PTA

Welcome to the Fryern Acorns page

Welcome to the Fryern Acorns page. As a parent or teacher at Fryern Federation you are automatically a member of the Fryern Acorns PTA. We also warmly welcome grandparents, carers, parents of alumni and friends to get involved in our activities.

We are an active PTA organising a lot of events for our community during the school year. Funds raised are spent on new equipment, learning resources and to subsidise activities to enhance our children’s educational experience at Fryern.

We either fund or run a variety of events from big to small. Some favourites are our Infant and Junior Discos, secondhand uniform sales, Summer and Christmas Fairs, Class gifts, Science Days, Mother‘s and Father‘s Day shops as well as Elfridges. We even had a Circus event in the summer of 2024 with a circus workshop and a big top on our school field! And not to be forgotten: our popular Fryern Fireworks, which we believe is the best professional firework display in Chandler‘s Ford. The list goes on!  There is something for everyone to get involved in.

But the PTA is much more than just fundraising. We are here to bring home and school, staff, parents and friends together to make the education experience something special for the children at Fryern.

We are always looking for new ideas and new members – whether it is a one off or in a more active capacity. We appreciate any time you can contribute. 

You can get in touch via email to fryernacorns@fryern.net 

Please also visit the Fryern Acorns PTA page for event information and ticket sales – https://www.pta-events.co.uk/acorns

What is the PTA?

Most schools in the UK have a Parent Teacher Association (PTA). Its role is to encourage cooperation between home and school to benefit our children. PTAs are known for their fundraising work, but they have an important social function as well. Organising events gives parents, staff and also pupils an opportunity to work together, strengthening our community and enhancing our children‘s time at Fryern.

The Fryern Acorns PTA is a member of Parentkind and a registered Charity (charity number 1055081).

What does the money get spent on?

ALL the money raised by the Fryern Acorns PTA goes back to the Children of the Fryern Federation. 

The Christmas presents that Father Christmas brings for each class, the Easter eggs, playground and class room equipment, a lot of workshops and activities – these and many more are all either wholly or partly funded by the PTA.

Committee Members 2024/25