Grants
The PTA Committee has a responsibility to ensure that funds are spent in an effective way that will benefit and support the children as well as staff in their role of developing and educating the children, in accordance with our charitable objectives. All the money that the PTA raises all goes towards enhancing the personal, social and academic development of the children at the school.
To promote an inclusive and open way of working with the school, we are launching three specific funds:
1. Capital Fund - Academia - working with our Headteacher, Lynn Wood, and her senior leadership team to identify 2 or 3 large projects which need funding. Those projects will be presented to the PTA committee every September and once shortlisted then shared with the PTA friends for discussion, then selection and approval by October Half Term. Once approved, these will be communicated with the wider school community and regular updates in the newsletter / website / PTA Communications.
2. Welfare Fund - Personal and Social - a pot of funds which will be administered by the Pastoral Care Team, confidentially, to help parents, carers and guardians either partially or fully fund an academic trip, equipment, clothing, travel, or tech needed by that family for their child / children. This fund will be administered by Georgina Neville and she will seek the approval of one or two of the co-chairs, depending on urgency, amount and need. We are developing a framework for this fund which will be published here soon.
3. Events fund - this is an enrichment fund - to work with school council, classes, and teaching staff at to provide enrichment to the curriculum and fund a few “special” events. Examples could range from Santa coming to visit the reception children through to a cinema night for the sixth form. These will be agreed by our Events Champion and their group on a case by case basis. We are developing a framework for this fund.
We have in the past also funded books and urgent needs of teachers on a more "ad hoc" basis - this will still happen - with our PTA trustees Gareth Keymer and Georgina Neville working closely with other school staff on these needs and costs, and communicate this to us all. We are developing a framework for this resource, and will be helped by our teacher / parent trustees.
What’s clear is thst we as a school community do some amazing fundraising. The PTA want to make sure funds are used to benefit our children, parents and community as soon as possible. In 2024/25 we will give a focus to Secondary projects to balance the previous recent donations to Primary.
More info soon, any questions please email the co-chairs.
To promote an inclusive and open way of working with the school, we are launching three specific funds:
1. Capital Fund - Academia - working with our Headteacher, Lynn Wood, and her senior leadership team to identify 2 or 3 large projects which need funding. Those projects will be presented to the PTA committee every September and once shortlisted then shared with the PTA friends for discussion, then selection and approval by October Half Term. Once approved, these will be communicated with the wider school community and regular updates in the newsletter / website / PTA Communications.
2. Welfare Fund - Personal and Social - a pot of funds which will be administered by the Pastoral Care Team, confidentially, to help parents, carers and guardians either partially or fully fund an academic trip, equipment, clothing, travel, or tech needed by that family for their child / children. This fund will be administered by Georgina Neville and she will seek the approval of one or two of the co-chairs, depending on urgency, amount and need. We are developing a framework for this fund which will be published here soon.
3. Events fund - this is an enrichment fund - to work with school council, classes, and teaching staff at to provide enrichment to the curriculum and fund a few “special” events. Examples could range from Santa coming to visit the reception children through to a cinema night for the sixth form. These will be agreed by our Events Champion and their group on a case by case basis. We are developing a framework for this fund.
We have in the past also funded books and urgent needs of teachers on a more "ad hoc" basis - this will still happen - with our PTA trustees Gareth Keymer and Georgina Neville working closely with other school staff on these needs and costs, and communicate this to us all. We are developing a framework for this resource, and will be helped by our teacher / parent trustees.
What’s clear is thst we as a school community do some amazing fundraising. The PTA want to make sure funds are used to benefit our children, parents and community as soon as possible. In 2024/25 we will give a focus to Secondary projects to balance the previous recent donations to Primary.
More info soon, any questions please email the co-chairs.