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Ways to Support
When William Adams set up our school in 1656, he did so as a philanthropic act to enable bright children from modest backgrounds to access a standard of education that could compare with independent schools.
Nowadays, as a state school, we still rely on the generosity of our school community to maintain and improve our buildings, equipment and provide a wider variety of opportunities and experiences for students that reflect our high standards. You can support us in a variety of ways.
Play our School Lottery
Our school lottery raises money for the little extras that make the school function better. State school budgets have become tighter each year so money from the lottery has gone towards buying equipment such as chess clocks for our burgeoning chess team, orienteering equipment to encourage getting outdoors and extra furniture to increase capacity in the library.
The lottery, which is administered by “Your School Lottery” gives our community of parents and Old Novaportans a way of supporting the school financially in an affordable, regular way combined with the chance to win one of two weekly prizes.
How it works
One prize is drawn from among supporters of Haberdashers’ Adams and is a percentage of the total amount given. The second prize is a nation-wide weekly jackpot prize of £25,000. There are also bonus non-cash prizes which change from month to month.
You can set it up yourself on the “Your School Lottery” website and be entered immediately. You can choose how much you want to play each week so it can suit your circumstances. 40% of all funds raised come straight back to the school, 25% is given as the cash prize and the remaining 35% covers jackpots and admin.
Join the PTA
Our PTA was re-established in September 2022 after Covid caused a long gap in activities and a change of team members. They are recruiting new members to help organise and deliver fund-raising activities and events.
Visit our Online Shop
Our shop carries a small number of limited-edition merchandise items, including Haberdashers’ Adams jute shopping bags and hand-finished bone china mugs which make perfect gifts for current students, leavers and ONs. We also take orders for house hoodies once a year which are sold via the shop. You can also purchase print copies of the latest Novaportan magazine which summarises the whole academic year and is released each summer.
Donate
If you would like to donate to any other causes with in the school, such as providing extra support for Pupil Premium children, helping us to preserve our older buildings and heritage, or helping us with equipment or team sponsorship then our development department would love to speak to you.
You can choose to donate with a one-off payment or regular giving of small amounts. We are not running an active campaign for a specific cause at the moment, but you can find out more about possible future projects.
The school also runs a private school fund (PSF) which all new parents are asked to join to enable to provide our students with a much wider variety of extra-curricular activities than would normally be available to a state-funded school. Without this fund, we would not be able to offer the extra opportunities in all academic and extra-curricular areas that make the school so special and give our students an edge in the future.
Give your time, skills or experience
We recognise that our school community has a diverse range of skills. Perhaps you can provide expert advice and services to the school. Perhaps you can help with career mentoring? If so, please get in touch.
Need some help? Got a question?
Our Development Manager, Rebecca Roberts, will be pleased to answer any questions you may have.
