Tania Teague, Chair of Friends of St George’ s CE Primary School
Supporting your school
“ The Friends have been around since 1985, and to my knowledge have never ceased operations!”
Tania Teague, Chair of Friends of St George’ s CE Primary School
St. George’ s is a warm, diverse and welcoming primary school of around 420 pupils. As a school that prides itself on its community, some pupils aren ' t the first generation in their family to attend St George ' s, and we often have graduates and their families return, either to attend our events or help out.
We currently have ten active members that make up the Friends, but we’ re supported by a wider pool of parent volunteers. For our Christmas fair we had as many as 50 people volunteering on the day, so it’ s a wonderful community to be part of.
We also get incredible support from local groups, including Scouts, local nursery staff and holiday camp providers, who regularly lend their time and expertise. Some of the activities they run are free, making our events accessible to everyone.
It ' s my third year on the Friends, but we do have someone who has been on the committee for 11 years!
The Friends have been around since 1985, and to my knowledge have never ceased operations! Our main strength is that, although most of us work, we have different working patterns that allow us to run events on almost any day of the week. But it can be tricky to get everyone together in the same place at the same time – like for an AGM or a magazine photoshoot!
To celebrate our 40th anniversary, we’ re looking to produce an anniversary logo, tea towels and tote bags. They’ re going to be sold at our upcoming events and via our uniform shop. We also thought it was the perfect occasion to reach out to PTAextra and share the Friends’ journey with a wider community of PTAs and celebrate
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