Friends of Woodlawn
Who are Friend of Woodlawn?
We are a group of Woodlawn parents, carers, friends and staff who work together for three main purposes:
Our first purpose is to encourage a sense of community within the school by organising events where families can come together and get to know each other.
Our second purpose, as a charity, is that our primary remit is to raise funds to go back into the school to enhance the education and social wellbeing of the children.
Finally we aim to take the stigma out of PTA! The intention is to bring a group of people together who are sharing similar situations in life and create a group of friends.
Who can join Friends of Woodlawn?
Many people are familiar with the term Parent Teacher Association (PTA). The main difference between a PTA and our Friends group is that we welcome friends of Woodlawn, previous parents and staff members over the age of 18 wishing to offer appropriate support or help. This enables both friends, teachers, parents, guardians or carers of children attending the school to be a part of our committee.
How can I get involved?
In a world where everyone's time is precious getting people to join a PTA can be a daunting
task. But all parents, friends and teachers can get involved, even if they only have a small
amount of time available.
We always need more committee members to help us organise events and share their
fundraising ideas. This would involve attending the meetings and/or being on our
committee communication group. This would enable you to participate in the organisation, planning and running of projects and events.
If you don't have the time for a more regular commitment, then you can sign-up just
to support at an event.
Fundraising for our Hydrotherapy Pool Renovation
Woodlawn School is a fully inclusive school catering for pupils from 2½ to 18 years old with physical, medical, sensory needs and/or moderate learning difficulties. We ensure that all young people achieve their potential personally, socially, emotionally, physically and educationally. We offer a bespoke and individualised approach to meet the needs of every child/young person. We believe in ‘Celebrating Opportunity, Sharing Success.’
Our current fundraising project is one of vast size! We are raising funds for the refurbishment of Woodlawn Swimming and Hydrotherapy pool. The pool was officially opened in 1992 and it is in current need of a large refurbishment. The pool enables our students to experience both swimming and hydrotherapy to suit their needs and abilities. It is especially important for our students who are wheelchair users and for those who require this form of intervention as part of their pre and post rehabilitation programmes leading up to and following surgery or medical procedures.
Contact
Please email any queries to: fowcharity@yahoo.com