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A gift in your Will to Teaching Staff Trust can help ensure future generations of education staff have somewhere to turn when they need support most.
Get in touch with usEvery day, teachers, teaching assistants, nursery staff, lecturers and other education professionals dedicate their lives to supporting children and young people. When illness, bereavement, relationship breakdown, domestic abuse, disability or financial hardship disrupt those lives, Teaching Staff Trust is there to help.
Asma was in the middle of a family crisis that left her displaced 50 miles from work and living without hot water. A grant from Teaching Staff Trust helped her put things right.
After taking care of family and loved ones, many people choose to leave a gift to a cause that reflects their values and the difference they want to make in the world.
A gift in your Will to Teaching Staff Trust will help us continue to provide grants, support people affected by illness and bereavement, help those experiencing domestic abuse or housing difficulties, connect beneficiaries to specialist services and respond to growing demand.
Fast financial support to help prevent eviction, cover funeral costs or replace essential household items after a crisis.
Help to regain stability after illness, bereavement, relationship breakdown or domestic abuse.
Connections to counselling, debt advice and other specialist services education staff need to move forward.
In 2025–26 alone, Teaching Staff Trust distributed £600,000 in grants and support to education staff in crisis — and demand is growing by 18% a year. A gift in your Will, even a modest share of your estate, helps make sure that support is still there for the next teacher or member of school staff who needs it.
A gift in your Will could help keep a roof over someone's head, fund essential household items following family breakdown, support recovery from serious illness, help an education professional return to work and reduce stress during times of hardship.
Denise's story — a retired teacher who came to us at 74, when she was being evicted from her flat. She was the sole carer for her disabled daughter, with no family living nearby. Gifts like the ones left in Wills help make sure support is there for people like Denise, whenever they need it. (Name changed to protect privacy.)
Known as a residuary gift. After family and friends are provided for, you can leave a share of what remains to Teaching Staff Trust. Residuary gifts keep up with inflation, so you may not need to update your Will in future.
Known as a pecuniary gift. A fixed sum of money makes an instant contribution. It's often worth reviewing a pecuniary gift from time to time, as inflation can reduce its value.
You can choose to leave a particularly valuable item, such as furniture, jewellery or even a property, that may appreciate in value over the long term.
Teaching Staff Trust
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Registered Charity Number: 1168445
Suggested wording for your solicitor, depending on the type of gift you'd like to leave Teaching Staff Trust:
For a share of your estate:
"I give to The Teaching Staff Trust (registered charity number 1168445) [all / ___%] of the residue of my estate, free of all taxes, for its general charitable purposes, and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other duly authorised officer of the charity shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my Executors."
For a fixed sum of money:
"I give to The Teaching Staff Trust (registered charity number 1168445) the sum of [£___ (___ pounds)] free of all taxes, for its general charitable purposes, and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other duly authorised officer of the charity shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my Executors."
If you're an executor or solicitor managing a legacy gift, or if you'd like more personal advice about leaving a gift in your Will, please contact our friendly team at enquiries@teachingstafftrust.org.uk.