supporting us financially

HOW TO HELP FINANCIALLY

Some of these initiatives involve ways to give financially (£) and others cost you nothing but could make a big difference (FREE) 

MAINTENANCE FUND (£)

The fund helps us to access larger projects through the diocese, and supports the maintanence of our school buildings - which we are responsible for as a church school.

Ask: The requested annual voluntary contribution to the school's maintenance fund is £60 for your first child (£50 for each other child). You can find out more and how to pay on our dedicated page here.

BUY ITEMS ON OUR AMAZON WISHLIST (£)

Many schools, including HWINS, have Amazon Wish Lists to support us to provide the resources we need to make our school run. From scissors to standing desks, we would be so grateful for any support you could provide.

Ask: If you would like to, you can find our Amazon wish list here - thank you so much.

PAY FOR ANOTHER CHILD (£)

When you pay for a trip or event on ParentPay, there will soon be a button which says 'Pay for another child'. Clicking this will mean you will, well, pay for another child! By doing so, you help those who are struggling financially, and prevents the school from either covering the shortfall or cancelling the event.

Ask: Consider clicking the 'Pay for another child' every once in a while if you feel able.

CORPORATE MATCH FUNDING (£ OR FREE)

Many companies operate a match funding scheme whereby they ‘match’ charity fundraising undertaken by their employees. This includes financial donations and time spent volunteering.

Ask: We will be in touch in the next few weeks with a bit more detail but in the meantime, speak to your human resources department to find out whether they offer match funding.

SHOP ONLINE USING EASYFUNDRAISING (FREE)

Either by app or with a browser extension (takes 30 seconds to set up) the school gets a donation on purchases you make at over 7000 online stores, so from your weekly food shop to your package holiday, you can help donate at no cost to you.

Ask: Install the free easyfundraising browser extension here or the app here.

GIFT AID MY GIVING (FREE)

Donations you make to the maintenance fund or to any PTA initiative can all be gift aided. This means for every £1 you give, we get £1.25.

Ask: We will be in touch next half term with details of how to check whether you have signed up to gift aid.

DONATE PRE-LOVED (FREE)

Children grow up so fast! If you have good quality uniform they no longer need, or hardly worn footwear, books, or possible wet play games, we would be so grateful for your donations.

Ask: Please get in touch with the school office who will likely say 'yes please!', and pop them in to Reception. We will share them with the most appropriate classes accordingly. Thank you!

Impact of helping with these financial activities: How long do you have?! Ultimately, the more creative financial support you can give, the less of the limited school funds will need to go on basic things like pritt sticks and fixing gutters, and the more we can focus on high quality teaching, learning and nurture support for our children.