Projects Funded 2013 – 2019
All Weather Pitch 2013 After fundraising for two years, the PTA raised £245k for an all weather pitch at school. The funds were raised through a series of events held at school including quiz nights and fairs, and a successful application to S port England.
Learning Support 2013 S tudents in the English department benefited from PTA funding of £500 for spellcheckers, software and dictaphones.
Lego Kits 2014 The ICT department received £50 to purchase Lego kits.
Raspberry Pi 2014 Computing students benefited from the opportunity to build computers from scratch thanks to a donation of £135.
Lab Coats 2014 The PTA provided £240 to cover the cost of lab coats for the science department.
Food Tech Equipment 2014 The PTA provided £1,000 to upgrade the equipment in the Food Tech department.
Washing Machines 2015 The PE department is delighted with its new washing machines purchased for the department by the PTA at a cost of £499.
Science Labs 2016 After 15 months of fundraising and receiving grants from the Wolfson Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation and Cargill, the PTA raised £130k to fund two new S cience labs at the school.
Laser Cutter 2016 During 2016 the PTA raised £20K to purchase a laser cutter for use in the Design and Technology department. S ince then, it has been used countless times to enrich learning, as well as raising even more funds by making Christmas decorations, providing medals for the Clandon Park Run and even a bespoke bar menu for the PTA!
Silk Screens 2017 The PTA paid for a whole stack of silk screens to be refurbished. The Textiles department uses this technique for printing images and designs on T-shirts, tote bags, paper, wood, ceramics and other materials.
Learning Resources 2017 The PTA funded a range of learning resources such as dictionaries and literature books for the English department.
The Visual Impairment Unit 2017 The Visual Impairment Unit at George Abbot benefited from a new Braille reader, thanks to the PTA and Waitrose green tokens. The VI Unit provides a supportive learning environment and promotes the achievement and development of students who are visually impaired within an inclusive mainstream secondary school.
Computer Equipment 2017 The PTA raised £8k which, together with an in-kind donation from a local company worth £22k, resulted in an upgrade of computer equipment across the school.
Elmslie Hall Refurbishment 2018 Over the summer of 2018, the PTA provided funding of £4,000 toward the refurbishment of Elmslie Hall, which included redecoration, sanded floors and new curtains.
Fitness Suite 2018 With the health and wellbeing of students in mind, the focus of the PTA ’s fundraising efforts was on the complete refurbishment of the school’s fitness suite. The PTA raised £25,000 towards the works and were delighted to welcome former student and Olympic gold medallist Liam Heath to cut the ribbon!
Raynham Hall Sound System 2018 The PTA contributed £4,000 towards the upgrade of the sound system in Raynham Hall, which was promptly put into use for the whole school production of Bugsy Malone!
Science Equipment 2019 The PTA provided £1,207 to implement upgrades to the school’s S cience equipment, as recommended by the examinations board. This included power signal generators, rheostats, smart timers and LED lasers.
Learning Hubs 2019 The PTA provided £4k to create four multi- purpose spaces in the school’s old cloakrooms. Four bays will act as learning hubs for S ixth Formers and Y ear 11 students to complete group work and private study and as additional seating for dining and as a wet weather space.
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