 Poster: A snowHead
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Perhaps because the Ski Club site is not exactly structured brilliantly, and things tend to get hidden, people have not - apparently - been rushing to take advantage of this offer.
Anybody in contact with schools who might want to take advantage of this?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I shall let a headmaster (sorry, head teacher) I know about this.
cathy, where does it say selection is random?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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cathy, thanks. I agree with you (though I don't have a grants hat!) but will still let my headmaster mate know about it.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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cathy, I might be naive but I really don't think the SCGB has the number of staff that would be required to check all the schools and pupils to decide who was the most sutable candidate. It might also be that Thomas Lang himself specified the method. Perhaps with your grants hat on you could write with your suggestion or even offer to do it better, in your opinion.
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Dypcdiver, well it really wouldn't involve too much time to ask applicants to submit a report with their application on how they're going to spend the money and then to assess those applications rather than a totally random lottery. Wouldn't it better for the money to go a school where opportunites are lacking rather than a well-funded school?
They state:
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| There are a number of ways the Ski Club’s Thomas Lang Schools Bursary can help, from funding an assisted place for a deserving child on a school ski trip, to a class outing to a local UK artificial ski slope or even helping children to buy clothing and ski accessories if they need financial support. |
but there's no assessment by the Ski Club of the proposals.
This is not a bash by me at the Ski Club - I just don't like the way they're doing it.
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Ok, so who reads the applications and judges who is best suited, I doubt that the bursary could afford that persons wage for the time it would take. I agree it is not perfect, nor is the world we live in.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I disagree. If the Ski Club has agreed that the money very generously left by Thomas Lang should be spent on such a bursary scheme, then they have a duty to ensure that the funds are administered correctly and due processes are followed. And this will entail operational costs. Will there be no reporting on how the money was spent either at the end of each bursary?
As I said, I'm not 'having a go' at the Ski Club. I think its a great idea, just not being carried out correctly. This is purely my opinion.
It's not for me to say how the scheme should be administered - an admin person already employed by the Ski Club taking on some additional duties or a panel of volunteers drawn from the membership? The applications could be assessed remotely by the panel through a scoring system? The time involved by an employee would really really not be very much. I don't know what resources the Ski Club has available but I'm just saying, I don't like the way the scheme is currently being run.
I'm glad you agree it's not perfect.
Not being a member of the Ski Club though, of course its up to them how they run it 
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| ....Not being a member of the Ski Club though, of course its up to them how they run it |
As from tomorrow, I will have to agree with you.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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As from tomorrow, I will have to agree with you
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achilles, are you missing the Club yet
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