St Martin de Porres 
Parent Teacher Association
We are fortunate at our school to have a Parent Teacher Association that’s an integral part of the school community. Over the last few years we have raised hundreds and thousands of pounds, which has been spent on equipment and resources to enhance our children’s educational experience and the school’s facilities.
Our association is about much more than simply fundraising. St Martin De Porres Parent Teacher Association exists to provide closer links between home and school and it is an excellent way to bring staff, parents and friends together socially in support of the school, working towards a common goal. It is fun too - just ask any of the Committee members or volunteers!
All parents and members of the school community are encouraged to get involved, even if they only have a small amount of time available. All families are automatically members of the PTA when their child joins our school.
Role of the Committee
Our Committee consists of Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and three Ordinary Committee Members.
The Committee meet on a regular basis with smaller working groups meeting as necessary when we are planning larger events.
The Committee also hold open PTA meetings, any member can come along, find out what the association are planning, share ideas and get involved.
Volunteers
We welcome any help from parents, teachers and friends, and would love to have a growing list of volunteers who commit some of their time to helping the association. Every little helps, so just one hour of assisting at event or wrapping lucky dip prizes or folding raffle tickets (just a few examples) would be invaluable.
If you would like to join us please speak to a committee member, come along to our next meeting or email us.
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Our Annual General Meeting is held in October and provides an excellent opportunity for all parents to come along and hear in more detail about our work, the events we have run, the funds we have raised and how the money has been spent. It is also when we elect our new committee members.
Support from Parentkind
Our PTA is a member of Parentkind, which is a national charity and membership organisation providing support and guidance to over 13,500 parent associations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Membership includes comprehensive insurance cover by Zurich Insurance plc for all our association run events and gives access to support and advice on running the association plus fundraising ideas and good practice hints and tips.
Parentkind also provide resources for Parents, if you would like to sign up to their Parent e-Bulletin please visit https://www.parentkind.org.uk/Signup
How we raise money
Like most PTAs, the majority of our funds are raised through the events that we run. Some of our most popular events are:
Summer fair, Easter time hampers, Christmas Hampers and fair.
Donations from parents are extremely important. You can donate time, money, items for sale, raffle prizes and auction lots or offers of services and skills.
PTA Events
How we spend the money we raise
The PTA committee are responsible for deciding how our PTA funds are spent. Usually the School Leadership Team provide a ‘wish list’ of items that the school would like us to consider funding.
We also invite input from parents too, so if you have an idea of something that would benefit all the students in the school, please do share it with the Committee. We can discuss it at a meeting and feedback.
How we keep you up to date
Our Schools newsletter is sent home with the children, this includes information on upcoming events and dates plus as well as details of the help we are looking for at lager events. Following an event, we always write to let you know how much was raised, and when we reach our target, we tell you what the money will be spent on.
If you have access to Facebook, please join our St Martin De Porres PTA Facebook page.
If you would like to join our PTA WhatsApp Group, please let a committee member know.
If you would like to email us please do so at stmartindeporrespta@hotmail.com
Committee members
Chair: Nazia Khanim
Secretary: Sanam Farooq
Treasurer: Sofie Baker
Member: Nehar Asif
Member: Laura Butler
Member: Sadia Raja