PROJECTS - what are we raising money for?

The PTA is hard at work on several projects in partnership with the school, with our All Aboard campaign leading the way to make a big impact in key areas. While this is our main focus for the next 18 months, we’ll continue to support other important needs and activities across Mayfield.

You can help by donating to these specific projects or by attending (or volunteering at) our events - every penny counts and we are really grateful for all donations made.

Schools are under immense financial pressure and Mayfield is no different. We've worked closely with the staff at the school to gain an understanding of the pressure points they face and where the PTA can help.

The result of these conversations is to approach our funding allocation focused on these core areas:

All Aboard campaign - to support outdoor play and learning, technology provision and celebrate who we are as a school in 2025
Classroom allocation - enable each class teacher or year group to buy resources that they wouldn't otherwise be able to afford
Experience days - to excite and engage the children and enhance the school curriculum
Subject enhancement - we will earmark funding for Subject Leads to buy resources

ALL ABOARD CAMPAIGN

ONGOING - looking to raise £80,000 over the next two years

Supports: All school years

Delivery estimate: key milestones between now and October 2026

Our core focus for this year and next, the All Aboard campaign is tackling key areas hit hardest by funding cuts - outdoor spaces, technology, and those special extras like murals and artwork that bring our school to life.

Help us set sail on this journey - we’d love to have you on board!

Find out more about All Aboard

Classroom allocation

FUNDED - approximately £125 per class

Supports: All school years

Delivery estimate: throughout the academic year

Raised from our Bake Sale events, this bucket of funds enables classroom teachers to use the funds given in whatever way they feel best suits their class.

We'll let you know details on exactly what was purchased, but last year it included things like caterpillars, art supplies, glue sticks, history timelines, seeds and compost, clocks and marble treat goodies.

Experience days

TARGET - £5,000 per year

Supports: All school years on rotation (Years R, 2, 4 and 6 each year, plus one whole-school event per year)

Delivery estimate: 2024/25 academic year

We are working closely with Mrs Stepney, Mr Atkinson and the Subject Leads to develop a range of experiential programmes for academic year 2024/25. These will be aligned to the curriculum to enhance your children's engagement and knowledge.

We have already delivered an immersive Roman Day for Year 4, a VR day for Years 4, 5 and 6 and have some other things bubbling away in the background too. Watch this space for more info!

SUbject Enhancement

FUNDED - approx £5,000

Supports: All school years

Delivery estimate: throughout the academic year

We have committed to support learning across the school by allocating funds to each of the core curriculum subject areas.

The subject leads are now planning how to spend these funds and will come back to us soon with detail on how it's been used! We'll keep you updated.

Additional projects

COMMITTED - £650

Supports: Year 6

It's with mixed feelings that we say farewell to our Year 6's: excited for their next chapter, sad to see them leave Mayfield.

We support the Year 6 Leavers by funding memory books of their time at Mayfield and gifting them Leavers T-shirts.

COMMITTED - £200

Supports: All year groups

Each year the school celebrates the most improved reader in each year group. We support this by funding the purchase of prize books to those readers.

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