# Entries open for National PTA Awards

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/05/12/entries-open-for-national-pta-awards/
- Published: 2021-05-12T12:30:41+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Parentkind, the network of Parent Teacher Associations, is hosting its inaugural
National PTA Awards to recognise the success and resilience of volunteer school 
fundraisers over the past year.**

The awards will close National PTA Week, which runs from 21 to 25 June 2021. The
week features a range of other events for volunteer fundraisers and the publication
of new resources. The [National PTA Week](https://www.parentkind.org.uk/National-PTA-Week)
is dedicated to celebrating PTAs and what they achieve.

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The awards categories are:

 * PTA Fundraising Achievement of the Year
 * PTA Community Initiative of the Year
 * Changing the Life of the School
 * New PTA of the Year
 * Volunteer of the Year
 * easyfundraising PTA Hero
 * PTA of the year

Each award category comes with a downloadable guidance form, and a PDF application
form.

Each category award winner will receive **£250** and there is a **£1,000** prize
for the National PTA of the Year.

Parentkind welcomes nominations from all its PTA members **across England, Wales
and Northern Ireland**. PTAs can nominate themselves or be nominated by school leadership
teams, governing bodies, other educational professionals and parents and carers.

Entries and nominations for the [Parentkind National PTA Awards](https://www.parentkind.org.uk/National-PTA-Week/National-PTA-Awards)
close on at **5pm on Friday 28th May 2021.**

Founded in 1956 and formerly the NCPTA, Parentkind has 13,000 members who raise 
over £120 million per year, “placing us alongside some of the largest charities 
in the UK”. As a national charity, Parentkind works to give those with a parenting
role a voice in education. 

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