AGENDA
VOLUNTEERS PTAs in the media
These days, it seems there are PTA references everywhere you look – and some of them are definitely more favourable than others…
Online: An American woman went viral on TikTok after a haircut which she said left her resembling ‘a Karen’ and looking ‘like I’m on the PTA’. After paying more than £200 for the cut, @icarlyreboot sobbed: ‘I swear I don’t drive a minivan. I look like I collect coupons.’
Film: Bad Moms sees Mila Kunis play Amy, a busy parent who’s driven to breaking point by Gwendolyn – who runs the PTA, played by Christina Applegate – and her rules for the PTA bake sale, which include: ‘No salt, no sugar, no wheat, no eggs, no sesame, no soy, no butter, no nuts.
A job well done
Ah, the warm glow of receiving recognition for good work. We praise our children at every given opportunity, but we grown-ups often toil away unobserved – when was the last time you got a sticker for eating all your lunch? We’re all praise junkies here at PTA+, so we’ve created a Certificate of Appreciation for you to present to your hard-working PTA volunteers. Use it to let them know how much you value their help. Download the certificate and read our updated guide to thanking volunteers at pta.
co.uk/running-a- pta/community- engagement/ how-do-you- thank-your- volunteers/
DOWNLOAD An editable
Certificate of Appreciation at
pta.co.uk
Book: The Darcey Bell page-turner A Simple Favor sees mummy vlogger and PTA stalwart Stephanie drawn into a web of lies when her friend Emily asks if Stephanie will collect Emily’s son from school. Mystery and intrigue follow – and we don’t mean who will run the summer fête.
Television: Hit BBC sitcom Motherland depicts the highs and lows of parenting. Lamenting her social life, one mum quips: ‘In your twenties you went dancing in clubs; in your thirties you only danced at weddings; and in your forties, your one chance to dance is the PTA summer party.’
ASK THE EXPERT Can we use a streaming service to WISE WORDS
‘Education is the most powerful
weapon which you can use to change the world’
Nelson Mandela
play music at our school disco? Alexandra Carr, PR and communications manager, PPL PRS Ltd. If a business or organisation plays or listens to recorded music, the chances are it needs a music licence. Most schools should already have TheMusicLicence for their premises which will cover PTA activities provided all profits made during these events go entirely to the school. TheMusicLicence does cover the use of music streaming services; however, you
also should check the terms and conditions of your chosen provider. Spotify and YouTube’s terms state that the service is for ‘personal, non-commercial use’ only, meaning you cannot use them to play music at public PTA events such as fairs or school discos. Apple Music and Amazon Music do allow PTAs to use their streaming services through a legitimate personal account for both in-school and public events. Alternatively, the PTA could subscribe to a streaming service that covers commercial use.
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