Appeal to parents as school bills rise

Governors of King David High School Manchester have appealed to parents to pay voluntary contributions after a drop during the pandemic.

Interim chairman of governors Jonathan Dover, in an email to parents, said that contributions — which are primarily used to fund Jewish studies — were  “nowhere near the level they need to be”.

Together with Andrew Berkeley and Danny Lopian, members of the governors fundraising sub-committee, he said that contributions were “a lifeline” for the school.

The school was facing a five to nine per cent increase in staffing costs as well as a 500 per cent rise in the cost of utilities.