PSA
Queen Eleanor’s Parent Staff Association
Welcome to our page where you can find out about your PSA, raising funds, volunteering, preloved and lots more!
The PSA is a registered charity run by a committee of enthusiastic parents and school representatives. We organise fun and inclusive social events and activities for children and families across the year. The funds raised provide resources and opportunities that the school may not otherwise be able to afford. We also come together to contribute in a hands-on manner with working groups and other activities.
Get in touch anytime: email us here and why not follow our Facebook page !
Contributing and Volunteering
Lending a hand, no matter how large or small, will help make positive changes that enhance the children's experience and education at QE. There are many opportunities to help, from taking part in PSA events; donating money or items for tombolas, cake sales, etc, or being actively involved in arranging events. We are grateful for whatever support you can offer. It really does make a huge difference.
Volunteers involved in activities on site are likely to need a current DBS check with the school. If you're interested in volunteering, please contact the school office to find out how to go through the DBS check by either popping in, giving them a call or emailing office@queen-eleanors.surrey.sch.uk
Easy ways to help raise funds
Guildford Lottery - at least 60% from each £1 ticket purchased goes to support good causes in Guildford (50p to QE and 10p to other causes). Buy one ticket or lots! And there’s a chance to win the £25,000 jackpot each week.
Easyfundraising - add the app to your phone/tablet, choose Queen Eleanor’s Junior School as your cause, then simply access 1000’s of online retailers, such as M&S, Boots, Tesco, Argos booking.com, TUI, H&M, John Lewis and many more. A small % is donated to the school without any cost to you, sometimes up to 5%. You can install a donation reminder which will pop up on any participating online retailer’s website to make it even easier.
Stikins name labels for uniform - Stikins is a brand-leader for multipurpose stick-on name labels, suitable for all kinds of school items. Never lose your children’s belongings again! Use the link below to auto-add the fundraising code to your purchase (or use this code 16315)
Can your organisation offer ‘match-funding’ for your contributions?
Matched funding enables the PSA to boost the income raised at school fundraising events. It helped raised £700 in 23/24! Many large companies operate a scheme where they will ‘match’ charity fundraising or donations undertaken by their employees. These organisations set aside millions of pounds to fund such schemes and are happy to support their staff in raising money for charities. The amounts donated can range from a small amount to £1000+ per employee per event.
As our QE PSA is a registered charity, we are in a position to benefit from your involvement, however big or small, at any fundraising school event. Your participation might be, for example, serving at the bar, clearing up or helping to sell raffle tickets. All qualify as ‘assisting with fundraising’. Many employers can match your charity donations – which could double the income to our appeal.
If your employer offers a match-funding scheme, please email us to see how we comply with their requirements.
If you click below, you can see a list of match funding companies.
Fundraising aims and outcomes
As we agree our fundraising aims for 2025/26 with school we will post them here.
Here are the outcomes and purchases for 2023/24
PRELOVED uniform
The PSA runs regular preloved uniform sales and accepts donations of good condition pre-loved uniform particularly in demand are logo jumpers, cardigans and PE tops. Donations can be made at any time and dropped into our donation box in Reception.
Uniform for families needing support is always available at no cost - please contact the office or PSA. Please email the PSA if you need uniform when there is no upcoming sale.
Reusing uniform is also a great green initiative supporting the school’s Eco School status. We pass on unwanted uniform to the wider community via the Park Barn Hive community centre as well as send unusable/damaged uniform to the Shooting Star Hospice for raising money as ‘rag’.
PSA Committee
(Please see the Team Photosheet below)
Our PSA Committee is made up of volunteers who oversee the running of the charity.
Chairs: Anna Deadman and Lisa Campbell
Secretary: currently vacant
Treasurer: Elaine Knop and Sarah Sawyer
Ordinary members: Jo Smalley, Holly Murnieks, Eve Richardson
New committee members are always welcome.
We have open meetings twice a term via zoom or in person at school. Everyone is very welcome to join and there is also an AGM each year.
Class reps
Each class has a class representative. Class representatives communicate directly with the parents and carers via a class WhatsApp group. They relay messages from the school and PSA and can be a point of call with any general queries. Usual school administrative and pupil support queries are managed by the school directly.
If you would like to join one of the class WhatsApp groups please email the PSA and we will arrange this. Please provide your mobile number, name and class plus your child’s name.
Class Reps Summer Term 2025
6D Tiff Jessop, 6W Katherine Burr & Sarah Allwork, 6M Katy Coeburgh & Louise Haines
5P Amanda Cowley & Anne-Marie Norman, 5R Nikki Royle & Kat Pretnki, 5G Laura Moore
4S Stacey Muncey & Indu Vaidya, 4B Sha Baviskar, 4O Amanda O’Sullivan & Jenny Paxman
3G Tom Roberts, 3K Louise Haines & Emma Souter, 3T Gil & Mark Davis
Newsletters, EVENTS AND MEETINGS
Newsletters are attached below as well as planned event dates for the upcoming year. You can also read the reports from our July 2024 AGM.
Queen Eleanors PSA is a registered charity with the Charity Commission - No. 1096184
Email: psaqueeneleanors@gmail.com