Ashdown
Antelopes
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PTA
The Forest PTA
The Forest School PTA is a small but dedicated group of enthusiastic parents and staff representatives whose main object is to enhance the educational experience of students. We support the school with the provision of resources, equipment and the upkeep of facilities by donations and fundraising activities.
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Committee
| President | Shirley Austin |
| Chair | Catherine Parting |
| Vice Chair | Partha Sarkar |
| Secretary | Jenny Nunes |
| Treasurer | Ian Ross |
| Jt Treasurer | William Nunes |
| Teaching staff representative | Sonja Allen |
Meetings
PTA Committee meetings are held on the first Monday of every month between 19:00 - 20:00 in the downstairs common room area of the Sixth Form building.
New members are always welcome!
If you would like to come and share some ideas or offer occasional support during fundraising events without being committed, that's fine too. Any help and support is very much appreciated.
Just email us on pta@forest.academy
Chair - Catherine PartingCatherine has a son in Year 10. She is a Speech and Language Therapist and works part-time for the NHS and part-time independently. Catherine works children of all ages but also specialises in stammering. Catherine loves her job and emjoys being involved in her local church. She keeps fit by running with her son (when she can get him to!) and watching him play rugby. She also has a daugher in Year 6, a dog that she loves to walk and 2 cats (who adore the dog!) |
Secretary - Jenny Nunes
Jenny has a son in Year 11. Having studied Hospitality Management her career has included working for a top game lodge operator in South Africa coordinating large group bookings and related services. In addition, she has spearheaded the growth of weddings at the lodges, and was responsible for sourcing, approving and managing service providers across the various lodges to ensure the bride had the most memorable day. Jenny was fortunate enough to enjoy some time as a stay-at-home mom and to fully enjoy all aspects of her children's lives. Whilst doing this, she turned a passion into a business and developed her own photography business that specialised in family photo sessions. Nothing brings Jenny greater joy than to cater and organise special events for family and friends. In the past Jenny was actively involved in the PTA at her daughter’s previous school, and assisted in various projects the school needed assistance with. In addition to this, she organised the annual Christmas Market that proved to be a hugely successful annual event. During her free time Jenny enjoys spending time with her husband and children, reading a good book or dabbling in the kitchen cooking new dishes. Jenny hopes to bring her strong organisational and co-ordinating skills to support the PTA members as they embark on fundraising efforts for the school to help improve facilities for the students and teachers. |
Vice Treasurer - William Nunes
William has a son in Year 11. A FMCG (fast moving and consumer goods) and Fresh Food Retail specialist with over 20 years’ experience in all aspects of FMCG and Retail industries. Most notable achievements introducing NTI concepts, product ranges and streamlined process across global markets. Having recently moved to the UK, William is looking forward to being involved and supporting the PTA help generate funds that will enhance the student's wellbeing and support learning initiatives. In his free time he enjoys fly fishing, reading, cooking and tending his Bonsai trees. |
The Forest School PTA is a registered charity. Donations, periodic fundraising activities and events are organised by us so that we can support the school with various projects. Aside from these fundraising events, there are other ways in which you can help us raise funds for the school.
Raise money simply whilst shopping online. We encourage all parents to link to the below while shopping online, to raise donations for Forest at no personal cost. All donations go to the PTA to use for various projects and equipment needed by the school. We have accounts with:
Easy Fundraising
easyfundraising once you have an account set up on easyfundraising, you will have the option to install our browser extension which we call, our Donation Reminder. It will pop up on every retailer site where a donation is available which means you don’t have to remember to come to easyfundraising first!
Alternatively shop directly via their website or their app
The Giving Machine
The Giving Machine once you have an account set up on The Giving Machine, you will have the option to install the Shop&Give reminder which sits quietly in your web browser as an extension. When you search for products online, the purple heart icon highlights which shops will give for free via TheGivingMachine. If you don't use a search engine, you'll be notified if the shop is participating in TheGivingMachine and prompted to give as you shop. It really is as simple as that.
Alternatively shop directly via their website or their app
Our Houses
Our house system helps to make every student an integral part of The Forest and equally responsible to contribute. This inclusion and encouragement of participation will help students to try a variety of academic, athletic and extracurricular activities. House points are awarded for demonstrating positive behaviours, academic achievement and participation in school activities.
