About the PSA
The Highgate Wood School Parent-School Association (PSA) raises money to help the school pay for things it can’t afford. Mostly, we do that by organising events for the school community, which not only help to bring us together but also give parents and carers an opportunity to put money in the pot by buying tickets and spending money, make valuable investments in the school, and have FUN in the process.
We try to run at least one event per term and we try to make them as engaging and accessible as possible. Some of our events, such as MADFest, Curry & Quiz and the Winter Auction, are long-standing favourites, but we are always on the lookout for new ideas and opportunities, so please get in touch with us at hello@hwspsa.org if you have an idea you’d like to share.
… and how you can help
You can help us by:
- volunteering to help run events and register yourself on the volunteer database
- buying tickets, coming along and having a good time at our events
- rallying your friends to come along with you!
- making a financial contribution to the PSA using the ‘Donate Now’ button below.
Members of the PSA
All HWS families and carers are automatically members of the PSA. We have a small Committee of parents and carers, and a representative of the school, who support all the PSA activities and outreach. The PSA Committee meets regularly to discuss events, fundraising, allocation of funds and specific issues concerning the school.
We are always actively seeking new committee members to maintain our numbers in order to increase our output, maximise our reach and broaden our demographic representation, so if you can help, please email hello@hwspsa.org
PSA Newsletter
We produce a newsletter per term with details of what we do, upcoming events, extra-curricular activities, learning enhancement provision, fundraising activities, money raised and what the money helps to fund, useful information and feedback about the school. Download and read the latest issue.
PSA General Meetings
We host a PSA Annual General Meeting once a year which all are welcome to attend. These meetings include updates on PSA funding, diary date information and a PSA Lottery draw, as well as a talk on a specialist subject (for example, e-safety and cyber-bullying, or understanding the teenage brain) presented by a member of staff or a guest speaker. The evenings also provide a chance to familiarise parents and carers with staff and the school on an informal basis.
Stay in Touch
- Sign up to receive our emails and be the first to hear about our events.
- Follow us on Instagram
Please check out our new Instagram account and follow us to keep abreast of our updates. We often post things on Insta that we don’t post elsewhere. - Join our PSA Community WhatsApp group
This is a broadcast group that we use to send reminders about PSA news and the odd request. Don’t worry, we won’t do your head in with loads of WhatsApp traffic. - Check out our Facebook group
If you’re on Facebook and want to join the PSA group - Sign up to join our volunteer database
Loads of you will have helped out with some of the bigger events like MADFest and it’s only because of people like you that we are able to do so. By adding your name to our database, we will be able to contact you in the run-up to an event and let you know when we are needing help, giving you the chance to fill a slot. - Email us
- Drop a note to hello@hwspsa.org to let us know what’s on your mind.
- You can also view the HWS PSA website here: https://hwspsa.org/
