Parents & Friends Association (PFA)
The PFA are a team of volunteer parents who organise social events with the aim of raising funds for the school, whilst having fun on the way! We have recently become a registered charity (Reg. No. 1150731).
The members of the current Parents and Friends of Estcots School Association (PFA) committee are as follows:
Officers
Chairperson – Tracy Martin
Vice Chairs – Hannah Farmer and Jemma Black
Treasurer – Charlotte Marsh
Assistant Treasurer – Tasmin Gwynn
Admin Secretary (Minutes, Estcots PFA Website/newsletters, Facebook) – Simone Roker
Admin Secretary (PFA Websites) – Rob Marsh
Committee Members
Emma wright, Katie Wyartt, Charlie Osbourne, Victoria Henty, Vicki Poore, Alison Harland-Smith, Jo Bennett, Helen Swainson, Katie Hope, Carl Morris, Anna Morris, Abi Currer, Ed Currier, Paula Hayhow, Crystal Selly-West & Rob Marsh.
Friends of the PFA
Emma Wright, Martine Meads, Natalie Moon, Tricia Irvine, Rikkie Newman, Keely Talbot, Claire Bishop, Katherine Cheeseman, Nicky Kerr, Chloe Harber, Gaby Reading, Carol Sykes, Caroline Emmerson, Shelley Curtin, Amber Driver, Catherine Wilson, Katie Bigger, Sarah Clarke, Rosie Eaton, Jo Wigmore, Claire Spiers, Laura Holman, Francesa Laidlow, Vicky Phillips, Kathryn Ellis, Christine Grange, Kerri Stanley, Dean Roker.
PFA Newsletters
What we do…
We organise a variety of events for the school community, the school children, their parents/siblings, carers and friends of the school. We try to provide a range of activities – whole family events, children’s events and some just for the grown ups! All with the aim of raising money for the school.
Previous events include: Christmas and summer fairs, adult quiz nights, inflatable afternoons, discos for the children, cake sales, family bingo afternoon, fireworks evenings and Happy’ s Circus.
Check out our newsfeed below for the latest events.
Or you can catch up with us on Facebook
Our Aims…
Our primary aim is to help raise funds for our children’s school.
The money that we provide supplements the school budget and enables the school to both update and purchase new equipment. Additionally, we like to think that we are able to provide those little “extras” for the children in school. For example, this may include paying for theatre companies to visit school to provide entertainment or help fund day trips for all years.
In recent years we have raised money for replacement of books in EYFS and KS1, purchased 15 Touchscreens for each classroom, purchased Learn Pads, helped towards the Singapore Maths Programme, provided new sports equipment for the KS2 playground, hooded sweatshirts for the Year 6 leavers, We are currently aiming high with a goal of raising enough money to provide new equipment for the EYFA and &KS1 playground and replacement books for KS2 and the Library.
We hope that as well as being a fundraising organisation and registered charity, through the events that we organise we can also help to bring people together, meet and make new friends, and therefore help to build a strong school community!
We warmly welcome new volunteers who can help, as most events can not go ahead without the parents and volunteers who run them. You do not have to be a full committee member and come to all the meetings; instead you can be a ‘friend’ of the committee and volunteer for particular events. We understand time is precious to all of us and you can give whatever suits you. All help is greatly appreciated! We hold meetings once a month (as much as possible) which are usually held in the evenings at the school.
If you would like more information, find one of us on the playground, or email pfa@estcots.co.uk. You can also ‘like’ our Facebook page – search for ‘Estcots Parents and Friends Association’. Alternatively, leave a message for us at the school office.