Blakedown Church of England Primary School

PTA

Welcome to the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) page where you can find out more about what we do, upcoming events and ways you can support us.

What we do

The PTA is a registered charity (number 1044053) that supports the school to enhance learning. We raise money to fund learning resources and extras that cannot be bought out of the school budget. We also arrange fun activities and events for pupils, their families and the wider community.

We raised over £6k in 2024/25 - thank you to everyone for your support and contributions.

This year, we’re on track to raise even more, with over £5k raised already in the Autumn term of 2025/26! Well done everyone and thank you!

All parents/carers and all school staff are automatically members of the PTA. We hold regular PTA meetings and would love for you to join us. The next meeting is on Thursday 15th January at 6pm in the school hall. Please come along and say hello - you'll be able to find out more about what we do and it’s a great opportunity to share ideas and shape our fundraising efforts.

We will also be holding a short EGM at the start of the meeting on Thursday 15th January at 6pm. The purpose of this is to vote on a new constitution for our PTA charity. Please find a model constitution below that we are proposing to adopt. All members (i.e. every parent, carer and member of staff) have a vote on this so please come along and have your say.

We are very grateful to everyone who volunteers and helps out. We can only run events and fundraising activities with your support. Please get in touch if you can help - any amount of time you can volunteer is very much appreciated.

What we’ve funded

We funded 15 new iPads and a charging trolley for the school in 2025. This now means that the school has a full class set of iPads to use. We’ve heard lots of great things from the children about how they’ve been using them in lessons.

The PTA also pays for a number of learning subscriptions that are used across the school. These include:

TT Rockstars
SPAG.com
MyMaths
Maths.co.uk
Kapow Primary Art & Design
First News Education

Our fundraising in the Autumn term of 2025 means that we are also able to pay for the school hall to be resurfaced soon - a fantastic outcome for our school!

Upcoming events

Further updates and events will be added after our next PTA meeting.

Friday 30th January - Winter Disco - tickets on sale soon

50/50 sales run by Year 3 and Year 4 families

Pre loved uniform on sale during Parents Evening in February

Get involved

We’d love to hear your ideas for fundraising. If you are able to volunteer and help with any of the upcoming events, please get in touch too.

Email us at blakedownprimarypta.co.uk

Or catch one of us in the playground:

PTA Committee

Co-Chairs: Laura Preston & Laura Kerr
Secretary: Becky Lesinak
Treasurer: Laura Scott

Class Representatives

Reception: Linzee Rollins
Year 1: Verina Smith
Year 2: Alice Ward
Year 3: Charlotte Reynolds
Year 4: Caroline Hough
Year 5: Beth Smith
Year 6: Summer Corbett

Support us

Shopping online? Sign up to easyfundraising to donate to the PTA at no extra cost to you! (www.easyfundraising.org.uk - search for Blakedown CofE Primary School PTA to support our cause). Download the app and the PTA receives a bonus £2 donation too.

Need name labels for uniform and water bottles? Order them at one of the retailers below, enter our unique code, and earn commission for the PTA.

My Nametags (www.mynametags.com) - School ID: 35865
Stikins Name Labels (www.stikins.co.uk) - Fundraising number: 2190

Considering a sponsored fundraising event? Did you know that the PTA is a registered charity (number 1044053) and you can raise funds for us. Many employers offer matched funding for sponsorship too. Please get in touch if you could help.

Own or work for a local business? We would love to offer local businesses a number of sponsorship opportunities - please email the PTA if you are interested (blakedownprimarypta@gmail.com).

Reports and updates

Please find the latest reports from the PTA and newsletter updates below.