PTFA

The Templenewsam Halton Primary School PTFA is a registered charity and voluntary organisation. It consists of parents (‘P’), teachers (‘T’) and friends (‘F’) of the school who work together to support the school and it’s students. The PTFA plays an important role in enhancing the educational experience for children and fostering a sense of community within the school.

 

What Does the TNHPS PTFA do?

Our PTFA have supported school and ran a variety of activities within the last 12 months including:

• Set up Foodie Fridays (with tasty treats after school) - last Friday of each month
• The annual Christmas Fair
• The annual Summer Fair
• Hosted a Family Friendly Race Night - Feb 2025
• Bonfire Night competition in school - Nov 2024
• Egg decorating - Apr 2024
• Fund Y6 post SAT Exam Pizza Party
• Pay for Leavers t-shirts
• Funded prizes for in school competitions i.e. Maths, Jan 2024

 

Main Roles of a School PTFA 

The PTFA is typically led by a committee of volunteers, which includes the following main roles:

 

Chair - Sara Talbot (Parent)

• Overall leadership and coordination of the PTFA
• Setting the direction and goals of the PTFA
• Representing the PTFA at school events and meetings

Secretary - Jo Metcalf (Parent)

• Taking and distributing minutes of PTFA meetings
• Maintaining records of PTFA activities and decisions
• Handling correspondence and communications with parents, teachers, and the school
• Supporting the Chair in the overall administration of the PTFA

Treasurer - Julie Lally (Ex parent and employee)

• Managing the PTFA's finances
• Preparing and presenting the PTFA's budget
• Overseeing the collection and disbursement of funds
• Ensuring that the PTFA complies with all financial regulations

Volunteers

The majority of the PTFA is made of brilliant volunteers who offer their time and expertise to support our activities. This support can range from wrapping up Christmas presents or working on a stall during the Christmas Fair to judging artwork during a school competition. The PTFA are always looking for more volunteers “many hands make light work” and the easiest way to get in touch is to email tnhps_ptfa@yahoo.com who can then add you to the email distribution list or the group WhatsApp!

What Does the TNHPS PTFA do?

Our PTFA have supported school and ran a variety of activities within the last 12 months including:

• Set up Foodie Fridays (with tasty treats after school) - last Friday of each month
• The annual Christmas Fair
• The annual Summer Fair
• Hosted a Family Friendly Race Night - Feb 2025
• Bonfire Night competition in school - Nov 2024
• Egg decorating - Apr 2024
• Fund Y6 post SAT Exam Pizza Party
• Pay for Leavers t-shirts
• Funded prizes for in school competitions i.e. Maths, Jan 2024

PTFA Focus for 2025

School is looking to upgrade the IT suite which will require significant resources to complete! In addition to upgrading the desktops within the existing IT suite, the school would like to also purchase enough new tablets for every student within a year group (60)! The cost associated with this exercise does not just cover the actual tablet computer but also needs to include licensing costs for the software and charging trolleys to charge all the units.

There is a lot of literature and research which has been done to understand how technology can assist with learning, available online. If each child had access to a tablet computer for a full lesson, each child could work to their own speed, allow teachers greater flexibility in teaching styles and content, can enable more independent learning as well as giving students access to the latest technology and become familiar using it!

The total cost to purchase and set up the new tablets would be in the region of £18,000 - and the PTFA would like to support this by donating 50% of the money needed! That’s £9,000 to be raised!

Luckily, the PTFA will not be starting from £0 as we have some of this within the kitty already, however there is still a significant gap which needs to be filled! We’ll be running a host of activities across 2025 to raise the remaining funds needed! We look forward to seeing you at these events!