Parent, Teacher and Friends Association

Parent, Teacher and Friends Association

Welcome to Upton Primary School Parents, Teachers and Friends Association! All parents and carers are automatically members. Have a look around to find out more information. Thanks for reading!

Who?

We are a friendly approachable group of parents who organise fun, affordable events for our children to enjoy whilst raising money for the school.

Trustees

The day-to-day running, organisation and management of the PTFA are conducted by 5 Trustees and several other helpful parents. Our current Trustees  were elected at the AGM held in May 2025. They are;

Co-Chair Persons	Jenny Kensit & Anna Hailey
Vice Chair	Leighanne Bowles
Treasurer	Tom Clapperton
Secretary	Larraine West
Honorary President	Mrs Bain - Deputy Head teacher

Why?

To enhance both the school’s provisions and your child’s experiences whilst at school.

How?

To find out what’s going on, just join our mailing list by emailing PTFA.upton@gmail.com or approach a Trustee, we promise we don’t bite!  You can also join our helpers WhatsApp group - just email us your details and we will add you. We regularly communicate via the school about our events with any pleas for help!

Things that the PA spend money on each year;

• £100 gift for each class to spend on whatever they want
• Paying for theatre company to perform each year
• Sports day drinks
• Leavers’ keepsakes

The money raised to date has been spent on lots of lovely things including:

• Assistance in providing a new outdoor learning area with HSBC
• iPads and digital cameras for each class
• Covered seating for the playground
• Storytelling area and canopy in the main playground
• Warm, cozy rugs for Nursery and Y1
• ‘Alphasmart’ electronic devices for children with additional needs
• Assisted in providing a reading den in the main playground

To find out more or if you would like to get involved with the PA then email:

PTFA.upton@gmail.com

Yearly Events

JANUARY

Sponsored Bounce - The children do A LOT of bouncing, which they love! 

MARCH

Mother’s Day Sale – we sell gifts for the children to buy for the special lady in their lives

JUNE

Father's Day Event - we sell gifts for the children to buy for their special man in their lives

JULY

Inflatables Day – we organise the annual inflatables fun day at the end of each summer term.  Please keep an eye out for further information.  We are always in need of helpers on the day.  If you are able to assist please contact a member of the PA in person or at PTFA.upton@gmail.com

OCTOBER

Halloween Disco

A spooky night is enjoyed by all as the children dance the night away in their fantastically scary costumes, masks and makeup. 

DECEMBER

Christmas Bazaar

The PTFA pulls out all the stops to provide a brilliant Christmas Bazaar for the children! All of the hard work in preparing the stalls and gifts to sell, culminates in a successful day, with every child visiting the hall with their class. We are sincerely grateful to everyone that helps out on the day and for your kind donations of gifts. Please keep in mind that we continue to accept gift donations throughout the year, so do remember us when having a spring clean!  Donations can be left at the PTFA box in the School Office.

OTHER EVENTS

We try to organise other fundraising events throughout the year.  All ideas welcome!

Wondering whether to get involved?

Upton Primary Parent,Teacher and Friends Association are proud members of Parentkind, the leading membership organisation for parent bodies across the UK. With Parentkind membership all parents can access a wealth of useful information to help with supporting both the PTFA and the school in providing the best possible education for your children. Click the link for more information: www.parentkind.org.uk.

Other ways to get involved

Sign up to easyfundraising so your online shopping at your favourite retailers turns into much-needed funding for us. It is a cost-effective and easy fundraising idea for the school. Parents can collect a free donation for our school when they shop online. Then each time you shop with any of the 8,000 retailers, we’ll get a cashback donation courtesy of the retailer, which could be as much as 15% of the total spend. You just have to visit the retailers website via the easyfundraising app, website or donation reminder and the donation will be raised. From groceries to insurance, fashion to toys, every online buy raises funds.   It'll take you two minutes to sign up: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ptfa.upton. 

If you work for a company who participate, ask your boss to match your charitable donations through their Charity Match scheme. 

If anyone is shopping at Asda and would like to opt in to raise some money for the school, we’d really appreciate it!