Reading for pleasure is one of the key indicators of a child’s future outcome, so if your PTA or school is looking for a meaningful project this year, take a look at our libraries and literacy piece to find out why a library could be transformative.
If 2025 marks a significant anniversary for your school, read how the Friends of St Mary’s School hosted a fantastic Great Gatsby-inspired ball, creating lasting memories while raising £13,000 for their cause.
January is the perfect month to start planning your Mother’s Day celebrations. Whether you prefer the term ‘wonderful women’ or ‘mothers and others’, we have great fundraising gift ideas and community-driven event ideas to explore.
We highlight how folk traditions, such as maypole dancing, are living, evolving practices that offer a wonderful opportunity to unite your community and spark fresh and profitable fundraising ideas.
If you have resolved to start applying for grants this year, funding specialist Claire Welburn guides you through the basics.
Discover all this and more in the spring 2025 issue of School Fundraising magazine.
Roundup: The joy of a silent disco, how to reduce admin stress, a PTA bar and more...
We did it!: Three green-fingered PTAs share their allotment success
Libraries and literacy: Why reading is so important and how PTAs can help
Mascots: Make fundraising fun
Mother’s Day present ideas: Raise funds by selling gifts for the women in your pupils’ lives
Goodbye gifts: Mementoes for your Year 6 pupils
‘Our stylish Great Gatsby-themed ball was a roaring success’
Embracing your heritage: Folk traditions can be a great way to involve the local community
So long, farewell: How to give your leavers a good send-off
How to mark Mother’s Day: Create a special event that celebrates mothers and others
‘Our local approach to grants has really paid off’
Get fit for funding: Be prepared before applying for grants
Grants for schools: Our pick of grants supporting a love of reading
Ten tips for poverty-aware fundraising: How to approach your events with sensitivity and care
Crunch the numbers: Keeping track of your data lets you find out what’s working and what’s not
Volunteer appeal: Overcome obstacles to increase sign-ups
SuperKind: Set up a change-maker programme in your school
Enrichment hub: Our ideas for how to add value to the school experience
Take part: Get pupils involved with these competitions and challenges
‘Our pigs bring the school and the local community together’
