| Objectives andActiviti | es | |
|---|---|---|
| SORP reference | ||
| Summaryofthepurposesof | PaÊ1.17 | Toadvance educationintheFrench |
| the charityas setout inits | languageandculturein suchwaysasthe | |
| governing document | trusteesshallthink fit in EastHertfordshire | |
| andthe surrounding area,inparticularby | ||
| providingtuition tobilingual children | ||
| attendinglocâl schoolswhohave an | ||
| existingknowledgeandunderstandingof | ||
| theFrench languagetoenablethemto | ||
| practisetheFrench languageasan | ||
| extra-curricular activityinorder to extend | ||
| theirwritten and oral linguisticskillsandby | ||
| providingtuition topromotetheir | ||
| understandingofthediverseculturesofthe | ||
| French speakingworld. | ||
| Summaryofthemain activitiesin relation tothose |
Para1.17 and 1.19 |
.Providinglanguage tuitionstobilingual children inEastHertfordshireand |
| purposes forthe public | surrounding areaseverySaturday | |
| benefit,in particular,the | mornings during term time for2hours. | |
| activities,projectsor | Thequalityofteachinghas beenvalued by | |
| services identifiedinthe | our members.Ourteachersare allnative | |
| accounts. | Frenchspeakers ândeithêrquâlifled | |
| teachersorexperienced andas a resultthe | ||
| improvementsinthe children's language | ||
| skillshavebeennoticêable" | ||
| Ouraimistomaintainsmall classes (about Ichildrenperteacherineach class)in |
||
| ordertomaintaintheimpact ofteachingon | ||
| eachpupil.Wehad 4classesin2023and | ||
| 1to2teaching assistantsmovingbetween | ||
| classesin ordertomaintainthat close | ||
| relationshipteacher/pupilor teaching | ||
| assistanUpupil especiallywhen thereis a | ||
| differentlevel ofaptitude inFrenchwithin | ||
| the sameclass. | ||
| .OfferingaFrenchliteraturelibrarywith | ||
| access for ourstudentsandtheir families. |
| .Organising social andculturalevents | .Organising social andculturalevents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| open | to ourstudentsand theirfamilies. | ||
| Through theyearc,wehavearranged | |||
| eventslinkedto celebrationsfrom all | |||
| cultures, includingFrenchspeaking | |||
| countries. | |||
| Examples ofsomeof oureventsare listed | |||
| below:oWorkshop+Çineclubthemed around | |||
| specifi cevents/celebrations suchas | |||
| Easter, Halloween,Christmas... | |||
| o | Musicalshows incollaborationwith | ||
| o | anotherFrench schoolin Southgate TriptoLondon to seefilms aspartof |
||
| the South KensingtonKidsfestival | |||
| or puppet showorganisedby'les | |||
| parapluiesFLAM' | |||
| o | Yearlyparticipationin the Ware | ||
| Carnival | |||
| o | End ofyearshowfollowedbya | ||
| picnic/buffettocelebrate'Bastille | |||
| day' | |||
| . | Christmas show | ||
| r | 2to 3 daysummerholidayclubin | ||
| Julyforour studentsto enjoy | |||
| activities tâught inFrench | |||
| Statementconfirming | Para1.18 | N/A | |
| whetherthetrusteeshave | |||
| had regard tothe guidance | |||
| issued bythe Charity | |||
| Commission onpublic | |||
| benefit |
| SORPaeference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Theyear 2023wasour eighthyear as | ||
| l'ecoledesfilous. | ||
| Summaryofthemain achievementsofthecharity, |
Para1.2O | Wehavecaniedonworking onimproving ourcommunication withourcurrent |
| identifyingthedifferencethe | studentsand theirfamiliesbut alsowith | |
| chariÿ'sworkhas madeto | new potentialstudents viaourFacebook | |
| the circumstancesof its | pagesand Mailchimp,as wellas | |
| beneficiâries andanywider | improvingouruseofQuickfile,asoftware | |
| benefits tosociety asa | tomanageourinvoicestoparentsand | |
| whole. | suppliers. Wehavealso continued using | |
| Seesaw tohelpwith betterandfaster | ||
| communication withthefamiliesandwith | ||
| thêpupilsaround sharing homeworkand | ||
| trackingprogress. | ||
| Sincewehad lotsofissueswith our | ||
| website towardslheendof 2022,wehave | ||
| reâchedouttoafew web designers and | ||
| afterselectingonewehaveworked closely | ||
| torebuildabrandnewwebsite. | ||
| Asinprevious years,wehavecontinued to | ||
| transfer ourpassion oftheFrenchculture | ||
| andlanguagetoour pupils. | ||
| One of ourteachersledseverallunch club | ||
| activitiesbased on'French'specificthemes | ||
| such as'Lagalette des rois'inJanuary | ||
| 'Pancake day'InFebruary'Easter egg | ||
| hunt'inApril,'Mother'sday' inMayor | ||
| 'Father's day'inJune. | ||
| WetookpartagainintheCarnivalinWare | ||
| atthe beginningofJuly andalsoorganised | ||
| ourannual'end ofyear' showmidJuly | ||
| around 'Bastille day'. | ||
| Aspreviousyears, teaching theFrench | ||
| languagelochildrencan be achallenge | ||
| due to thedifierentlevelsof | ||
| speaking/understandingbythechildren | ||
| within thesameclassdue to thesmall size | ||
| ofthe school,butthe situationhas been | ||
| wellmanagedagainbythewhole teamof | ||
| teachers,and allthepupils haveshown | ||
| great progressintheirabilitytounderstand, | ||
| speakandwritein French. |
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review ofthe charity's | Pa.aI.21 | Our classes areattendedinschool |
| financial positionattheend | premisesinWare,Hertfordshire,thatare | |
| oftheperiod | rented bythe charity(costofrenting of â9 | |
| perhourperclassroom,i.e.172{or each | ||
| Saturdaysessions). | ||
| Beingnowinoureighth yearrunning, we | ||
| originallydecidedtokeep thetuition fees | ||
| per termthe same,i.e. Ê140forone child, | ||
| Ê266for2childrenand Ê385 for 3 children | ||
| (maintaining5%discountfor the 2nd | ||
| sibling and10% discount forthe3rd | ||
| sibling) for the first 2 terms of theyear | ||
| 2023.However,werealisedwehadto | ||
| increasethetuitionfeesandtherefore | ||
| decided toslightlyincrease the feesfrom | ||
| September 2023toâ145foronechild and | ||
| Ê275 fortwochildren,still maintaininga | ||
| discountfor siblings. | ||
| Theaccount showsadeficitthisyearas we | ||
| hadfewerpupilsandkeptthesame | ||
| number ofclassesandteachers/class. We | ||
| alsodecided tospendsome ofourreserve | ||
| towards buildingabrandnewwebsite, | ||
| whichis necessary toattractnewfamilies | ||
| asthenumberofpupilskeepsdecreasing. | ||
| With someofour reserve/income, weâre | ||
| stillplanningto spendittowardsinvesting | ||
| innewbooks forourlibrary,organising | ||
| someworkshops,ârangingtripstoFrench | ||
| speaking showsin oraround Londonin | ||
| collaboration with otherFrenchschoolsand | ||
| maybeultimatelyarranginganexchange | ||
| with aFrenchschool. | ||
| Ithasagainbeendifiicult toretainour | ||
| pupils (This yearwe havehadagainless | ||
| than30 pupils attendingourclasses) sowe | ||
| arehopingthisnumberwillremainstable ât | ||
| least. | ||
| ln thefuture, wearestillkeeping in mindto | ||
| potentiallybe able toopen oneor more | ||
| classestoBritishchildrenoradults | ||
| alongside thebilingualchildren currently | ||
| attending l'écoledes filous. | ||
| Statementexplainingthe | Perê1.22 | N/A |
| policyforholdingreserves | ||
| stating whythey areheld | ||
| Amountofreservesheld | Para'1.22 | None |
| Reasonsforholdingzero | Paê1.22 | Beinginoureighth yearrunning,weare |
| reServes | still not holding a reserveyetinaseparate | |
| bank account aswehad tospendsomeof |
| themoneytowards anewwebsitehoping | ||
|---|---|---|
| thiswill helprecruiting newfamilies. | ||
| We are awarethâtit isrecommended,as a | ||
| goodpractice,toholdathirdoftherunning | ||
| c!§tsinareserveaccount, andweare still | ||
| hopingtobelookingintothisinthe near | ||
| future. | ||
| Details offund materiallyin | Pata1.24 | N/A |
| deficit | ||
| Explanationofany | Para1.23 | |
| uncertaintiesâbout the | ||
| chariÿcontinuingas agoing | ||
| concern |
| Expenses | lncome | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teachersfeesand | Ê6,064.00 | Tuitionfees:School | t10,626.00 |
| managementcost | |||
| Schoolrental costs | [3.015.00 | ||
| Otherexpenses | â2,793.09 | ||
| lnsurance | â216.06 | ||
| FLAMsubscription | Ê101.50 | ||
| Total expenses | â12,189.65 | Total income | €10,626.00 |
| Deficit | -[1,563.65 | ||
| Balancecarriedforuvard | Ê13,721.93 | ||
| from2022 | |||
| Balanceatthe end of2023 | t12,158.2t |
| Thecharityprincipalsourceoffundsisthe | |
|---|---|
| subscriptionfêes from thefamiliesofthe | |
| The charity'sprincipal | childrenjoiningin. |
| sources offunds(including | |
| anyfundraising) | |
| lnvestmentpolicy and | |
| objectives includingany |
| social investment policy | ||
|---|---|---|
| adopted | ||
| Due tothe current increasedcostofliving, | ||
| thenumberofpupils attendingthe schoolis | ||
| A descriptionoftheprincipal | Pata1.46 | potentiallygoing tocontinuetodecreasein |
| risksfacing the charity | thecoming years.Also,it isgetting harder | |
| tofindFrenchspeakingnativeteachers | ||
| sinceBrexit. | ||
| N/A | ||
| Other |
| Structure,Governance | and Man | agement |
|---|---|---|
| Description ofchariÿ's | ||
| trusts: | ||
| Typeofgoverningdocument | Para1.25 | Constitution |
| ilirIdaeJ.it\t;,ir:i.â.*T'i | ||
| Howisthe charity | Para1,25 | Charitable lncorporatedOrganisation |
| constituted? | ||
| {.ù,.ir:iilrrl'ir{-r.iriËr | ||
| ;;:riSCri;)i;i:,(-::a-.J) | ||
| Trusteeselection methods | Pâ.â'1.25 | Trusteesareappointedby a resolution |
| including dêtailsofany | passed at aproperly convened meetingof | |
| constitutionalprovisionse.g. | charitytrustees. | |
| election topostor nameof | ||
| anypersonor body entitled | ||
| toappointoneormore | ||
| trustees |
| Asperconstitution andincluding | |
|---|---|
| safeguarding training andDBSifdeemed | |
| Policiesand procedures | required. |
| adopted forthe induction | |
| andtrainingoftrustees | |
| Partof ' Parapluie FLAM',French | |
| organisationgroupingseveral Saturday | |
| Thechariÿ'sorganisational | momingschoolsteachingFrenchand |
| structure ândanywider | providingeducational, culturaland |
| networkwith which the | administrativesupport. |
| charityworks | |
| Relationshipwith anyrelated | |
| parties |
| ReferenceandAdminis | trative details |
|---|---|
| Charityname | L'ecole desfilous |
| Othernamethe charityuses |
| Registeredcharity number | 1165754 |
|---|---|
| Charity'sprincipaladdress | 42Heath drive |
| WARE | |
| SG12ORF |
| Trusteename | Office(lf | Datesactedif | Nameofp€Eon(or body) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .an-y) | notfor whole yè41 |
entitlsdto appolnttrustee (if any) |
||
| 1 | Nadege Galle | |||
| 2 | CelinePereira | Ended | ||
| 15-Jul-23 | ||||
| 3 | Catherine O'Sullivan | |||
| 4 | Xavier Mutzig | |||
| 5 | EmiliêVanBaalen |
| was | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directorname | ||
| NIA | N/A | N/A |
| Name oftrusteesholding titletopropertybelonging tothe charity | ||
| Trusteename | Dâtesactedifnot for wholeyear | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Description oftheassets | N/A |
|---|---|
| held in thiscapacity | |
| Name andobjectsofthe | N/A |
| charity onwhosebehalf the | |
| assetsareheldandhowthis | |
| fallswithin the custodian | |
| charity'sobjects | |
| Details of ârrangementsfor | N/A |
| safecustodyand | |
| segregationofsuchassets | |
| fromthe charity's ownassets |
| Typeof | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|
| adviser | ||
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nameof chief executive ornames | ofsenior staffmembers (Optionalinformation) | |
| N/A | N/A | NiA |
| Declarations | Declarations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thêtrusteesdeclarê thatthêyhaveapprovod the Signêd on behalfofthecharlty'strusteês) '- .: |
trustees' rt.' |
rêporiâbove. | |
| /,.-^^ | |||
| Signature(s) | c Q>t4t,ta^ | ||
| Fullname(s) | Nadege Galle | Catherine O'Sullivan | |
| Position(egSecretary | Chair | Secretary | |
| Chair, etc) | |||
| Date | 2:,o.-r-L);-4 | tstÀCcjb.ztssA. |