East Boldon Schools PTA is a registered charity (no 1143889) that raises money to support East Boldon Infant School and East Boldon Junior School.
The PTA is run by trustees who, along with fellow parents and school staff, organise various fundraising events throughout the school year.
Some events are inclusive of both schools and some are particular to each school.
The money raised is combined and then allocated between the two schools proportionate to pupil numbers. Finances are presented to each of the schools at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is held in the Autumn term.
The Head Teacher of both schools have authority to decide how their allocation will be spent. Typically the money is used to buy resources which are valuable to support the children’s learning.
In addition to the AGM the PTA hold a meeting each term to review and plan future events. These are usually held midweek in the early evening in the upstairs function room of The Grey Horse pub in East Boldon. Each meeting tends to last around an hour and a half and is attended by trustees and staff representatives from each school. Parents are warmly invited to come along and get involved. There is never any pressure on anyone to commit to anything, but if you do feel that you can help in any capacity then we’d love to meet you. This could be helping from home for those constrained by childcare e.g. inputting Christmas Card orders or sorting tickets out for discos. It could be helping plan and organise events as well as helping at an event or helping tidy up afterwards. After all, many hands make light work!
