Cover story 23%
Yes, but we will stop when restrictions cease
40%
Yes, and we will continue to some degree when restrictions cease
37%
No, we have not held a new virtual event
What is your PTA most looking forward to doing once social restrictions end?
Since March 2020, has your PTA held a new virtual event? 52%
Yes, and we will continue to some degree when restrictions cease
now on. Before the pandemic, people used to put money in an envelope in the PTA mailbox, but online payments are much easier for the PTA to deal with, so we’ve really pushed it. Class reps are responsible for collecting mufti day money (also online) and we’ve raised more than ever before. We’ve found people tend to give more when it’s online. The majority of our parents are really happy because it means they don’t have to remember cash and what they give outweighs anything we may have lost.’
Flyers in book bags are 31%
Yes, but we will stop restrictions cease
17%
No, we have not held a meeting online
Since March 2020, has your PTA held a meeting online?
yesterday’s news Another trend that’s been accelerated by concerns around social distancing, it looks as if the humble flyer’s days are numbered. Two thirds of PTAs we spoke to aren’t printing flyers at the moment, and only a third say they ever will again. ‘Those days are gone,’ says
DaCosta. ‘Now, we email everyone through the school’s ParentMail system. We don’t have to spend ages printing, and it makes sense from an environmental perspective too.’
We’re over the bun fight
for second-hand uniform It’s no fun when your nose is in someone’s sweaty armpit trying to grab an age 5-6 polo shirt at the uniform sale. Our survey found that almost 60% of PTAs had started selling uniform online instead of holding traditional table-top sales and it’s proving easier for organisers
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