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RE Community Impact Grants 2026-27 Application Form

Please provide the name and contact details of a professional referee who knows you or your school/organisation well. The referee must not be employed by, or otherwise part of, your school or organisation. Before submitting your application, please check that they are happy to be named as your referee and contacted if required.

Referee

If you have any questions, need support, or would like this form in an alternative format, please get in touch with our Grants Manager, Julia Minnear, at julia@cstg.org.uk

If your project is shortlisted, Section 2 of your application will be shared on the RE:ONLINE website as part of an online voting process to decide which projects receive funding. A summary of your project will also be shared.All other information provided in your application form will remain confidential and will only be used by Culham St Gabriel's Trust and NATRE for the purposes of administering and assessing the fund.

Important notice

First name

Surname

School or organisation name

School or organisation address

This will be used for correspondence about your grant

Email address

If shortlisted, your responses to this section will be shared online as part of the community voting process. Please use clear, accessible language and avoid including personal, confidential or sensitive information about yourself or others, or information that you would not be comfortable sharing publicly.

Organisation type

Give your project a short, memorable name. If your application is shortlisted, this title will be displayed on RE:ONLINE as part of the community vote. We recommend keeping it to 5-10 words (maximum 60 characters).

Project name

Tell us why this project matters. Is there a challenge, gap, need, or exciting opportunity that prompted the idea? You can draw on your experience, feedback, research, or what you have observed in practice.

What need or opportunity is your project responding to?

Tell us what you want to do. Describe the main activities and how the £2,500 grant will help make it happen. It may be helpful to think about the who, what, where, when and how of your project.

Please describe the project you are proposing

What do you hope will change as a result of the project? Think about the difference for pupils, teachers, your school, or the wider community. We don't expect you to prove impact in advance, just tell us what you're aiming for. You may use bulletpoints if that's easier.

What difference do you hope your project will make? 

This fund is designed to support teacher engagement in religion and worldviews education. Tell us how school teachers will shape, deliver, test, or learn from the project.

How will school teachers be involved in the design and delivery of the project?

We're keen for good ideas to inspire others. Tell us how you plan to share your learning, resources, findings, or reflections. This could be through local networks, publications, online platforms, conferences, or other appropriate channels.

How will you share what you learn with others?

Please tell us the age range of the pupils who will benefit from the project (for example, 5-7, 11-16, post-16, or by key stage).

Age group of pupils involved

All grants are for a fixed amount of £2,500. Please tell us how you plan to use the funding. Include the main items you expect to spend money on and an estimated cost for each. Examples might include staff time, supply cover, facilitators, visits, resources, or training. Please ensure you include costs to help with sharing and dissemination.

Please provide a breakdown of the main project costs

Please provide estimated dates in the format: Start date: DD/MM/YYYY, End date: DD/MM/YYYY. Projects are expected to complete by December 2027.

Please indicate the proposed start and finish dates

Referee name

Referee's position and organisation (if applicable)

Referee's email address

Policies

Please tick to confirm that you have an up-to-date safeguarding policy and can provide a copy if shortlisted.

Safeguarding policy

Schools and academies: If shortlisted, we will review your financial position using the DfE Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.

Financial information - schools

Organisations that are not schools or academies: Please upload your three most recent sets of accounts, or provide a link to your accounts online below.

Financial information - organisations

The Trust's open access policy is available here: <a href="https://www.cstg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/07/Open_access_policy.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.cstg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/07/Open_access_policy.pdf</a>

I have read and agree with the Trust’s Open Access policy

We recognise that applicants may use AI tools to support their application. Your answer will not influence any funding decision and is being collected for learning, fairness and transparency purposes only.

Did you use AI to support this application? If so, please briefly describe how it was used.

I confirm that the information I have provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that deliberately providing false information may result in this application being rejected or, if a grant is awarded, withdrawn.

Culham St Gabriel's Trust complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).The information you provide in this application will be used to assess and administer the grant programme. Applications will be reviewed by a panel convened by the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE) on behalf of Culham St Gabriel's Trust. Personal information will be removed before applications are shared with the review panel.If your application is shortlisted, Section 2 of your application will be published on RE:ONLINE as part of a public community vote to determine which projects receive funding. Before publication, we will remove names, contact details and other information that could reasonably identify an individual. Please avoid including personal, confidential or sensitive information in Section 2.To help prevent fraud and inform our funding strategy, we may share your name, organisation address, the purpose of the requested grant and the amount requested with other funders, including members of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cstg.org.uk/grants/projects/other-sources-of-funding/">Association of Church College Trusts (ACCT)</a>.As part of our commitment to transparency, we publish information about our grants through 360Giving and on our website. If you have any questions about the way in which we hold and process your personal information please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:enquiries@cstg.org.uk">enquiries@cstg.org.uk</a>. If you wish to make a complaint, please visit: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cstg.org.uk/trust-policies/privacy-policy/data-protection-complaints/">https://www.cstg.org.uk/trust-policies/privacy-policy/data-protection-complaints/ </a>For further information please see our Privacy Policy: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cstg.org.uk/trust-policies/privacy-policy">https://www.cstg.org.uk/trust-policies/privacy-policy</a>

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