The Parent Teacher Association is an integral part of the school community. It has been a tremendous source of help and support to the school over the last few years. The PTA isn’t a small committee of people. It’s every mum, dad, carer and member of staff who help to fundraise for the school – whether you organise an event, bake cakes for a sale, help to sell raffle tickets or help to tidy up the hall after a school disco.
The PTA raised money by holding events in school and by winning grants and crowdfunding. This was spent on things that wouldn’t otherwise be provided for our children. It helped keep down the cost of school trips, bought a new library for Key Stage 1 and filled both libraries with lots of new books. It also paid for the pergola on the back playground and enabled the children to see a Pantomime in school.
Anyone can come to the meetings: they are the place where ideas are put forward and events planned, and the more people who come, the better the meetings are!
The PTA is grateful to all parent/carers who find time to help during their busy lives. As you can appreciate however, the PTA needs a strong team of volunteers to commit to keep it functioning.
“Simply put, we aim to raise funds to enhance the children’s learning experiences and help them to have fun!”
If you are interested in becoming a member of the PTA, the current Chair is Ms Victoria Simpkin and the Secretary is Mrs Erica Horne, they would be happy to talk to you on the playground. Alternatively, please let Mrs Swaby, Mrs Walton or Miss Burley in the School Office know.
ASDA Cashpot for Schools
Asda are making millions of pounds available to donate to primary schools across the UK through their ‘Cashpot for Schools’ initiative – all you have to do is, opt in through the Asda Rewards app, choose our primary school (Becket Primary School, DE22 3QB) and shop and scan in store or shop online at Asda.com, between 2nd September and 30th November 2024
Asda will donate 0.5% of the value of your shop to our PTA. Also, every time somebody opts in, Asda will give an additional £1 to the school Cashpot.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
| 18th October 2024 - 3.30-4.30pm | Halloween Disco, Nursery to Year 2 |
| 18th October 2024 - 4.45-5.45pm | Halloween Disco, Years 3, 4,5 & 6 |
| 25th October 2024 | Wear Anything Day |
| 29th November 2024 - 5.00-7.00pm | Bingo |
| 13th December 2024 - 3.30-5.30pm | Christmas Fayre |
| 11th December 2024 | Christmas Jumper Day |
| 31st January 2025 (time to be advised) | Becket's Got Talent |
| 07th February 2025 - 3.30-4.30pm | Valentine's Disco, Nursery to Year 2 |
| 07th February 2025 - 4.45-5.45pm | Valentine's Disco, Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 |
| 10th February 2025 | Sponsored Read Launch Day |
| 14th February 2025 | Wear Anything Day |
| 06th March 2025 | Dress as a book character for World Book Day and Sponsored Read deadline |
| 24 until 28th March 2025 | Mother's Day Shop |
| 4th April 2025 | Wear Anything Day |
| 23rd May 2025 | Wear Anything Day |
| 9th until 13th June 2025 | Father's Day Shop |
| 18th July 2025, 3.30-5.30pm | Summer Fayre |
Lottery
We have just launched our school lottery. This is in association with other PTA organisations nationwide so the grand prize is an amazing £25,000! There is a cash prize every week for 1 winner in our school community – the more tickets we sell, the higher the prize fund! Click here to purchase your tickets. 
Charity Documents
Some of the roles in the PTA are mandatory under the Charity Registration Terms and Conditions. These are as follows:-
If you are interested in any of the roles, you can nominate yourself at the AGM which is held at the start of each new academic year.
Our current PTA Chair is Miss V Simpkin, our Secretary is Mrs E Horne and our Treasurer is Miss J Burley. Other PTA members can be identified by the purple PTA high-vis vests (sometimes spotted on the playground). If you are interested in helping with any of the events, please contact one of them or ask at the school office.
This is what the PTA raised and spent for the academic year 2023-24:-
