Friends of SWPS

About Us

The Friends of Sir William Perkins’s School believe that our school community is important. Making connections across the year groups and coming together is a great way for parents to get to know each other and support our girls in their education.

Raising funds for SWPS is also a part of who we are and we have done this by providing various social events for parents throughout the year. Parents are encouraged to be fully involved in the life and community of the School and we warmly invite all parents to come be part of the Friends of SWPS.

Please sign up to help by filling out the Parent Volunteers form

Parent Volunteers - See how you can help the Friends of SWPSor contact us at Friends.of.SWPS@gmail.com.

Following the pandemic we are now more keen than ever to get parents engaged and we are looking forward to being able to get social events up and running.

Membership

All parents automatically become members of the Friends of Sir William Perkins’s School when their daughter joins SWPS. An annual voluntary donation is collected with your Autumn term fees. We are a registered charity and can claim back Gift Aid on donations, so please complete the Gift Aid Form.Click here to complete our
Gift-Aid Declaration

Social Events & Fundraising

We raise money during the academic year, primarily from the main social events and second hand uniform sales. Some of the things that we have supported over the last few years for the School include:

New Year 11 Common Room
New Textiles Room Refurbishment
Six smart boards for use in classrooms
a trampoline for the PE department and furniture/chairs for the Jarvis theatre

Parent Volunteers

Friends of SWPS organise a number of social events during the year including the annual Quiz Night, Christmas Fair and Sports Day refreshments. In addition we run the second hand uniform/equipment sales and provide refreshments at various school events such as musical concerts and the Carol services.

Being run by parent volunteers, we are always on the lookout for extra help for a number of roles from running the committee to helping at particular events. If you would like to be involved, please complete and submit your details below.

Form Representatives

Each form has one or more form representatives who act as a communication link with the Friends of Sir William Perkins’s School.

This is a purely voluntary role and there are no strict rules for what is required of a rep. Some reps organise social events for the parents and for the girls (separately of course!) and these are a good way for parents to get to know their daughter’s new friends and classmates and for the girls to have some fun together outside the school environment.

Click here for the Parent Volunteer form

or contact us at Friends.of.SWPS@gmail.com.

Second-Hand Uniform Sales

The Friends of Sir William Perkins’s School organise second-hand uniform sales for new and existing parents. This provides an opportunity to sell outgrown, but good condition, uniform and sports kit allowing other parents a chance to replace or upsize clothes or kit.

Click here for more information and to complete the forms

or contact us at Friends.of.SWPS@gmail.com if you have any questions.

The Committee

Friends of SWPS Committee

The Friends of Sir William Perkins’s School is run by parent members. New parent committee members are always welcome.

Chair	Mrs Kirsten Patient & Mrs Eileen White
Vice-Chair	Mrs Sam Barry
Friends of SWPS Governor	Mrs Alison Hatherall
Treasurer	Mrs Tracey Fordyce
Secretary	Mrs Barbara MacGregor