It’s back to school and everyone is finding their feet again after the long period of homeschooling followed by the school summer holidays. PTAs start to focus on fundraising again albeit sensitively, knowing that many jobs have been lost and times are tight. To some PTAs it may be more important to connect and engage with pupils and their families rather than fundraise. No matter what the pandemic may bring in the coming months, one thing is for sure - Christmas won’t be cancelled!

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.

Having run 10+ virtual PTA events to date, I’ve made improvements with each event as I learn and have come up with the 7 steps to success. I now follow the same steps each time and can share them here with you.

Find out how to put on your first virtual PTA Quiz event. I have curated a ton of mixed ability, multiple choice questions for you to access, copy and use to your heart’s content. Happy quiz fundraising!

2020 is the dawn of a new type of PTA event, namely virtual events. Music to a PTA’s ears as there is very little organisation and resource planning required! There are various online platforms you can use but we like Zoom. Zoom meetings are perfect for hosting interactive events where you’ll want lots of audience participation.

Given the current global situation, we thought it might be nice to focus on happier times ahead. Sometime in the future when we are back at school and being thankful that we survived a very surreal episode in our lives.

What better way of raising the spirits of your school community than planning a big celebratory event?

Given the developing uncertainty surrounding Coronavirus, we thought it would be helpful to put together some advice for PTA groups that have planned events in the coming months. Lots of PTA groups use Ticket Tailor to sell and issue tickets online but this guidance may also be useful if you sell tickets to your PTA event by other means.

How do we recruit PTA volunteers and how do we get the school community interested? Questions that arise time and time again, and always when planning the next PTA fundraising event. We have put together some PTA tips and guidelines and even a video you can use to attract more PTA volunteers!

Did you know that Krispy Kreme Doughnuts provide an amazing quick and lucrative fundraising option for your PTA? This is a PTA fundraiser worth looking into, especially for PTA groups looking for a fundraiser requiring minimal volunteer input.

One of the aims of the PTA is to bring the school community together via informal PTA events, helping to foster new friendships and relationships between parents, teachers, and others associated with the school. Of course, the PTA also need to raise much needed funds in order that our children benefit from the little extras that make a difference to their educational advancement and enjoyment of their own school journey. An evening ball