Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is an extremely collaborative team that is responsible for the governance of Richmond View School. It provides strategic direction as well as the overseeing the overall stewardship of school resources. Members bring valuable experience, perspective and expertise that enrich goal setting and strategic planning processes to ensure that Richmond View School provides the highest quality education founded upon the authority of God’s Word.
Please see below for a copy of our Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023
Please see below for a copy of our Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023
CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
- Mr David Pauling (Principal)
- Mr James Galloway (Chairman)
- Mr Julian Adamson (Staff Representative)
- Mrs Christie Rentoul (Parent Representative)
- Mr Simon Green (Parent Representative)
- Mrs Guan (Wang) Vistar (Parent Representative)
- Mr Alistair Schorn (Parent Representative)
- Pastor Tom Hatch (Proprietor Representative)
- Mrs Sonia Cowie (Proprietor Representative)
- Rochelle Uys (Student Representative)
While the Board has responsibility for the wider vision, direction and financial management of the school, responsibility for moving vision to a comprehensive strategy and the effective daily functioning of the school is the role of the Principal, supported by the Senior Leadership Team. The Principal is both a member and CEO of the RVS Board.
The Board of Trustees may be contacted via the following email:
The Board of Trustees may be contacted via the following email:
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Community Support Fund
The Board of Trustees are pleased to announce the introduction of a Community Support Fund here at Richmond View School. We recognise that at times our school families need financial assistance with their attendance dues and this Fund has been developed to assist where it can.
Through this Fund people, or businesses, who wish to financially contribute to assist families can do so. 100% of donations received will be distributed to families who require assistance.
Information on the Fund and Application Form are below, or speak to the School Office Staff.
Through this Fund people, or businesses, who wish to financially contribute to assist families can do so. 100% of donations received will be distributed to families who require assistance.
Information on the Fund and Application Form are below, or speak to the School Office Staff.
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Policies
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The RVS Board of Trustees employ the expertise of School Docs to work with us on developing RVS policy. For details on specific school policy, please refer to the website:
If you have any questions regarding school policy, please see the principal.
Complaints Procedure For information on the complaints procedure, refer to the School Docs website and enter the search term "complaints". |
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The Proprietor
Tom Hatch
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Sonia Cowie
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The Elim Church started in Blenheim in 1954 and met in various buildings before building its own premises, which included a primary school, at 26 Burleigh Road, Blenheim.
It was part of the original vision of the Church to have a School and on 7th March 1981 the School was opened.
Richmond View School was a private school that received little financial funding from the Government. On 20th March 2001 the Ministry of Education established Richmond View School as an Integrated School, and on 30th January 2019 Richmond View School was awarded full composite Year 1-13 (Area School) status.
An Integrated school does not receive government funding for capital building work, instead it charges attendance dues to cover building work. 100% of the Attendance Dues go to new building work and building up-keep.
The Special Character of Richmond View School is determined by the Elim Church’s Statement of Faith made of Christian beliefs, values and lifestyles and is defined as follows:
The school reflects this by:
It was part of the original vision of the Church to have a School and on 7th March 1981 the School was opened.
Richmond View School was a private school that received little financial funding from the Government. On 20th March 2001 the Ministry of Education established Richmond View School as an Integrated School, and on 30th January 2019 Richmond View School was awarded full composite Year 1-13 (Area School) status.
An Integrated school does not receive government funding for capital building work, instead it charges attendance dues to cover building work. 100% of the Attendance Dues go to new building work and building up-keep.
The Special Character of Richmond View School is determined by the Elim Church’s Statement of Faith made of Christian beliefs, values and lifestyles and is defined as follows:
- God is creator of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible, sustaining and ruling over creation, including man.
- God is the source of all wisdom and knowledge.
- God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son and the Holy Spirit are relevant to every area of study and endeavour in the school.
The school reflects this by:
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Using the Bible as the basis for exploring God’s world as a standard against which to compare and interpret all curriculum materials.
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Teaching Christian values and behaviour through the process of acknowledgement of sin, repentance, and acceptance of Jesus’ gift of grace.
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Using prayer as a key tool in learning, inviting the Holy Spirit into every learning situation.
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Encouraging each child to give their best because God creates and equips each person for their unique role in His service, and acknowledges achievement in accordance with the child’s effort.
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Inextricably integrating knowledge and understanding with Christian beliefs through a balance, comprehensive range of learning strategies, based upon appropriate Christian curriculum and proven educational programmes.
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Acting as a continuum and extension of the teaching provided in the Christian home.
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Providing an environment where children, parents and teachers can experience Godly relationships, showing the character of Christ in love, discipline, respect, honour and trust, and witness and exemplary demonstration of Biblical truths in their lives.
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Providing staff who are suitable role models of the qualities it seeks to engender in the students.
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Richmond View School is a Mission of the Church and we work together very closely to provide the children with a world-class education with a Christian worldview, equipping them for life.