childcare funding sources at regional, national and European level are listed with tips on how to apply. The section on extended schools should help those with older members to think about how they can tap into funding through partnerships.  
  • The government run Access Funds website provides the latest funding information from central government, the National Lottery, devolved governing bodies, the EU and quangos.  The site also contains directories of funding programmes and guides to funding.  
  • Community foundations are charitable trusts that support local community causes. They manage donor funds and build endowment as well as make grants to charities and community groups, linking local donors with local needs. About 90% of the UK population has access to a community foundation. For more information on community foundations and seeking a grant go to the Community Foundation website.
  • The Institute of Fundraising website www.how2fundraise.org contains extensive information, advice and resources to help you with your fundraising.
  • Scotland based? If you're located in Scotland and looking for funding and support, the Community food and health (Scotland) have a special Scotland funding guide and their own grants programme.

Case studies

Find out how others deal with money matters.

Further Resources

Fundraising guidance for study support/out-of-school-hours learning

This free guide, published in March 2005, covers everything from planning your activities to corporate sponsorship, fundraising from trusts and useful contacts.

Download the fundraising guide (PDF file, 392 KB) or the alternative format fundraising guide (Word file, 132 KB).