Fundraising success


HOW TO USE QR CODES


and their school. A group of them (along with some of their sisters, who go to Hayesfi eld Girls’ School) went out delivering. As with the posters, the leafl ets featured our QR code and the details of what we were fundraising for. Our total just went up and up,


and in a month we had raised £20,000! Around £7,000 of this was put towards improving mental health, training around 150 teachers in a solution-focused mental health programme. Very simply, this encourages students to look at what things make them happy, so they can focus on doing more of those. If the pupils are having a bit of a tough time, teachers can share this technique with them to help them have a better day. The money also paid for


an additional day a week for children to have access to counselling. In the end, we didn’t need to


buy the laptops as by the time the funds came in there had been a shift from online learning back to the classroom, and also because several local businesses had generously donated laptops. Instead, we consulted with the headmaster and diverted those funds to the purchase of a state-of-the-art 3D printer. We were also able to spend money on learning support for our SEN pupils and we renovated one of their classrooms. And with the rest, we’ve fi nished


off the clubhouse, which has acted as a satellite canteen to feed 400 pupils a day so that social distancing could be maintained.


The campaign enabled water, electricity and a kitchen to be added to the clubhouse


Quick Response (QR) codes are an easy way for people to interact with your campaign. They’re simple to generate online and can be put wherever you’re promoting your fundraiser, whether that’s a poster, leaflet or sign. Holding a smartphone over the code directs users to your fundraising website. They’re particularly useful when space is at a premium – you might not have much room on a noticeboard or flyer, but a QR code can link to your website with all your campaign information. With more and more people relying on cards rather than carrying cash, a QR code printed on a sheet of A4 and stuck to a donation bucket is also a great way to make up for the loss of small change.


The PTA also use it for second


hand uniform sales which, aside from offering a positive uniform recycling opportunity, bring in an annual revenue of up to £4,000, helping support the school on items not supported by statutory funding. There were some lovely comments


alongside people’s donations, about how amazing the school and the teachers are. I compiled this feedback into an email which I sent to the teachers, saying: ‘This is how much your efforts are appreciated.’ It gave them a real boost during an extremely tough time. Marina Beare, PTA chair, Beechen Cliff School, Bath (1,300 pupils)


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