Does Santa need to be DBS checked?

The team at NSPCC provide child protection advice for PTAs running a grotto and searching for a Santa...

Step-by-step: races and fun runs

Running is a great way to get supporters to join in a physical activity that will appeal to all fitness levels, by Daniel Etherington

Fundraising events for Easter

Stuck for fundraising ideas for Easter? Read our ideas and advice from PTAs on how to celebrate the holiday.

Inspiration for your quiz night

Quiz nights are a popular way to bring your supporters together for some fun and fundraising. Daniel Etherington has some suggestions for ways to liven up your rounds

Run a harvest festival

Daniel Etherington explains how celebrating the harvest can ensure a bumper crop of fun

Step-by-step: ceilidh

A traditional Gaelic gathering, a ceilidh promises lots of fun for the whole family

Winter event ideas

Need inspiration to bring some fundraising fun to the winter months? Browse these PTA success stories...

Step-by-step: colour run

A colour run is a fun run with a difference, where participants, marshals and spectators throw buckets full of brightly coloured powder at the runners.

Dress up for the PTA

How can you make fundraising and events more visible and engaging? Dress up as a giant dinosaur, Easter bunny or inflatable Christmas tree, says Rebecca Geitgey

Step-by-step: disco

Discos are simple to organise, offer guaranteed fun and are a firm favourite on the PTA fundraising calendar!

Indoor events

Whether you're after an event which avoids the risk of rain, or something for the colder months, here's how to have fun fundraising without the weather worry!