03 January 2025
All Day
Welcome to the Parent Teacher Association of St Thomas’. If you have a child at St Thomas’ C of E Primary School, or are you a member of staff, then you are a member of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA).
The Parent Teacher Association is a group of like minded people whose primary aim is to raise funds for the school. These funds go towards “extras” that cannot be funded directly by the school and also towards much needed equipment that requires our additional input.
Our second aim is more of a social one. We aim to make our events as inclusive as possible ensuring that they attract attention from across the community. There is also a very social aspect to being a member or helper of the PTA. We are always looking to hear from people who would be willing to help out in any way and it is an ideal way of meeting new people who have the best interests of the school and their children at heart.
If you could spare some time or would like to know more about us then we would love to hear from you. Get in touch with us via email here. To keep up to date with news and events you can follow us on Instagram at @stthomaspta and Facebook at St Thomas School PTA
* Next Meeting: Thursday 11th July 8pm @ The Elizabethan *
* Next Event: TBC *
Welcome to St Thomas’ 100 Club
A great way for you to support the school whilst having a bit of a flutter! Here’s how it works…
£2 a month buys you one membership number to be entered into a monthly prize draw. 45% of the monthly funds will be paid out in prizes with the remaining 55% going to the school to help fund equipment, resources and opportunities for pupils. To join complete the application form and email it to 100club.stthomaspta@gmail.com. Full membership rules and the application form can be found on the PTA website. Thankyou for your support!
100 Club membership rules & application form
Committee
The committee meet on a regular basis, usually once a month. The committee is open to all parents and you can come to any meeting, you do not have to have an official role. A vote is taken during the AGM to elect the new committee for the academic year.
Remember, even if you don’t wish to take on a formal role, there are lots of other ways you can help so please come along to hear more!
Chairs – Rebecca Judson & Emma Fowler
The chair is the main conduit between the School and the PTA and its families, meeting regularly with the Senior Leadership team as well as liaising with the committee, staff and parents/carers. The Chair guides the PTA meetings and oversees the organisation of the various fundraising activities. The Chair also produces an annual report for the AGM.
Secretary – Hayley Mayer
The secretary is the organiser! S/he arranges the meetings, sends out agendas, attends the meetings to take minutes and distributes them after the event. The secretary also organises any licenses needed for fundraising events and supports the chair in administration duties.
Treasurer – Emma Aspinall
The Treasurer keeps the finances of the PTA in good order, issuing cheques, completing the banking and keeping on top of the accounts. At PTA functions it is the Treasurer’s duty to issue floats and cash up at the end of the event. A full annual report must be submitted at every AGM, an annual report is prepared for the Charities Commission and a formal audit must be undertaken every 3 years. In addition, interim reports are given at every meeting.
Communications Officer – Sarah Morley
The Communications Officer creates and sends out newsletters on a regular basis to all parents, carers and staff to provide updates on upcoming events, fundraising progress and reminders about PTA meetings. This role is also responsible for posting regular updates on our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram and liaising with the School to update the PTA section of the website. Corporate Funding Officer.
Corporate Funding Officer – Joanne Hayes
Sources national and local corporate funding initiatives, competitions and donations which will help to benefit the school with either direct funding, equipment or items which can be used for raffle prizes.
Minutes and Agendas
Reports
Easy Fundraising
Thank you to everyone who has shopped online via easyfundraising to help raise over £2,300 so far!
Whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for our school.
There are over 7,000 brands on board ready to make a donation – including M&S, eBay, Tui, Hilton, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.
All you need to do is:
1. Go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stpshc/ and join for free.
2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping. You can also download the app to use on your mobile device and install a donation reminder on chrome, edge, firefox and safari browsers to make it even easier.
3. After you’ve checked out, the brand will make a donation to St Thomas’ Primary School Heaton Chapel (VA) at no extra cost to you whatsoever. There are no catches or hidden charges and St Thomas’ Primary School Heaton Chapel (VA) will be really grateful for your donations.
