PTFA
Parents Teachers and Friends Association
Welcome to Burbage Primary School Parent, Teacher, & Friends Association (PTFA)
We are a small group of parents who volunteer some of our free time to fundraise and enhance the children’s school experience.
We aim to raise as much money as possible through a variety of events that take place both in and out of school hours. All the money we raise goes directly back into the school for the benefit of pupils. Examples of how we spend the money include payment towards school trips, school equipment and buildings (such as the MUGA and the trim trail) and special occasion treats such as Easter eggs.
Some of the events we are responsible for include the Summer Fair, the Christmas Fair, Easter egg hunts, school discos and ice cream sales in the summer months.
We also have a termly clothes recycling collection and we are responsible for reuniting lost property with its rightful owners or finding new owners for it where this is not possible!
Joining the PTFA is a great way to be more involved with your child’s school and we are always looking for more volunteers to help us with a wide variety of tasks including thinking of new fun fundraising ideas, event preparations, cake baking, cutting things out, making posters and much more!
By volunteering with the PTFA you can help us to make a difference to the extra-curricular activities your child can receive. There is no pressure to be at every event – we are just happy to have you on board with us!
If you would like to know more or would like to help us (at any time) please e mail ptfa@burbage.derbyshire.sch.uk or message us via Facebook (Burbage PTFA) or alternatively, approach any of us in the playground. We simply can’t run the PTFA without our wonderful community behind us so we really are grateful for any help you can give us.
Lizzie Hall & Gen Mossop
PTFA Chairs
PTFA Committee
The committee currently has the following members and roles:
The committee currently has the following members and roles:
Lizzie Hall – Co-Chair
Genevieve Mossop – Co-Chair
Sarah Hargreaves – Vice-Chair
Natalie Robinson – Vice-Chair
Caroline Throssel – Treasurer
Lisa Saffy-Ward – Secretary
PTFA Newsletter
February 2023 update poster
Annual General Meetings
The Committee is elected at every AGM (Annual General Meeting). AGM dates are advertised through school and usually take place in the evenings. Please do come along.
Ways you can help from home - PTFA Links
Recycle4School
Every term we organise an unwanted clothes & shoe collection, which is a great way to generate funds for the PTFA whilst having a clear out at home. Details of what is accepted can be found at: www.robertsrecycling.co.uk The company pay the PTFA 35p/kilo so the bigger the bag the more money raised and typically collections raise in excess of £100.
Easyfundraising
If you shop online, you can raise funds via easyfundraising. It doesn’t cost you any more, you simply click to the online retailer via easyfundraising and, if they are registered, easyfundraising will automatically take the donation on behalf of PTFA. This is either a percentage of the sale or a fixed amount but will not affect the overall total you pay. The link below will raise an additional £5 donation once you have raised £5 in donations.
Click the link below and search for “Burbage Primary School Parent's Association, Burbage (SK17)” and sign up: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/invite/PZ6UCZ/E2A0KO
You can also raise donations when you shop on the go using the easyfundraising app on your phone or tablet. The app is available on both iOS and Android and is completely free to use. My Name Tags
Any order for name labels from this company will generate a 24% donation for the PTFA. They do colour labels which are washing machine, dishwasher and microwave proof and are highly recommended! Go to http://www.mynametags.com and use school ID 70396 (if you use just the school name this will not generate a donation for PTFA).
Stamptastic
This company sells name stamps and ink pads for labelling clothes as well as a range of other stamps. Orders raise a 15% donation, click the link https://stamptastic.co.uk/pages/school-welcome#a_aid=5d8a6d152d5c1 and use PTA code: SK17 9AE
Contact the PTFA
PTFA@burbage.derbyshire.sch.uk