2022-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/07/2021 To 30/06/2022

Charity name: Reading Chinese School

Charity registration number: 1163869

1. General information

• This year the school has 281 pupils (excluding 11+ classes) studying in 21 classes. The school have 31 teachers/teaching assistant and one caretaker.

• The Safeguarding Policy is in place. DBS checks are carried out for employment or volunteers in line with statutory requirement.

• RCS is a member of UK Association for Promoting Chinese Education.

• All volunteers and trustees give their time voluntarily and received no-remuneration or other benefits.

• RCS’ objects are to advance education for the public benefit in Chinese language and Chinese culture in the Borough of Reading and its neighbouring areas and beyond.

• Our main source of funds has been from the school fees for study at RCS. We hold a small fund to help families who would otherwise struggle to pay the fees.

• The main cost is the rent for classrooms, parents’ rest areas, teachers’ travel allowances, teachers’ training fees, textbooks, students’ awards etc.

2. Teaching & learning

• The school continues to implement all the policies & rules related to teaching & learning.

• The school returned to face to face teaching as from September. Dr Liu thanked all parents for their cooperation and all PTA helpers for their help in managing the students during the beginning when we still had covid control.

• Our staff attended 6 training sessions organised by the UKAPC, the School also organised 2 internal training sessions.

• Some of our students took part the Overseas Chinese Essay Writing Competition and 15 students received an award including First Prize, Second Prize and Excellency Award. The School would like to thank Shanping Laoshi and Hongmin Laoshi for organising sessions to help the students.

• 10 students sat for the IGCSE exam in November 2021, 4 obtained Grade 9, and 6 obtained Grade 8. The School thanked Liu Yongqin and Huang Qiuxiang Laoshi for their hard work.

• The School organised a Chinese New Year event on 6 Feb 2022 of which many students took part in showcasing their performing skills

• Shanping Laoshi and Fei Yiu Laoshi received the Excellent Teacher Award in November 2021, we would like to congratulate them again and thank them for their dedication to the School

• Over last year, our students participated in various competitions including Calligraphy, Chinese Cultural, and recital. In the Recital competition, our students obtained very good results of 43 took part, 23 managed to enter the UK final, and 3 were chosen to enter the International Final.

• School Account

• Financial report: The School account has been audited by a professional accountant and attached in this report.

• School Committee

• Wen Laoshi will step down from the School Committee at the end of the academic year and Dr ZHANG Ganggang will be the Deputy Head Teacher.

Future: We will continuously improve our teaching and management to make RCS specialisation, standardization and formalization to become the bestcomplementary school in the region.

CHARITY COMM15510N FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Reading Chinese Sthool On accounts for the year ended 3110812022 Charity no (if any) 1163869 Set out on pages I report to the trustees ￿ my examination of thÈ accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3110812022. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Chartties Act 2011 {Ihe Act°}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts catTied out under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the aWicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ib> of the Act_ Independent tThe charity s gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of applicable listed b￿￿y]]. Delete [ ] rf not applicable_ I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have ome to my attention in connection with the examination {other than that disclosed below") which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ wrth section 130 of the Chartties Act.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements con￿MIng the fomi and content cf accounts sel out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a %rue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no ￿n￿rnS and have come across no other fflatters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please del s in the brdGkets rfthey do not appty. Signed: Date: 3010312023 Name: Glenn Fairbrother {1-90PSS) Relevant professional qualificationls) or body CIMAI CIPPA IER Oct 2018

(If any): Address." 17 Longfield Road, Twytord, Berkshire RG10 9AW Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiner5). Give here brief detaib of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018