We are a registered charity raising funds for both Burbage C of E Infant School and Burbage Junior School. Registered Charity Number: 528054. Our Executive Headteacher is head of both schools.
We are a very active PTFA, with lots of things going on throughout the year. Consequently, we need a lot of help in order to make our events run smoothly and successfully. Your time, talents, ideas and support - however much you can give - are always welcome and much appreciated.
Annually, through our efforts and the support of staff, parents and carers, we raise around £13,000. This is split across the two schools. We have been able to use the money for:
Infants:
Coach costs for Christmas theatre trips
Reading areas in each classroom
Year 2 leavers’ Bibles
Costumes for Nativity performances
Class stationery contribution
Contribution towards the upkeep of the school guinea-pigs
Juniors
Reading areas in each classroom
Reading scheme contribution
Class stationery contribution
Christmas pantomime
Lanyards and badges for the school councillors
If you would like to help in any way at one of our events, we would be delighted to have you involved. Please email the PTFA Chair, Nicky Thorington ([email protected]).
Examples of Events:
Movie nights
School discos
Christmas wreath-making workshops
Ice-cream stall at sports day
Christmas “Secret Room”
Christmas raffle
Easter egg rolling
Scarecrow Festival
Frozen Fridays - ice-cream stall
Match Funding
Match Funding makes a massive difference to the amount we can raise for the schools!
Match funding schemes vary from company to company, but in general if you helped at an event which raised £500 this could be matched by your company and up to £1,000 given in total to the PTFA. It is not complicated and won’t cost you anything, so if you volunteer at any of our events and your employer runs a match funding scheme, please let us know and we can sort the rest.
Stikins make name labels for clothes, lunchboxes, shoes and other school items. They do not need sewing or ironing on and do not come off in the washing machine or tumble drier! Stikins run a fundraising scheme for schools. If you would like to order labels from Stikins or find out further information, please quote our fundraising number: 3182. Here is the link:
Click here to order Stikins name labels and raise money for the school. Recycling Bank We have a Salvation Army ‘Recycle with Michael’ recycling bank just inside the main entrance gates at the Infant School for:
Clothing
Shoes (preferably in pairs, tied together if possible)
Socks
Pyjamas
Bed linen (sheets, pillow cases)
Items just need to be clean, dry and in a plastic bag. Unfortunately they cannot accept:
Damaged clothing and shoes
Duvets, pillows, sleeping bags
Underwear
Electricals
Toys
This makes funds for us throughout the year, so if you are thinking of having a sort-out, please consider using the recycling bin. Christmas Cards The children of both schools design a Christmas card. We use a company called My Child’s Art.
