Bowdon Church School PTA - welcome to our school

The PTA is a joint venture between parents and teachers. We are a registered charity raising around £20,000 per annum for the school.

We have twin aims:

1. To raise funds for the school to enable it to purchase items which will benefit the children.

For example, we have used money raised by the PTA to buy books for the new library, new IT equipment, a camcorder, musical instruments and so on. We have paid for the reception area in school to be re-decorated and installed a new junior playground area. Click here to see a breakdown of our annual finances.

2. To foster good relationships between the staff, parents and children, and to provide opportunities for families to meet socially outside of school hours.

Working together, staff, parents and teachers decide how PTA funds are spent. All ideas are welcome. Events are varied – ranging from a Beetle Drive to the main fundraiser of the year the Grand Auction. Not all events are about raising money – some are just about having a good time. Some events are for adults, some for children and others for families. The PTA also helps to organise a number of in school events such as school discos and refreshments for sports days.

How the PTA works

If you are a parent and/or a teacher, you are a member of the PTA! Welcome!

Some members are elected as officers - Chair, Treasurer etc. Some members take the lead in organising events and others help with events as and when they can. We need all types of helpers – there are lots of “behind the scenes” activities which are vital to ensure the smooth running of the PTA, and helpers for these activities are just as important as those who run a stall at the Summer Fair, for example.

There are many opportunities for parents and teachers to get involved and it doesn't have to be a full time commitment. Many parents just help with 1 or 2 events in the year. Others contribute by doing their internet shopping through the Spend & Raise scheme, where by retailers such as John Lewis, Amazon, M&S, Sainsburys etc pay a commission to the school at no extra cost to you. There are regular special offers too! Click here to sign up and see all retailers participating in the scheme.

The PTA Committee meets regularly – details are published well in advance and all are welcome. The meetings are informal and sociable. No previous experience necessary! A calendar of events is published at the beginning of each academic year, with the main events being:-