Beechen Cliff PTA
General enquiries – info@beechenpta.org
Chair – Paul Fleming – chair@beechenpta.org
Treasurer – Hadid Vera Llamas Cruz – treasurer@beechenpta.org
Secretary – Jane Gibbons – secretary@beechenpta.org
Uniform sale enquires – Ellie Thomas – secondhanduniformBC@gmail.com
50:50 Club Lottery – 5050@beechenpta.org
Charity Number 1079431 for Beechen Cliff School PTA
PTA Team 2026
We’re a friendly, welcoming group of parents and staff who come together to raise funds that benefit the whole school community. Whether it’s supporting new equipment, enriching experiences, or creating memorable events for the boys, every little bit helps — and every new face makes a difference.
We meet just three or four times a year, either at school or over a relaxed drink at the local pub, so getting involved is easy and enjoyable. No special skills required — just enthusiasm, ideas, or a willingness to lend a hand now and then.
If you’d like to give a little back, meet other parents, and play a part in school life, we’d love to hear from you. Come and join us — it’s rewarding, sociable, and genuinely makes a difference.
Thanks to the generosity of the parents and staff, over the last few years we have:
• helped renovate the library;
• funded a laser cutting machine, a 3d printer and a mitre saw for Design and Technology;
• purchased textbook and dictionaries;
• supported the Bee Keeping Club;
• outfitted classrooms with digital screens, atlases, sports equipment, furniture and an archery set (which is a questionable addition to any classroom);
• built a clubhouse next to the tennis court;
• funded extracurricular activities such as after school clubs.
So how can you help?
To be clear, getting involved does not mean signing up to endless committee meetings.
We rely on a core group of volunteers, and we are always looking for people to lend a hand at PTA events. It could be running a bar at a Bands Night or helping at the uniform sales. If you could come and help us out once in any school year that would make a real difference.
If you have a fundraising idea and want to lead an event, get in touch and tell us about it.
In addition to supporting ‘in-person’ fund raising events you can also support your school charity virtually and share these five charitable fundraising ideas with your family and friends.
Five fundraising schemes to support the Beechen Cliff PTA charity
1. Crowd funding campaign
Please donate what you can afford:
https://www.goodhub.com/go/pta-beechen-cliff-school
£43,000 raised to date focussing on mental health services within school and IT equipment. A big thank you!
Regular monthly donations from as little as £3 a month can all really help the charity.
2. 50:50 Monthly school raffle
Players have a chance to win three monthly cash prizes. The winning chances are 1 in 500. Monthly revenue is split into 50% cash prizes and 50% to the PTA Charity.
Wish to sign up? Contact Hadid Vera: 5050@beechenpta.org for more information. It’s very simple to set up via standing order (between £1-£10 per month) and you can cancel at any time.
3. Second hand uniform donations
Uniform donations are to be dropped off at school during opening hours into the labelled contained in the foyer of the main entrance.
• All items need to be in good condition, laundered, with size labels and clearly listed in labelled bags please. All rugby/football boots to be cleaned please.
• Good quality pre-loved uniform including blazers, jumpers, shirts, trousers, footwear and sports kit and equipment all gratefully accepted.
Recent school uniform sales raised over £2000. Thank you.
Second hand uniform enquiries please email Jane Gibbons preloveduniform@beechenpta.org
4. Give As You Live
https://www.giveasyoulive.com/join/beechen-cliff-school-parent-teacherassociation
Raise quick easy free funds for our school charity when you shop on-line.
‘Give as you Live’ is an award winning, online fundraising website which gives Beechen Cliff parents and teachers the opportunity to raise free PTA funds every time they shop online. Over 4000 online stores including all major supermarkets.
It’s free to join and costs you no extra when shopping. In exchange for sending customers to a store’s site, the store pays a commission to ‘Give as You Live’ which is shared with our PTA charity. Simple!
Please remember to go through the GAYL page every time you shop at participating websites/shops as we know it’s easy to forget.
5. Bath Stone Property in Bear Flat
Agreed to donate 1% of their selling fee to a local school when instructing them to market your property. You can choose if you would like to support Beechen Cliff School.
www.bathstoneproperty.com