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Welcome to all STAGS Parents and Carers!

As a parent or carer of a student at STAGS, you are automatically a member of the Friends of St Albans Girls' School, (or STAGS PTA for short)

What We Do

STAGS PTA works to improve the educational experience for all STAGS pupils, by providing funds for things which the school could not otherwise afford. The PTA also offers vital services to parents, such as the Pre-Loved Uniform Sales, and fosters a feeling of community among families by organising various fundraising and social events during the school year.

Our Current Projects

Supporting the modernisation of all bathroom facilities across the school to improve privacy, safety and well-being for all pupils
Supporting numerous small curriculum based funding requests

Previously, through our fundraising efforts and the generous support of the STAGS parent community, the PTA has been able to donate:

Installation of a covered walkway between the Gym and Parks block
Creating a multi-use classroom to support the increased uptake of D&T subjects at GCSE and beyond
Library refurbishments
New sound and lighting systems in the School Hall
A new state-of-the-art school minibus;
£25,000 towards the Centenary celebrations, which includes a new Centenary Garden Area and Outdoor Classroom
Full refurbishment of two Food Technology Classrooms (the PTA donated £90,000 to cover the cost of this work)
As well as many smaller items to support curriculum enrichment and delivery right across the school

How can you help?

Please support the PTA by coming to our half-termly meetings (see Regular Diary updates in Stagslink), by signing up here to become part of our bank of volunteers, by coming along to PTA events, or by supporting us via one of the fundraising options below, the School Fund, Easyfundraising or Your School Lottery.

To contact the PTA, please email stagspta@gmail.com

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School Fund

Since 1986 parents have been providing financial support to the PTA via regular monthly donations to the PTA School Fund, enabling significant PTA contribution to the development of STAGS. Thanks to the Gift Aid scheme, a donation of £10 a month made under a Gift Aid declaration actually raises £150 each year for the school.

We are incredibly grateful for all School Fund donations however big or small, so if you would like to make a regular donation to the PTA please complete the School Fund Donation Form below and set up a Standing Order from your bank account. It is also possible to make one off donations to the PTA via the School Gateway online payment system. Please do Gift Aid any donations you make if you are able to.

We always hugely appreciate the support and generosity of the Parents and Carers of STAGS and would like say thank you for all that you do to promote and enhance the community of the school.

School Fund Form

Easyfundraising

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for STAGS with easyfundraising?

There are over 4,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.

All you need to do is:

1. Click Here and join for free.

2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.

3. After you’ve checked out, the retailer will make a donation to STAGS (Friends of STAGS) at no extra cost to you whatsoever!

There are no catches or hidden charges, and we will be really grateful for your donations.

School Lottery

The STAGS PTA can also be supported by the members of our community aged over 16 purchasing a weekly £1 lottery ticket from Our School Lottery.

How it Works

Our page is https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/st-albans-girls
Each School Lottery prize pot is determined by the amount of £1 tickets sold each week.
Each ticket purchased online (via a direct debit system which can be cancelled at any time) consists of 6 numbers between 0 and 9
There are TWO prize draws per ticket purchased: the STAGS fund which is a guaranteed winner for our school every Saturday which is drawn on a raffle basis, the winner is selected by a computer at the School Lottery HQ and then each Saturday ALL schools' lottery ticket numbers are entered into a JACKPOT draw, where if you match all 6 numbers you win the £25k JACKPOT!
Your £1 ticket cost is spilt as follows: 40% goes to the school PTA fund, 36% is put into the school prize kitty and 24% is given to School Lottery for admin and VAT
All T&Cs with information such as how long you need between signing up and your numbers going 'live' are on the website and can be found here: https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/game-rules

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