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Welcome to Thomas Tallis Parent, Teacher & Friends Association (PTFA)
Tallis PTFA is almost certainly nothing like your Primary School PTA experience. Here, you won’t find people with clipboards at the gates, or termly bake sales. You will, however, find Cabaret Hullabaloo, 6th Form lead Coffee Shops, Front of House teams, an online Pre-Loved Uniform Shop, Cost-of-a-Coffee fundraising and collaborations with Charities like ComputerAid who support our Tech for Tallis initiative.
Stick with us and you are also very likely to find lasting friendships, get to know the school site and staff in a much less formal setting and without even realising it’s happening, become an indispensable part of this incredible School where our children are already learning about the world and changing it for the better.
I am delighted to welcome you on this journey with us and I hope to meet you in person very soon.
Debbie Joyce, Chair PTFA
Stick with us and you are also very likely to find lasting friendships, get to know the school site and staff in a much less formal setting and without even realising it’s happening, become an indispensable part of this incredible School where our children are already learning about the world and changing it for the better.
I am delighted to welcome you on this journey with us and I hope to meet you in person very soon.
Debbie Joyce, Chair PTFA
Who are we & what do we do?
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Four things you can do today from the comfort of your own phone!
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1) Join our C0st-of-a-Coffee supporters donorbox.org/tallisptfa
2) Join the PTFA WhatsApp group chat.whatsapp.com/K55czp8A0zHC4UIYvo0XY
3) Sign-up for EasyFundraising and collect free donation while shopping online. www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/thomastallisptfa
4) Choose Thomas Tallis PTFA as your chosen charity at PayPal Checkout
Cost-of-a-Coffee SupportersOur Cost-of-a-Coffee Supporters pledge the cost of a £3.50 take-away coffee every month.
Cost-of-a-Coffee is open to everyone, so please forward to friends, family and anyone else you know who may like to support a Tallis student. Our aim is to find a Cost-of-a-Coffee supporter for every student in Tallis this year. And don’t forget, if you are a UK tax payer, as a Charity we can claim 25% of your donation from HMRC so your £4.00 becomes a £5.00 donation! |
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PTFA WhatsApp Group
The WhatsApp group is our primary means of keeping in touch. We post details of upcoming events, run polls for volunteer signups and answer any questions. Most of the information is also in the Newsletter, and on this website, but for real-time updates and signing up to help with events, the WhatsApp group is the place to be.
Click the link below or scan the QR code to join the WhatsApp group. If you have any problems, please email your name and phone number to [email protected] and we will try to add you. |
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PTFA Shop
**WE HAVE AN ONLINE SHOP !**
Pre-loved Uniform
To make it easier for you to purchase pre-loved, we have created an online shop with Shopify! You can now see everything we have in stock and pay online. Orders can be collected from Reception. You can also order online and pay with cash or card when collecting from Reception.
To donate uniform, please wash and hand in to Reception.
New uniform is available from Casseys Schoolwear
To donate uniform, please wash and hand in to Reception.
New uniform is available from Casseys Schoolwear
Greetings Cards
With huge thanks to Creative Arts, we are very proud to be able to offer Greetings Cards designed by the exceptionally talented Creative Arts staff and students available for you to buy from the PTFA shop now!
There are 6 designs to choose from which can be purchased individually, in bundles of 6 or as a multi-design pack.
There are 6 designs to choose from which can be purchased individually, in bundles of 6 or as a multi-design pack.
Tech for Tallis - a PTFA Success StoryThe incredibly successful Tech for Tallis campaign started during the Covid lockdowns in an attempt to source laptops for students who were unable to access school systems from home. Moving into 2024, we approached ComputerAid who agreed to support our mission to eradicate digital exclusion from educational opportunities by supplying reconditioned laptops at the vastly reduced cost of £120 each. This year, we are delighted to announce that this partnership has been so successful, that Tallis are now able to use Royal Borough of Greenwich resources to purchase laptops from ComputerAid directly and ensure that all yr7 and exam year students have access to a laptop.
To halve that cost, we need to find a company who would be interested in donating their old technology to us as part of their normal refresh programme. ComputerAid will complete a certified data wipe, and recondition the laptops before delivering direct to Tallis.
If you work for a company that regularly refreshes their technology, please find out if they would be interested in supporting our refurbishment programme with ComputerAid so that we can halve the cost of the laptops provided to us.
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Ways to help us raise money
Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity from the tax you pay for the current tax year and boosts your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate.
Complete the gift aid form to enable us to reclaim Gift Aid on any donation you make to Thomas Tallis PTFA or check the 'Gift Aid' box on our donation forms. |
Collect donations every time you shop online. Over 3000 companies subscribe to Easyfundraising including Sainburys John Lewis, Aviva, and Trainline.
There is also a Reminder widget that pops up when you visit site that supports EasyFundraising donations. Click 'donate' and Easyfundraising automatically donates a percentage of your purchase price to PTFA without taking you to a different site of adding anything to the cost of your purchase |
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Community Garden ProjectThe Community Garden project started in 2019 and aimed to:
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Events
These are the upcoming events for academic year 2025/2026. Please join the WhatsApp group or email [email protected] for more information or to volunteer. In addition to our own events, we also provide Front Of House for all Tallis performances and mentor 6th Form volunteers to provide the Coffee Shop at Parents Evenings and Open Days to raise funds for the Yr13 Prom.
September 2025 |
- Wednesday 3rd September 8.30-10am in the Library: Yr7 Parents Welcome Coffee Morning with PTFA Trustees
- Saturday 6th September: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
- Wednesday 17th September tbc: Yr7 Settling Evening PTFA Information Stand
October 2025
- Wednesday 1st October 3.45-7pm: Open Evening 6th Form Coffee Shop
- Thursday 2nd October 8.30-10am: Macmillan Coffee Morning
- Thursday 15th October 3.45-6.45pm: Post-16 Open Evening 6th Form Coffee Shop
- Friday 17th October 7.30-9:30: PTFA Event - Cabaret Hullabaloo
- Wednesday 21st October 5-7pm: Black History Month Talent Show and Come Dine with Me - PTFA Bar and Coffee Shop
- Saturday tbc October: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
November 2025
- Thursday tbc November: Yr7 Transition Event for students and their families
- Wednesday 19th November 3.45-6.45pm: Yr8 Parents Evening 6th Form Coffee Shop
- Saturday tbc November: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
December 2025
- Wednesday 17th December 3.45-6.45pm: Yr11 Parents Evening 6th Form Coffee Shop
- Wednesday 10th December 6-8pm: Festival of Light (Music, Dance, Drama & Languages Showcase)
- Saturday tbc December: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
January 2026
- Wednesday 28th January 3.45-6.45pm: yr7 Parents Evening 6th Form Coffee Shop
- Saturday tbc January: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
February 2026
- Wednesday tbc February 3.30-6.45pm: Yr9 Options Evening PTFA Coffee Shop
- Saturday tbc February 10:15am-2:15pm: Post 16 Open Day 6th Form Coffee Shop
- Saturday tbc February: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
March 2026
- Wednesday 4th March 3.45-6.45pm: Yr9 Parents Evening 6th Form Coffee Shop
- Monday tbc March 5-8pm: A Level Dance Showcase - PTFA Front of House
- March tbc: Gardening Day
- Saturday tbc March: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
April 2026
- April tbc: Prom Ticket sales
- Saturday tbc April: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
May 2026
- Thursday tbc May 5-8pm: GCSE Dance Showcase - PTFA Front of House
- Wednesday 13 May 3.45-6.45pm: Yr10 Parents Evening 6th Form Coffee Shop
- May tbc: Gardening Day
- Saturday tbc May: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
June 2026
- Saturday tbc June: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
July 2026
- Saturday tbc July: Pre-loved Uniform stock-take and in-person sale
- July tbc: Summer Music Recital
- July tbc: Summer Dance Showcase
- Wednesday tbc July 3-4pm: Yr6 Headstart Day
- Tuesday tbc July 5-8.30pm : TAG Musical 'Mary Poppins' PTFA Front of House
- Wednesday tbc July 5-8.30pm: TAG Musical 'Mary Poppins' PTFA Front of House
- Thursday tbc July 5-8.30pm: TAG Musical 'Mary Poppins' PTFA Front of House
- July tbc: Pick-you-own-picnic in the Tallis Community Garden
- July tbc: Uniform Sales
Newsletters
We have a weekly slot in the Tallis Updates Newsletter published every Monday during term-time. Archived copies of the newsletter can be found by selecting 'News' from the Tallis homepage and clicking 'Newsletter Archive'.
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