Funding success
‘PARENTS STEPPED IN TO SUPPORT STAFF WHO DIDN’T HAVE TIME TO RUN OUR ANNUAL BONNET PARADE’
‘In February 2018, our headteacher at Wardley Primary School in Gateshead announced that, due to time constraints for staff, there was not going to be an Easter bonnet parade for the first time in years. We wanted the KS1 children to be able to take part in this tradition, so the Wardley POP (parents of pupils) was formed to take on the task. We liaised with school staff to
parents and friends of the school. The pupils scored bonus points for correctly answering maths questions based on their scores. The vast majority of money was
raised separately by inviting parents and friends to donate online, but it was important for us that every child had been involved with raising money of some sort, so they would feel that Mathletics was a reward for their hard work. We used BT MyDonate as they
charge 0% commission and it takes donors minutes to donate. It took
just under a week to raise the money. We’re a smallish state school with a very mixed social-economic demographic, which just shows how a campaign can capture the imagination when delivered in an imaginative way. Thanks to the generosity of parents and carers, we were able to purchase 460 Mathletics licences for three years. Paying upfront meant every child got a licence for less than £4 per year.’ Giles Deards, governor, Malorees Infant and Junior School, Kilburn, London (440 pupils)
organise a date and arrange a staff presence for child protection and safety. Once this was done, parents and older children organised everything else. They planned which stalls and activities to incorporate and how many helpers were required. It took around 20 parents and staff members to cover stalls and organise the children. We sent out letters to all children
from nursery to Year 2, inviting them to take part for a £1 entry fee. The children made their bonnets at home to bring in on the day. The event was held at the end of
the school day, which meant parents could sit and watch while being
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