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PTA Terms of Reference

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) aims to encourage close links between the home and school. It is organized with a committee elected each year including a chair, vice-chair, treasurer and secretary. The PTA seeks to enhance pupil education and wellbeing through fundraising, promote communication between parents and staff, and provide social and academic events. Fundraising events are one of the PTA's primary roles and help raise money for educational resources while also building relationships in the school community.

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PTA Terms of Reference

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) aims to encourage close links between the home and school. It is organized with a committee elected each year including a chair, vice-chair, treasurer and secretary. The PTA seeks to enhance pupil education and wellbeing through fundraising, promote communication between parents and staff, and provide social and academic events. Fundraising events are one of the PTA's primary roles and help raise money for educational resources while also building relationships in the school community.

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Terms of reference

2013-14
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is an organisation of parents and staff. Its role
is to encourage closer links between home and school. PTAs are best known for their
fundraising work, but they have a useful social function too. Fundraising events
provide an opportunity for parents, staff and pupils to get together.

How is the PTA organised?

At Oakwood, like most schools, all parents/carers and teachers are automatically
members of the PTA and are welcome to all general committee meetings.

We hold our annual general meeting in September, at the start of the school year. At
this meeting a committee is elected to run the PTA consisting of a chair, vice-chair,
treasurer and a secretary.

PTA committees usually meet once a term and set up smaller working groups to
organise individual events.

Aims of the PTA

1. To enhance the education & wellbeing of the pupils of Oakwood by providing


or supporting provision of facilities & resources through fundraising

2. To promote positive close co-operation & communication between parents &


school staff

3. To provide activities & events to support and enhance school provision

It is not the purpose of PTA to raise or discuss individual pupil or parent concerns.
Such matters should be raised through the appropriate channels following school
guidelines.

School management/operational procedures; curriculum or timetabling; staff


selection and appointment; school hours or holidays and management of budget all
fall outside the remit of PTA.

Potential activities

Communication
One of the primary roles of the PTA is to build strong relationships among teachers,
staff, students and the community at large. Relationships are built through
communications. PTAs typically manage newsletters, events and meetings to
promote communications.
Fundraising
PTAs help raise much needed money by organising and managing various fundraisers
throughout the year. The money raised by the PTA is used to promote educational
opportunities such as IT equipment (whiteboards, computers), sports or school
uniforms and other classroom supplies and materials.

PTAs tend to raise money through events such as an Eid fair, a Ramadhan quiz or a
community bazaar. However, there are other opportunities to raise donations such
as cake sales, sponsored activities or business partnerships.

Organising social events


Social events which provide an environment to promote learning. For example,
award ceremonies celebrate academic and athletic achievements within an
enjoyable social structure. Family quizzes and Islamic festivals are all examples of
educational social events that can be organised by the PTA. The purpose of such
social events is to involve more students and their families in the overall school
environment. Social events promote learning by teaching students and others to
work together in teams to meet shared goals.

Organising Academic Events


Competitions in math, science, history and language arts all help increase learning
and proficiency. PTA’s organise, promote and host such events.

Consultation and governance

The PTA committee must keep the Headteacher and Governors informed about
activities and key decisions through meetings between the PTA Chair, Headteacher
and the Chair of the Governors. Minutes and a record of notes from PTA meetings
should be maintained and shared following meetings.

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