Parents' Association

As Chairperson of our Parents’ Association, I would like to welcome you to our web page. We are a very active association: last year we enjoyed a Christmas Fair, a musical Picnic in the Park, and a Summer Fair. We also hold joint events with the Senior school ‘Friends’ and had a very successful murder mystery evening. We also held our first summer drinks party for all pre-prep and prep school parents. All of these events are run by and for the parents of Clayesmore Prep School children.

All the events that we run are principally designed to provide opportunities for the parents to meet up: to get to know each other, to make new friends, to share in the outstanding resources that the school has to offer, and to raise modest funds along the way. We use these funds to assist the school: for instance in the last two years we have supported requests for benches around the sports pitches, various musical and technical items, play equipment, and recently we have funded the upgrade of the cricket nets. We have also partly funded staging equipment which is used extensively by both the Prep and Senior Schools. All donations are carefully considered to ensure that they enhance the quality of life of the children. You will find a small termly subscription to the PA on your school bill. We use these funds to assist in launching our events, and it is a vital requirement for the Association’s many activities.

The PA is run by a committee of trustees and members – you will find them listed in the Parents’ Directory and also in this section of the school website. Please do have your name and contact details included in the Directory, as it is an invaluable way of keeping in touch with each other.

Please know that you are very welcome to help in any way that you can – and, of course, to enjoy the events as they happen. You will also see many members of the Association, as well as the Head of Prep, at the twice termly “Coffee and Catch Up” events. These are another opportunity for parents to meet up on a Saturday morning over a cup of coffee and a pastry. Everyone is welcome to these events – if you haven’t been before, come along and say hello.

So, welcome to our community of parents. If you have any questions, then please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Yours sincerely,
Debby Mackenzie, Chair