Five-Minute Marvels: Getting Quizzical with the Friends of Blockley School
Who are they?
Blockley C of E Primary in Gloucestershire: “We’re a small school, with only 150 pupils,” explains Clare Turner, Chair of the Friends of Blockley School, “but we’re really lucky to have a great amount of support from the community.”
What did they do?
To keep the community spirit going, the Friends have been involved with fundraising for a new outdoor learning area. “Part of the area already available for Forest School was unsafe and unused; we wanted to transform it into a sheltered, multipurpose, outdoor learning zone,” Clare describes. “We’re very grateful to the Parish Council for funding half of the £7000 project, but we’re always on the lookout for new fundraising ideas.” Through the difficulties that 2020 has presented, the Friends were looking for ways to shake up their fundraising activities. “When the Big PTA Quiz 2020 came along, we thought we’d have a go!” says Clare. “This felt like a really manageable activity.”
How did it go?
“On the night, we had 16 teams take part, and once the event got going, there was some friendly banter in the Zoom chat function which warmed up the atmosphere nicely.”
“We played to the strengths of our committee with advertising and running the quiz, but were pleased to have the ready-made resources from Parentkind to give us a helping hand.”
They found that having two quizmasters helped to start conversation, and create some atmosphere. As well as this, they communicated effectively around the event, sharing the quiz on social media to spread the word, and sending out some tips and contact details before and during the quiz, to help with any technical issues that may came up.
Clare’s pleased to report that the Big PTA Quiz 2020 raised £130 for the Friends of Blockley School and their outdoor learning project and, they are excited about other projects and events they have up their sleeves!
With thanks to Clare Turner of the Friends of Blockley School
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