School Fundraising magazine – summer 2025

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Bring lessons to life: Children can learn in a classroom setting, but they can also learn in many other environments. This includes both indoor and outdoor spaces, whether on school grounds, in the local area, or farther away on day visits and residential trips. We look at what happens when staff take lessons beyond the four walls and how parents and PTAs can provide support.

Summer fairs: From a video game-themed fair to a festival-style event and a DIY guide to building games that anyone can follow, we aim to make your fair the best ever!

Third-party challenges: If anyone in your school community is planning an outdoor fundraising challenge, such as a run, trek or skydive, they may want to join one of the many third-party events on offer. These require minimal organisation on the part of the PTA and could be a quick win!

Local authority grants: Getting to know your local councillor can be an ideal way to find grants available to your school or PTA.

How to make your PTA life easier: After years as a successful deputy, Carolyn Sparks stepped up to be PTA chair. Here’s what she’s learnt.

Discover all this and more in the summer 2025 issue of School Fundraising magazine.

• Roundup – A fun dog walk, carnival floats, school library tips and more...
• We did it! – Two PTAs make history come to life at school
• Expand their horizons – Supporting experiences outside the classroom
• ‘How we motivated pupils to get active and get fundraising’
• Cut through the red tape – Reduce stress with a third-party fundraiser
• Half-term fundraisers – Fundraising ideas for during the holiday
• ‘We gave our fair a video game theme’
• ‘Our music festival raised the roof – and £13,000’
• Bring me sunshine – Spruce up your summer events calendar
• Build your own summer fair games – It’s time to get creative
• Hold a debrief – How to learn lessons after your event
• ‘The freemasons funded our science garden and helped us build it’
• Meet the funder – Your local council awards thousands in grants
• Grants for schools – Our pick of grants supporting experiences beyond the classroom
• ‘We don’t have a chair, secretary or treasurer’ – How one PTA took a new approach
• Your PTA road map – One chair reveals how to make your life easier
• Autism-aware PTAs – Simple tips to make your group more inclusive
• Blenheim Palace – Step back in time
• Enrichment hub – Our ideas for how to add value to the school experience
• Take part – Get pupils involved with these competitions and challenges
• School’s out – Keeping PTA connections strong beyond primary school

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