Michael Gove's old school battles trust's bid
to slash bursaries

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Robert Gordon’s College (RGC), a prestigious private school in Scotland with fees of up to £21,000 per year, is suing Aberdeen Endowments Trust (AET) after the trust proposed redirecting funds towards state schools and charities. AET currently provides free places for more than 30 pupils from families earning less than £80,000 annually through bursaries. Historically, RGC has received the majority of AET’s funding, but the new proposals would reduce its share to 70 percent over the next five years and a minimum of 49 percent thereafter. The school argues that it offers "transformational bursaries" enabling talented pupils from less affluent backgrounds to attend RGC. Notable alumni include former UK Cabinet minister Michael Gove, Aberdeen oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood (deceased), former Scotland football captain Martin Buchan, and immunologist Ian Frazer.

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🔮 RGC historically received the majority of AET’s funding, but the proposals would see its share cut to 70 per cent over the next five years and a minimum of 49 per cent afterwards.
2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Michael Gove's old school battles trust's bid
to slash bursaries
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AET Aberdeen Endowments Trust RGC Robert Gordon’s College Scotland

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RGC ORG · 5× AET ORG · 4× Aberdeen Endowments Trust ORG · 4× Michael Gove PERSON · 3× OSCR ORG · 3× Robert Gordon’s College ORG · 3× Scotland GPE · 3× Aberdeen GPE · 2× Cabinet ORG · 1× Mail ORG · 1×

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Other alumni include the late Aberdeen oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood whose memorial service was held there yesterday, former Scotland captain Martin Buchan and Ian Frazer, the immunologist who invented the HPV vaccine.
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🔮 RGC historically received the majority of AET’s funding, but the proposals would see its share cut to 70 per cent over the next five years and a minimum of 49 per cent afterwards.
2026-10-23 · Daily Mail
Michael Gove's old school battles trust's bid
to slash bursaries · assertive framing

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A prestigious private school attended by former Cabinet minister Michael Gove is taking legal action against a proposed cut to its bursary funding. asserted
school → attend → funding
Aberdeen Endowments Trust (AET) applied to redirect cash earmarked for Robert Gordon’s College (RGC) towards state schools and charities in September. asserted
Trust → apply → September
The college, a 300-year-old private school with fees of up to £21,000 a year, is taking the trust to court over the plans, a source close to the school told the Mail. asserted
source → take → Mail
AET funds free places for more than 30 pupils at the school from families earning less than £80,000. asserted
AET → fund → 80,000
RGC historically received the majority of AET’s funding, but the proposals would see its share cut to 70 per cent over the next five years and a minimum of 49 per cent afterwards. asserted
share → receive → cent
A spokesman for the school said: ‘I can confirm that Robert Gordon’s College has a longstanding association with Aberdeen Endowments Trust. asserted
College → say → Trust
As the trust’s primary beneficiary, RGC offers transformational bursaries to talented pupils who would otherwise not be able to attend the College. asserted
who → offer → College
Robert Gordon's College is is taking legal action against Aberdeen Endowments Trust after the trust applied to redirect cash towards state schools Michael Gove was a former pupil of the private fee school ‘ asserted
Gove → take → school
The trustees of AET are proposing changes to the organisation’s governance and constitutional structures which would significantly reduce RGC’s ability to offer these bursaries. asserted
which → propose → bursaries
'In response, the governors of RGC are considering all avenues to protect the college’s existing rights and interests, so that we can continue to widen access for learners across the north east of Scotland.’ asserted
we → consider → Scotland
Trustees of the charity say a reorganisation would allow capital spending and widen support to pupils across north-east Scotland. asserted
reorganisation → say → Scotland
A spokesman said: 'The goal of Aberdeen Endowments Trust is to distribute funds to support educational opportunities for children, young people, and adults across Aberdeen. asserted
goal → say → Aberdeen
'Throughout our history, we have had a close association with Robert Gordon’s College. asserted
we → have → College
We have provided bursaries to help many pupils attend the college, and we look forward to continuing that relationship. asserted
we → provide → relationship
We are committed to adhering to the regulatory process with OSCR, and until the outcome of our application to OSCR is confirmed, we are unable to comment further.' asserted
we → commit → OSCR
The charity watchdog added: ‘OSCR was recently made aware that court proceedings are ongoing. asserted
proceedings → add → ?
As we are not involved in those proceedings, we are not in a position to comment on them.’ asserted
we → involve → them
Other alumni include the late Aberdeen oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood whose memorial service was held there yesterday, former Scotland captain Martin Buchan and Ian Frazer, the immunologist who invented the HPV vaccine. asserted
who → include → vaccine
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