Who contributed financially to JCoSS?
Originally set up in July 2001 in response to a growing demand from parents, JCoSS is now an independent, voluntary body, which operates through the Jewish Community Secondary School Trust, a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.
JCoSS is working in partnership with Norwood, the UK’s leading Jewish children and family services charity. JCoSS enjoys the formal support of three of the UK’s five main Jewish movements as well as very many individuals and Jewish community organisations.
Around 75% of the capital funding - around £36 million - came from central government. The rest - around £10-12 million - was raised from every section of our community from secular to mainstream Orthodox, led by Gerald Ronson. Obviously for reasons of confidentiality we can't talk about individual donors, although our President, Gerald Ronson, has made public his contribution of £1million for which we are incredibly grateful. The Pears family has generously supported the Special Resource Provision.
JCoSS is a state school, funded by the Government and the Local Education Authority. In common with other faith schools, parents are invited to make a voluntary contribution to fund the cost of supporting the school's Jewish ethos and security as this is not covered by statutory funding.