Welcome to Mandeville!

We are delighted that you are joining our amazing school.

Mandeville PTA (Parent Teacher Association) is a volunteer organisation open to all parents and carers of students, therefore we warmly welcome you to be actively involved. 

How to join us ?

The PTA can't exist without an injection of new volunteers each year, you are welcome to join us via :-

• www.facebook.com/groups/friendsatmandeville is a closed group, you will need to ask to join this group and once we have checked with the school office that you are connected to school, we will accept your request. This page is for reminders of events, co-ordinate volunteers and a forum for a sense of community amongst parents.
• email any questions or even better, suggestions and ideas to pta@mandeville.herts.sch.uk

Committee members 2023-2024

Chair - Kimberley Baron 

Vice Chair - Sheila Philpot

Treasurer - Ellie Stidston

Secretary - Sam Squire

PTA has 3 key aims

1. To arrange FUN activities for our children.
2. To support the School through fundraising events to purchase "above and beyond" resources that benefits our children.
3. To work hard to ensure everyone in our community find a way to be involved and be connected.

For 2023/2024, PTA is AIMING to raise AS MUCH AS WE CAN for

• New class iPads
• Yr 6 Leaver Hoodies

We have now funded

1. Benches for the school grounds
2. Marvelous Me annual subscription 
3. Yr 5 & 6 Online Safety Workshop
4. Yr 6 Leavers Hoodies

How can you help?

Easyfundraising

Do you shop online? If so, you can also help us raise funds, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! You can do your online shopping and support Friends of Mandeville fund without any additional cost to you.

You will need to go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/invite/JEP996/  and register for Mandeville PTA – St Albans.  Once you have registered, you can download the Easyfundraising App or go via the Easyfundraising website, select the retailer you want to shop at and the site will show you the commission the PTA earns from your shopping basket.

We won't know who shopped or what you bought, but we will get a percentage of the costs into our fund. The prices are the same as if you bought "normally" - in fact, there are sometimes special offers that could even save you money! It's easy, so why not help us raise much needed funds.

Stamptastic

All uniform needs to be named and stamping your children’s name on everything is a really easy way of doing this! We receive a 30% cashback for all orders placed at https://stamptastic.co.uk/ Quote AL12LE when checking out.

Direct Donation

Donations can be made directly to Mandeville PTA at any time. There is a payment item on Arbor for donations direct to the Friends of Mandeville bank account. This is a voluntary option for anyone wanting to donate in this way.

Match Funding

A match funding scheme can be adopted by any company no matter how big or small.  Barclays, for example, offers its employees the opportunity to match funds they raise for their chosen charity up to £750 per year.  This is available for three activities a year!  Aviva, in response to feedback from their staff, has introduced a '£Plus' matching scheme.  The scheme gives Aviva employees the chance to receive matched funds for any money raised on behalf of a registered charity of their choice.

Does your workplace have a match funding scheme? Find out whether your time or contributions can stretch even further.  We can assure you that it is not complicated and will cost the you nothing other than some time to talk to your employer.

So, that is a little bit about us!  We would very much like you to get involved so please come and talk to us during Friday Coffee Morning, in the playground or simply leave a message in the school office.  We are a friendly, enthusiastic group who are also interested in making a difference to the extra parts of school life.  

Kind regards,

Kim, Sheila, Ellie and Sam