Get Involved with Your PTA at [Name of School] - Welcome and Information

1. Welcome to Welcome to [name of PTA] [name of PTA] [Your school/PTA logo here] [Include other images]

2. Your school logo here Welcome to your Welcome to your PTA PTA All parents and carers at [xxx] school are automatically a member now that your child has enrolled in the school. It’s your association. What is the PTA? [PTFA/PA – amend as appropriate] The [Parent Teacher Association] is an open community of parent volunteers working alongside the school/teachers/and other “friends” to benefit the school and ensure the best educational experience for all its pupils. The PTA is a small charity that is independent from the school.

3. Your school logo here How does the How does the PTA PTA benefit the school benefit the school? ? Parents and care givers have a big impact on how well their kids do at school. Taking an active role in your PTA is one of the ways you can make a difference and get involved: • We raise money to fund school initiatives through charity activities and events • We provide a social support network for parents • We provide a forum for parents to have a say • We provide volunteers and opportunities so that parents can support their child’s learning.

4. Your school logo here Successes: Successes: Our Our PTA’s PTA’s [fundraising/other activity] [fundraising/other activity] recently paid for: recently paid for: • Name of project • Amount raised / goal achieved • Quotation from key player / child benefactor? • Photos of before and after Repeat for all successes

5. Your school logo here Our events: Our events: Here’s a sneaky look at some of the fun we’ve had: Here’s a sneaky look at some of the fun we’ve had: • Name of event • Amount raised / goal achieved / community spirit? • Quotation? • Photos of event Repeat to showcase recent events

6. Your school logo here Coming up: Coming up: Our goals for the year ahead Our goals for the year ahead Target: [If you know what you are working towards, include here e.g. Fundraising for xxx / community engagement?] Event • Where and when • Specific requests for assistance Repeat to show what you have planned

7. Your school logo here Some common questions Some common questions

8. Your school logo here “How can my skills be useful?” “How can my skills be useful?” Although a warm welcome is great, there’s more to PTA activities than home baking and serving tea: • Any parent can be a member, and every parent has skills to bring, from graphic design to gardening; from events management to balancing the books; and from wrapping up lucky dip gifts to handing out flyers! • Could you help? • What skills do you have that we may need?

9. Your school logo here “How much time can I commit?” “How much time can I commit?” • Some of our most active mums and dads work full-time, or have other commitments • If your child has younger siblings, the PTA is a great way to familiarise them with their future school • We all have lives away from school, and it’s OK to say “no” • Examples of how you can commit, either at an event or behind the scenes, include:  sort secondhand uniform  contribute to termly newsletter  promote easyfundraising/ Amazon Smile  help with particular event [summer fair / film nights]

10. Your school logo here Doing things properly Doing things properly Our PTA is one of nearly 14,000 members of Parentkind. Being a member provides us with advice and support, ensuring:  we run our PTA well according to good practice  our events are properly insured, legal and safe • Visit parentkind.org.uk and subscribe for all the latest updates. • Check out the Facebook page for interesting chats and info: • Parent page: facebook.com/Parentkind.org.uk/ • PTA page: facebook.com/PTAExpertbyParentkind/ • Follow us on Twitter: @Parentkind

11. Your school logo here Stay in touch Stay in touch • For info on activities and events, see our website: [URL to website] • [Facebook Group] • Or drop a line to us directly: [Chair’s / other contact names] [Numbers] [email addresses] Include images where possible

12. Your school logo here Any questions? Any questions?