Roberta Neely is well-known, and well-respected in the Newtownabbey area of County Antrim for the work she’s done over many years to support her son’s school, Hazelwood Integrated College, and the wider community. So when she told a friend she’d like to understand how her son is being taught maths and improve her own maths skills in order to support him through his GCSEs, local maths tutor Colin jumped at the opportunity to help.
When Nhung Wan heard that her children’s school was going to cancel one of its biggest annual fundraising events due to dwindling PTA support, she offered to step in and take over the reigns. We spoke to Nhung, Howbridge Junior School’s new PTA Chair, to find out how she went about successfully rebuilding the group.
When a number of parents left Moorfield Primary’s PTA because their children had moved up to high school, it had to close. But thanks to the efforts of a new group of parents, the PTA is thriving once again and has raised £2,000 in its first year. We caught up with Danielle Farrar, PTA Secretary, to find out what’s made it such a success.
Joanne Denne has been the chair of HOPA, the Parents Association for Oaktree Infant School and Hermitage Junior School in Woking, Surrey, for the last three years. Like many PTAs they are busy all year round running 15-20 events. When it came to their attention that at a single disco of only 120 children they had used nearly 500 cups in one night, Joanne and her PTA decided to do something about their use of plastic, here is their story…
Having faced a challenging few years, St Nicholas CE Primary Academy decided to set up a Parent Council to create a vital link between home and school. We spoke to the school's Parent Council Chair, Jenny Ross, about why it's been so beneficial.
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