Voluntary Aided Hindu primary school

In 2005 the government made it possible for promoters of voluntary aided schools to bid through the local education authority for the creation of a new voluntary aided school where there is a clear local demand. The bid is to the Department for Education and Skills for allocation from the Targeted Capital Fund (TCF). The council received excellent submissions from two different promoters, the Sai School of Harrow and the I-Foundation, wanting to establish a voluntary aided Hindu primary school in Harrow. At the May Cabinet meeting, the Council decided to submit the bid from I-Foundation. I-Foundation is working in affiliation with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, which has been running a private Hindu school in Hertfordshire for the last 20 years. The bid is for a one form of entry combined primary school with a nursery.See "Key Decision - Voluntary Aided Schools Proposal": point 758 of the Cabinet Papers, May 2005 On 12 October 2005 Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Education and Skills, announced the successful bids for Targeted Capital Fund money 2005-08. Harrow's bid for a new faith school was successful, and the project has been allocated £9,852,943 capital funding to establish the school. This will be the first state Hindu school in the country. Further information about the Targeted Capital Fund, and the list of projects allocated funding, can be found on the TeacherNet website http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/