# Michael Gove’s old school battles trust’s bid
to slash bursaries

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/michael-goves-old-school-battles-trusts-bid-to-slash-bursaries/
- Published: 2026-10-23T17:21:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:52:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16233945/Michael-Goves-old-school-battles-trusts-bid-slash-bursaries.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Robert Gordon’s College is challenging proposed cuts to its trust funding.
- The bursaries support more than 30 pupils from lower-income families.
- The trust plans to redirect more funding across north-east Scotland.

## Summary

Robert Gordon’s College is taking legal action to challenge plans by Aberdeen Endowments Trust to reduce the share of its funds supporting the school. The dispute matters because the trust’s bursaries provide free places for pupils who might otherwise be unable to attend the fee-paying school.

The 300-year-old college, attended by former Cabinet minister Michael Gove, charges fees of up to £21,000 a year. The trust currently funds more than 30 pupils from families earning under £80,000; its proposal would reduce the college’s share of funding to 70 per cent within five years and at least 49 per cent thereafter. The trust says the reorganisation would widen educational support across north-east Scotland, while the college says it is seeking to protect its ability to offer bursaries.

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