Introducing your PTA group to new parents, garner support and entice volunteers!

Introducing your PTA group to new parents, garner support and entice volunteers!

The PTA primarily exists to provide a closer link between home and school, as well as fundraise for goods or services that directly benefit the children in their learning journey. Getting new parents on board at an early stage just makes good sense. Find out what resources are available to support your PTA.

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Thanking your PTA team, volunteer helpers and school office staff

Thanking your PTA team, volunteer helpers and school office staff

Can you believe it? Another PTA Christmas Fair done 🙌 ! Congratulations if you’ve managed to keep your sanity throughout the craziness of the last few months! Now the fundraising fugue has cleared, it’s important to recognise your fabulous PTA support network - the PTA team, the office staff and the parent volunteers.

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PTA Christmas fair games

PTA Christmas fair games

It’s always a good idea to have some games going on at your fair. Most of these are quick fundraising wins but some also are useful for other reasons. The 12 Elves of Christmas is a fun game designed to get people visiting all areas of the fair and therefore maximising spend opportunities. Here are a few of our favourite PTA fair games.

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PTA volunteering myths and facts

PTA volunteering myths and facts

Many of you will be having a Tea and Tissues event or similar for your reception parents at the start of the new school year. This is a fantastic opportunity to tell them all about the great work you do as a PTA collective. Some people already have preconceived ideas about a school PTA and it’s important to separate the fact from the fiction at a very early stage. That will make it a lot easier to get them on board and win their support.

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Free communication and collaboration tools for your PTA

Free communication and collaboration tools for your PTA

Let’s face it my PTA tribe, communication can be a huge issue when trying to organise an event, manage finances, win the hearts of sponsors, work with stall holders and share success! It’s infuriating and time-consuming and can cost you volunteers!  Having tried all types of collaboration tools and techniques, I think I hit the payload with Google Apps.

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