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School fetes and big events are fun ways to raise cash but they are time-consuming and rely on you having lots of volunteers to help out.

Here are eight easy ways to help put a few quid in the PTA coffers without too much effort.

School photo day – don’t we all do our best to make sure our little darlings look neat for at least one day?

Clean shirt (maybe even a new one if you’re super-organised!). Lovely ironed uniform, hair brushed into submission, or tied up in a style that will manage to hold until after break, because somebody thought it would be a good idea to book the reception class in for their photos after they’d been running around outside in the mud!

We talk to a lot of schools, and a comment we hear over and over again is: “we haven’t got the time”. We hear you, we know that all schools are busy, and it really isn’t in our interest to burden you with yet ‘another thing to do!’

However, spending a few minutes on alternative thinking might help you make some big changes – and ultimately save you precious hours!

Schools are under constant pressure to perform – to get students through SATS, to meet Ofsted’s expectations – and to keep parents happy.

With so many balls to juggle, we’re sure the last thing you want to hear about is something else new – whether it’s changes to the curriculum or new software … it all takes up time you don’t have.

Springfield Primary School launches new mobile app to keep parents in the loop.