Launch of the OPAL Scheme & Donations Schedule

Matched Funding Appeal

New Sponsor Announcement

Annual Profit 23-24

Summer Term 24 Figures

Spring Term 24 Figures

Autumn Term 23 Figures

Fundraising Update -Autumn 2023

Regular Annual Payments

Every year the PTA meet with the School and are given an update on what they need help with financially. A School's budget never goes far enough and St Vincent's is the same. We work hard to raise money for key resources for the children and to better their educational experience. See below to get an idea of what we always provide funding for and what our greater goals are for the future.

Funding for 2024 - 2025

Following on from meetings with senior management it has been decided that these will be the funding goals of the PTA going forward into the 2024/2025 Academic year:

Revamping KS1 & KS2 Playtime

It has been decided that playtime at St Vincent's needs a huge overhaul and boost. We are working with a company called OPAL to audit playtime at St Vincent's, the whole process will take 12-18 months and will redesign the areas we use and improve the ethos around play at St Vincent's. The children spend 20% of their time at School playing - and learning through this play. It is essential to everyone at St Vincent's that this time is fun and we are fully utilising what we already have as well as improving on it. This ongoing project has already started to take shape but we estimate PTA spends for this to be around £20,000 plus. Please stay tuned for what is to come!

School Counsellor

Our children deserve the best for their mental health and development. Where needed, having emotional and social support is a great addition for their educational success. The school has decided to employ a School Counsellor to be on-site initially once a week to provide help and support for our children. We have been asked to help support this cost by paying half of these annual costs. Over three years this would cost the PTA £11,500 with a break down of:

- First year: £3,250
- Second year: £4,000
- Third year: £4,250

Coaches

The PTA will continue to cover roughly half of all Coach costs for the school. This equates annually to £5,000 with a top up rolling fund of £1,500. Coaches & School Trips Initiative - Crowdfunding through JustGiving - click HERE to find out more!!

Ongoing Commitment Spends

Did you know in addition to the above we pay for Christmas Books, Rosaries, Easter Eggs, the Christmas Panto, and finally the SATs breakfast. These smaller but very necessary items will take up annually around £3,000 of the PTA’s budget.

Going forward, around £13,500 will go to our committed spends, meaning that everything else will go towards the Playground Revamping project!

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You can donate to the PTA's fundraising efforts at any time by clicking the button below and making a one off donation. We wouldn't be able to put on events or provide funds without these donations!

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Launch of the OPAL Scheme & Donations Schedule

At St. Vincent’s Catholic Primary School, we are excited to introduce OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) to transform our playground and playtime experiences. OPAL is designed to encourage children to be creative, active, and engaged through play, recognising it as a vital part of learning and development. This approach promotes all-weather play using natural and man-made resources, ensuring an inclusive environment where every child can participate, regardless of ability or interest. To support this initiative, we are seeking donations of clean, safe, and usable items (NOT broken) that will enhance our play provision. To help with organisation, we will be requesting specific donations each week. The schedule is as follows:

Week beginning 28th April – Small world: Lego (small and large), toy animals, toy cars/trucks, toy buildings, toy tools etc.
Week beginning 5th May – Mud kitchen: Pots, pans, spoons, lids, utensils etc.
Week beginning 12th May – Arts and Crafts: Paint brushes (Small and large), paint rollers, chalk of all sizes, child friendly and washable paint, pencils, felt tips, markers, easels, rolls of papers/wallpaper, fabrics etc.
Week beginning 19th May - Recycling Area/Large Loose Parts: Cardboard, wood, crates, pallets, electrical items (computers, laptops, TVs, remotes, etc.), tyres etc.

Smaller items can be brought to your child’s class teacher in a bag, while larger donations can be placed in the KS2 playground. Your generous contributions will help us create a vibrant and engaging play environment for all children. Thank you for your continued support!

Matched Funding Appeal_Jul24.pdf

Matched Funding Appeal

Please click on the letter from the PTA to find out how you and your Business or Employer can help!

New Sponsor Announcement

St Vincent's PTA are very excited to announce we have partnered with Go View London to raise money together for our School.

Go View London are St Vincent's local leading estate agents based on Churchfield Road and will work together with us to provide sponsorship at our events and prizes for our raffles. We have just taken delivery of FOUR Amazon Fire tablets!!

Together we hope to make St Vincent's the best place it can be for our children and build a bigger relationship with the community. To mark this Go View London will award the PTA with a £150 payback for every instruction that they receive via the PTA or the wider School community (i.e grandparents, friends of a pupil etc). The instruction must be fee generating for Go View London (i.e Go View London successfully lets or sells the property and it is a one time cash back offer per property).

If you are in need of Go Views London property services or just want to talk to them about the local property market, please get in touch with them here.

Go View London are kicking off their part in our fundraising journey by sponsoring a race at our Race Night event at the start of the Summer term.

Please join us in thanking them for their incredible generosity!

St Vincent's PTA

2024 - 2025 Figures and Info