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English & Drama Centre
Construction work commenced in June 2026 on our English and Drama Centre and we are looking to our Olavian community to help us raise the funds needed to complete this lynchpin project.
As well as delivering world class facilities for our English and Drama Faculty, this impressive new building will also provide a space for photography and dance societies, GCSE & A-Level Art exhibitions, careers talks and smaller music performances.
Once complete this project will also enable us to re-assign existing classroom spaces to other teaching departments.
Donations via our official JustGiving page, will fund core classroom supplies and equipment for English lessons as well as lighting and sound facilities for our new Drama Studio.
You can leave your mark with a prosperity brick, a place on our honours board or a lasting legacy at St. Olave's with naming opportunities for one of 7 new classrooms, the Drama Studio and the English and Drama Centre to take your place alongside our Richardson, Brian Ruth and Holyoak Rooms.
Please ensure you include a message on JustGiving with the name(s) you would like to appear on the Prosperity Brick or Honours Board; or select the option to share your details at the end of the checkout process so we can get in touch directly to attribute your donation.
Please note:The JustGiving payment platform does not have the functionality to link and track a parental donation to an associated Olavian student, therefore kindly ensure you ALSO submit this information to help us record your donation, and the dedication name as appropriate, via the following
Secure linkDonor Rewards
There are a variety of reward levels to choose from, set out below. For classroom dedications and larger gifts please contact our Development Manager - Ant Macina to discuss your gift.
To ensure we record your Thank you for helping us build on a tradition of academic excellence and life enriching opportunities for our Olavians.
£250 - Prosperity Brick
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£500 - Honours Board
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£500 - Honours Board - a lasting legacy commemorating your support, located pride of place in the main lobby to thank our donors. |
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£1,000 - Honours Board and Ceremony
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£1,000 Honours Board and Ceremony - A lasting legacy and celebration of your support with an opening night social event during which the board will be unveiled. |
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£2,000 - Honours Board, Champagne Reception with Headteacher and Governors
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£2,000: Honours Board, Champagne Reception with Headteacher and Governors - An opportunity to meet with school leaders and other key donors during a Champagne Reception |
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£10K - Classroom dedication with wall plaque (7 available)
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£10K - Classroom dedication with wall plaque - a unique opportunity to have one of our 7 new classrooms within the English and Drama Centre named after you. |
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£75K - Drama Studio naming rights
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£75K - Drama Studio naming rights - support the performing arts community at St. Olave's by having our dedicated drama studio named after you. |
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£250K - English and Drama building naming rights
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£250K - English and Drama building naming rights - Support this purpose built centre of excellence for English and Drama by having the building named after you. |
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Gift Aid
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Gift Aid is a government tax relief scheme. It costs you nothing extra, but means we will receive an additional 25% on your donation from the UK Government. This makes a huge difference. |
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When donating, do please remember to tick the Gift Aid box if you are an eligible UK tax payer. |
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Matched Funding/Payroll Giving
Donating to the school via payroll giving offers numerous benefits to make your donation go further. In most circumstances, donations made in this way offer a tax-efficient way of giving as they are deducted from pre-tax income .
In addition, many companies offer matched funding for charitable donations, doubling a doner's monthly contribution to the school to benefit the next generation of Olavians at an even greater rate but at no additonal cost to the donor.
Below is a list of some companies that are known to have matched funding schemes. This list is by no means definitive,please contact your Human Resources Department to enquire if such a scheme exists at your company.
Our Registered Charity number is: 1208868
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To see how this links to our wider development plan across the school site, please see our 'Building on Tradition' roadmap of future projects and hear from students, teachers and fellow Olavians via the following link:
