Amos Group’s cheque was presented by Claire Brindley to The Faber School’s head boy and head girl, Joe Clowes and Beth Hall, accompanied by head teacher Francesca Devine.

 

 

Amos Group’s £5,000 donation boost school’s expansion fund

July 2006

A project to expand facilities at one of the Moorlands’ smallest schools has been given a tremendous boost thanks to a £5,000 donation by local company, the Amos Group, Parents, friends and staff at The Faber Catholic Primary School, Cotton, have begun raising £30,000 towards the cost of improvements at the 130-year-old school.

The £300,000 project, paid for chiefly from Diocesan funds, will see conversion of the former headmaster’s house to become extra classroom space and a staff room. The 52-pupil school is also benefiting from a new outdoor classroom which will support its multi-sensory teaching methods.
                                                  
“The extra classrooms will be extremely useful in supporting our pupils’ learning and the outdoor classroom is particularly appropriate as the school is in such a beautiful area,” explained head teacher Francesca Devine. “It will also be the first time the teachers have had their own staff room.”

She continued: “The school needs to raise ten percent of the total cost which is a very substantial amount as we have just 39 families involved. The £5,000 donation from the Amos Group is just fantastic – we’re overwhelmed by their generosity.”

The donation brings the Friends of Faber fund raising total to £6,000 and there are plans for a series of events to bring in more cash over coming months.

Leek-based Amos Group is closely involved with the village of Cotton through its proposals to regenerate the site of nearby Cotton College where it plans to restore a range of historic buildings and convert them to new homes.

“We are delighted to support the project to provide more space for pupils at The Faber School. It’s a delightful school and this will help pupils make full use of the space they have available,” said a spokesman for the Group.

“Our plans for the Cotton College site will eventually bring new families to the community, many of whom will appreciate a successful local school like this one.”

Amos Group’s cheque was presented by Claire Brindley to The Faber School’s head boy and head girl, Joe Clowes and Beth Hall, accompanied by head teacher Francesca Devine.