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							Polish Saturday School Milford			IPolska Szkola
			Charity		name		Sobotnia Milford im.	Tadeusza		Czuchnickiego
Other names charity			is known			by
Registered	charity number				(ifany)		1175719
Charity's		principal		address			We don School, Lan	ua e Block,
							We don Lane, Wrecclesham,
							FARhlHAM, Surrey
							Postcode: GU9 SUG

am	es ofthe charity trus	tees who manage	the charity
	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for year	whole	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee ifan
1	Dr Zofia Luklinska	Chair	Until 18November	2022
	Dr Wojciech	Co-Chair
	Machowski
	Antonina	Vice-Chair
	Mach owska
4	Dr Ewa Jakubczyk	Secretary
	Malgorzata	Treasurer
	Wojtynka —Sims
	Renata Pater-	Administrator	Until 18 November	2022
	Kozlowska
	Iwona Blaszczyk-	Trustee	Until 18November	2022
	Brooks

and a	ddresses ofadvis	ers (Optional information)
T e	ofadviser	Name Address
Name	of chief executive	or names ofsenior staff members	(Optional	information)

D	escription ofthe charity's trust	s	s	s
	Type of governing document	Constitution
	leg. treat deed, ccdetitetiee)
	How the charity is constituted	Charitable		Un-incorPorated	Organisation
	(ag. treat, Gaacc!at!Oe, cert!pahvi
	Trustee seieclion methods	ApPointed		bY CharitY Members
	teg. Bj!eclhted hy, elected hy)
Additional governance issues (Optional			information)
You may choose to include		Charity	Members consist ofTrustees, School Staff and Parents
additional information, where		Committee's Members
relevant, about:
~	policies and procedures	The		Charity has the following		officers:
	adopted for the induction and training oftrustees;			(a) A Chair,
~	the charity's organisational			(b) A Co-Chair,
	structure and any wider network with which the charity			(c) A Vice-Chair,
	works;			(d) A Secretary,

~ relationship with any related	~ relationship with any related	~ relationship with any related	(e) A Treasurer.
parties;
~ trustees'	consideration	of	(f) An Administrator
major risks and the system and procedures to manage			(g) An additional Trustee
them.			All the above persons have been appointed Trustees ofthe Charity.
			Dr Zofia Luklinska, Mrs Renata Kozlowska and Mrs Iwona
			Blaszczyk-Brooks resigned as Charity Trustees in November 2022.
			The Charity works closely with their Umbrella Organisation, the
			Polish Educational Society (PES) in London (Polska Macierz
			Szkolna) as well as with vadous Polish institutions supporting Polish
			education abroad (Polish Embassy, Upper House of Polish
			Parliament, Association "Wspolnota Polska" in Warsaw, ORPEG-
			Centre for the Development of Polish Education Abroad and others)
Summary ofthe objects charity set out in its governing document		ofthe	To advance education ofyoung people between the ages of3to 18years old in Surrey and North Hampshire and the surrounding areas, in Polish language, literature, history, geography, culture, tradition and Christian values.
			Teaching Polish Polish language, literature, history, geography,
			culture, tradition and Christian values. Preparation for Exams:
			GCSE and A-Level in Polish as a foreign language. 32 Saturdays
			during the school year.
Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for		the	Celebrations of Polish patriotic events: Independence Day; Constitution Day, Flag Day, All Saints Day.
public benefit in relation		to
these objects (include within this section the statutory			Participation in events organised by Charity's umbrella organisation, PES. Events have been organised both online and	in
declaration	that trustees	have	person (hybrid).
had regard	to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public			Organisation ofAnnual General Meeting for Parents and Guardians
benefit)
			Participation ofTeachers (Charity Members) in various training
			courses and conferences organised by PES—hybrid style (online
			and in person).

							Participation ofsome teaching staff in Safeguarding Course,	organised	organised
You may			choose		to include		by PMS (online).
further statements, relevant, about:					where		Participation ofteaching staff in numerous training sessions Polish Educational Society in London (hybrid).	organised		by
~	policy		on grant		making;
~	policy programme investment;					related	Participation of students and teaching staff in Polish history-related celebrations organised by Polish Educational Society, Polish Cultural Institute and various Polish Organisations in Great Britain
~	contribution			made		by
	volunteers.						Obtaining students' School ID for all pupils and students via	cooperation
							with Polish Consulate.
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Summary ofthe achievements of					main the charity		Results ofExams in summer 2023 session:
during		the year					GCSE Exam: 4 students. Marks: 9 —3students; 8 —1	student; 7—
							1 student
							A Level Exam: 1 student —mark A
							The School's performance, care for pupils and exams'	results	are
							well known in the local Polish Community in Surrey and
							Hampshire, so there is a waiting list ofprospective pupils and
							students.
							The number ofstudents at the School increased slightly from 228
							students in academic year 2021/22 to 232 in academic year	2022/23.
							Main Events:
							8 October 2022 - Ceremonial induction for pupils ofYear 1.
							12 November 2022 —Celebration of All Saints Day and Independence
							Day at Brookwood Military Cemetery —together with Polish Parish		and
							Polish Citizens from Surrey and Hampshire. Organisation of	Polish-style
							refreshments for participants.
							Independence Day was also celebrated by all pupils and students		at the
							School, in a separate ceremony.
							11 December 2022 —St. Nicholas Day celebrations for the School		pupils
							and students.
							04 February 2023 —End of Carnival party at the School
							25 February 2023 —Internal Competition for entry for Poetry	Competition
							"Wierszowisko 2022", organised by Polish Educational Society
							11June 2023 Finals of "Wierszowisko 2022" in London (School entries: a team one and 3 individual - 1 student received 3place in the individual
							competition)
							29 April 2023 —Celebration of Polish Constitution Day and Polish Flag
							Day
							Internal School competitions in poetry, reading, art and spelling-
							throughout the School Year.

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					2teachers received a	Medal			of Polish Commission							of National			Education
					for their achievements	in education					of Polish			children			in Great		Britain
Brief statement ofthe					The Charity's Reserve	Policy ensures						that	sufficient				capital	is	available		to
charity's policy on reserves					cover the School's operational costs							for at	least		the	next 24		months
					period.
Details of any funds materially in deficit					Not applicable
Further financial review		details			(Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: ~ the charity's principal					The Charity's funding is principally derived from supplemented by various fundraising activities, in academic year 2022/23, after post Covid-19 removed.										School fees. Usually it which slightly increased regulations were						is
	sources offunds (including
	any fundraising);				The main expenditure	is	for		the hire		ofthe		premises,				for the	expenses
~	how expenditure has supported the key objectives				incurred by the volunteering in education process.				staff	and		for books			and	materials			necessary
	ofthe charity;
~	investment policy and
	objectives including any
	ethical investment policy
	adopted.
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The	trustees declare that	they		have approved the trustees'				report		above.
Signed on behalf ofthe Charity's					Trustees
	Signature(s)		A.4+we~
	Full name(s)			Antonina Machowska						Malgorza					Wojtynka-Sims
	Position (eg				Chair									Treasurer
Secretary, Chair, etc)
	Date	29	April		2024