Drumahoe Primary School Parent/Teacher Association Annual Report
(NIC 108852)
Period Covered: 3[rd] May 2023 – 2[nd] May 2024
Drumahoe Primary School Parent Teachers Association Governed by Constitution adopted on 8[th] March 2022
PTA Annual Report 2023/2024 (Financial Period: 1[st] April 2023 – 31[st] March 2024)
Statement of purposes:
The object of the association is to advance the education of pupils in the school by:
2.1 Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school.
2.2 Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils.
The Trustees have had regard to the public benefit statutory guidance issued by CCNI.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The PTA AGM was held on 5th October 2023.
On the retirement of Committee members, the following Committee members were elected:
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Dawn-Marie Jarrett-Allen (Chair)
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Emma Walker (Secretary)
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Caroline McConnell (Treasurer)
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Louise Costiff
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Nicola Davies
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Lizzie Allen
EVENTS
Coronation Fun Day
A grant of £1300 was received from Drumahoe Community Association which contributed towards a fun day for the pupils of the school to commemorate the coronation of King Charles. All of the children in the school were provided with a small gift as a memory of this event. This money was also used to provide catering for parents and pupils. This generated a lot of excitement amongst the pupils and was a great event for the entire school community.
Festive Evening
The annual event of the of the Festive Evening, held on 6[th] December 2023, continues to be a popular date on the PTA school calendar. This event was well supported by pupils, their families, extended families and also some members of the local community. We invited members of our crafting community to set up stalls in the assembly hall, Kidz Farm was thoroughly enjoyed by the children in attendance and most importantly, Santa came to visit and the children got to have their photograph taken with him. Another very successful community event.
School Pantomime
Some of the funds in the PTA account were used to help pay for ‘M &M Productions’ to come to the school to perform Snow White for the children on 25[th] January 2024. This is a great way for the children to experience a pantomime in school and all the children really enjoyed the performance. This was a great way to treat the children for all the hard work put into Christmas productions.
OTHER MATTERS
Charity Commission NI:
Annual Monitoring The PTA is very grateful to Ms Sinead Heath, who was appointed to provide an Independent Examiner’s Report for the purpose of annual monitoring submission (Constitution, clause 5.8.4).
Easy Fundraising
A total of £161.76 was raised through the use of the Easyfundraising app. Continue to promote the use of the app to the school community.
ParentKind
Explore the benefits of registering with Parent Kind.
CONCLUSION
This year continued to help rejuvenate the PTA, after the challenges of the COVID years. This gave parents some fresh insight to the benefits of having an active PTA at the school and hopefully encourage the growth of future events within the school.
The PTA is as always very grateful to the parents and guardians, teachers, and all those who have contributed, for their support throughout the year.
Drumahoe Primary School PTA
Chair
Financial position at end of Financial Period: Total Cash Funds £3,7
31 Drumahoe Road
Londonderry
BT47 3ND
Trustees at date of approval:
Dawn-Marie Jarrett-Allen (Chair)
•Emma Walker (Secretary)
•Caroline McConnell (Treasurer
Approved:
(Signed on behalf of Trustees:)
Dated this 30th day of June 2024