Bill’s Story – Whitgift Almshouses Bill has been a resident of the Whitgift Almshouses for years now, and in that time he has made many friends and become an active member of the community. Before moving here, Bill would often spend his days sitting at home alone, working on crossword puzzles. He found it hard…
Kathy’s Story – Whitgift Care Kathy has been a Senior Nurse at Whitgift Care for ten years. She specialises in end-of-life care and has been on the Gold Standard framework training course to give the highest standard of care to her residents. Kathy is passionate about making sure that her residents are comfortable and have…
Marcel was an exceptional student who was a recipient of a bursary at Whitgift School. Now having completed his studies at Whitgift School having achieved an outstanding 43/45 points in his International Baccalaureate he studies Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. During his time at the school he was the School Captain, Hockey Captain and founded the Chemistry Society.
Paul graduated from Trinity in 1984 after receiving a bursary placement at the school to support his education. ‘What sets Trinity apart is I think the combination of what you get from an academic perspective but also the wider development, I think Trinity is really good at focusing on the person and getting them to perform at their best’
Gabriel completed his studies at Trinity School having achieved A-levels in Economics, Maths and Chemistry moving on to City University, London to study maths. However, this is on hold while his Rugby career takes off playing and training professionally with Harlequins. ‘Trinity has inspired me greatly to pursue a career in Rugby. My proudest achievement is learning the game of Rugby, achieving the U20s honours and now training for the Harlequins professionally. I wouldn’t be where I am now without Trinity – it’s where I first picked up the rugby ball and progressed through my career, so massive thanks to the teachers and coaches that supported me through it.’
Alan was a recipient of a bursary when he enrolled at Whitgift School in 1953 and graduated six years later after a successful time at the school academically and in sport. ‘I think what sets Whitgift apart from other schools are the excellent facilities both academic and sporting. The assisted place gave me the opportunity that would never have come my way otherwise’.
For the first time since 2019, staff, pupils and care home resident gathered together to take part in the John Whitgift Foundation’s annual Founder’s Day Service held at Croydon Minster on Tuesday 22 March. Commencing with a drum roll by Whitgift School’s Corp of Drums outside the Minster, the Service is a unique and momentous…
The past 18 months have been some of the most testing for the everyone, and especially for young people. Despite this our foundation’s three leading independent schools, Old Palace of John Whitgift, Whitgift and Trinity, have achieved outstanding A-level and International Baccalaureate (IB) examination results. Over 90% of the Trinity School’s a-level students secured their…
Special guest joins virtual Founder’s Day Service for 425th anniversary The Most Revd and the Rt Hon Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, features in today’s Founder’s Day Service to mark 425 years since Archbishop John Whitgift laid the first foundation stones of his Hospital of the Holy Trinity. The Archbishop leads the Address and pays…
Students, staff and care home residents had the opportunity to ask the Archbishop a range of questions relating to his work and the issues and opportunities faced by the charity following the unprecedented times we find ourselves in. In an address, the Archbishop highlighted the importance of the pandemic for the Foundation to find a…
