Parents' Association

Parents’ Association

The Somerhill Schools’ Parents Association (SSPA) is a very active organisation and membership is open to all parents and/or guardians of the pupils attending any of the schools. The PA plays an important role in enhancing community spirit and furthering links between parents in all three schools.  The PA also runs a monthly Classified publication where current school parents can advertise their business, private ads or even run a wanted ad, all for free.

The events organised throughout the year are great fun for both the parents and children and help generate extra funds for the schools, which are put towards ‘special projects’. The funds raised in the last school year 2010/2011 were £23,286 and this money funded the memory garden and pond work, musical instruments, new staging and playground equipment.

The PA also donated nearly £9,000 to various charities. These included £5,300 for the Demelza Hospice Care for children, which provides respite care, short breaks, symptom control and end of life care for children and young people with life limited and life threatening conditions. Other local charities we helped included Action for Children, Kusasa, Cancer Research, Downs Syndrome Association and Mencap.

None of this would be possible without the help and support of you, the parents.

If you would like to get involved in the Parents’ Association events, either as a Class Representative, chairing an event, being part of an event committee, or by just helping out on the day of an event, please contact either of the Committee members listed below for further information.

For further details of Events for 2011/2012, details of Full Committee Members, minutes from Parents' Association Meetings and the Somerhill Classifieds, please go to the Parents' Association pages in the Parents' Area of the website.

Events 2010/11 and Funds Raised (where applicable)