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|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<br>activitiesin relation tothose|Para1.17 and<br>1.19|.Providinglanguage tuitionstobilingual<br>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<br>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<br> 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||||



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||SORPaeference||
|---|---|---|
|||Theyear 2023wasour eighthyear as|
|||l'ecoledesfilous.|
|Summaryofthemain<br>achievementsofthecharity,|Para1.2O|Wehavecaniedonworking onimproving<br>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.|





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|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|||



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||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|||





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|Structure,Governance|and Man|agement|
|---|---|---|
|Description ofchariÿ's|||
|trusts:|||
|Typeofgoverningdocument|Para1.25|Constitution|
|ilir*IdaeJ.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|||



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||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||



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|ReferenceandAdminis|trative details|
|---|---|
|Charityname|L'ecole desfilous|
|Othernamethe charityuses||





|Registeredcharity number|1165754|
|---|---|
|Charity'sprincipaladdress|42Heath drive|
||WARE|
||SG12ORF|





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||Trusteename|Office(lf|Datesactedif|Nameofp€Eon(or body)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||.an-y)|notfor whole<br>yè41|entitlsdto appolnttrustee<br>(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|





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|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||



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|Typeof|Name|Address|
|---|---|---|
|adviser|||
|N/A|N/A|N/A|
|Nameof chief executive ornames||ofsenior staffmembers (Optionalinformation)|
|N/A|N/A|NiA|



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|Declarations|Declarations|||
|---|---|---|---|
|Thêtrusteesdeclarê thatthêyhaveapprovod the<br>Signêd on behalfofthecharlty'strusteês)<br>'- .:||trustees'<br>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.|