[John.]

Myself and 6 friends made a short film of 4 minutes after school over five days. 10 hours of our own time!! It was to enter a competition.

Well, it turns out we won the competition and the prize of £1500. so split between 7 of us it's £214.

So the money is sent to the school via cheque and it is cashed into the 'School Fund'.


Here's were it gets juicy!!


So the new Head tells no one the money is there, and she arranges a meeting between the Senior Management Team and all the Principle Teachers.

Then they decide, by majority, that we should either give all the money to Charity or half to charity and half in to the school fund. --- Totally over looking the fact that the film was planned, scripted, filmed, edited, all by us in our OWN TIME!

So the 7 of us found out today that they planned to do this.
And quite naturally we are all really angry that there was no consultation between us and that OUR money is being taken by the school!

HERE ARE SOME POINTS I WANT PEOPLE TO KEEP IN MIND!

> WE WERE TOLD BY THE COMPANY WHO HOSTED THE COMPETITION THAT WE WOULD RECEIVE ALL THE MONEY, IT WAS OURS AND OURS ALONE.

> IT WAS OUR OWN TIME SPENT TO MAKE THE FILM.

> IT WAS PRIVATE EQUIPMENT.

> THE HEADTEACHER KEPT IT QUIET THAT THE MONEY HAD COME TO THE SCHOOL, AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS!

> THE HEADTEACHER HAD A MEETING, NOT INVOLVING ANY STAFF WHO HAD SHOWN AN INTEREST BEFORE WE HAD WON, ONLY THOSE WANTING TO DECIDE HOW TO SPEND THE MONEY.

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS OVER THIS ISSUE, JUST ASK ME!