“It really made sense to me to mention Emanuel School in my will. After all, without the support and encouragement of teachers at the school, none of the things I’ve achieved in my life would have been possible.”
Markus Jaigirder (OE and Chair of Governors)
“We were taught the value of a lifelong appetite for knowledge, learning and understanding; how to be good citizens and serve our communities. But it’s also about friendships. To have done things together in the past and to want to go on doing so now and in the future is what makes a community and it is what makes Emanuel such a wonderful, positive life-long and life-changing example of a great community. 
Teachers gain great satisfaction and sense of self-fulfilment from seeing their students flourish, growing in skill, learning, judgement and confidence. Helping a student financially enables a donor to share in that exhilarating feeling of satisfaction, of simple duty done.”
Claude Scott (OE1945-55)
“I want others to have the same kind of opportunities that Emanuel offered me; for this reason I am leaving a legacy to the school so that Emanuel can continue to provide a great ‘all encompassing’ education and experience to boys and girls in years to come. Emanuel nurtures young people, providing wonderful opportunities to excel academically, artistically and socially; I hope that my legacy will enable the school to continue in this Noble Aim.”
Nigel Hollington (OE1967-74)
“I very much enjoyed my time at Emanuel and am grateful for the rigorous and often inspiring teaching. It gave me a solid foundation and helped me get through six years of university. School should not be just about academic work, however. It should be about value added and a good school should help mould the character of its pupils. Emanuel opened my mind to a lot of new opportunities and experiences.
My old tutor at Warwick University commented that Emanuel pupils were “free thinkers with open minds”. What a wonderful reference for the school from a prominent academic. In a fast-changing world those two qualities will be sorely needed. As the government makes it increasingly expensive to take up the option of schooling in the independent sector, I am happy to leave a bequest in my will so that someone else will have the chance of enjoying the benefit of an Emanuel education, just as I did.”
Andy Hayward (OE1961-68)