Coleridge Primary School and our PSA, Coleridge Families, encourages and values the participation of everyone in our community.

There are many ways to get involved…

Socialise & have fun

• Check the school events calendar and the Coleridge Families newsletter (click here to sign up)
• Organise a coffee morning or evening meet-up with your Class Rep.
• Join the class WhatsApp group (or suggest to your Rep starts one). Some classes have a ‘Noticeboard’ group where only the Reps post school and event reminders, and then another separate group for everyone to chat and socialise.
• Join the Coleridge Families closed Facebook groups to start or join conversations with others, as well as buy/sell/give away used items in our marketplace.

Volunteer or help out at events or in school

• Get in touch with Coleridge Families’ events team about helping organise or volunteering at events like the fireworks party, the summer fair or the school play, and info on becoming a class Rep coleridgefamilieseventreps@gmail.com (or you can suggest a new event to run!)
• Volunteer weekly at school as a reading, maths or library helper, or at lunchtime (training & DBS checks are included) email admin@coleridgeprimary.net.
• If you can help with some gardening tasks around the school site please email gardening@coleridgeprimary.net
• Let a class teacher know you are available for extra help e.g. in the art room or on trips – email admin@coleridgeprimary.net
• Offer language skills to help with translation exercises to make our communications more inclusive – email coleridgefamilies@gmail.com
• We are also building an alumni network, anyone with links to the school can email alumni@coleridgeprimary.net to find out more.

Share your expertise or interests

• Come in and give a talk or workshop about what you do for a living, are an expert in or are simply passionate about to a year group or at an assembly – email diversity@coleridgeprimary.net
• Click here to find out more about our parent & co-opted governors and the next opportunity to become one.
• To join our air quality and sustainability action groups, email dkuypers@coleridgeprimary.net
• Start an extracurricular club or programme (email admin@coleridgeprimary.net to enquire) – click here to see our current clubs listings
• Creative and communications industry people are invited to join the Comms Working Group – email gnorton@coleridgeprimary.net

Contribute materially & donate

• Start a monthly direct debit (or one-off donation) to the Coleridge Voluntary Fund which goes directly to teaching, learning & wellbeing priorities
• Come along and enjoy a Coleridge Families event (including summer fair, quiz night, silent disco, fireworks night) to support fundraising for the school. You can buy fantastic Coleridge merchandise including clothing, water bottles, our cookbook & jokebook at the Coleridge Families shop
• Make a donation online to Coleridge Families (our parent-staff association) at our Givey page
• You can support us while you shop too, see the Coleridge Families donation page where there’s links to our Amazon and Pickled Pepper Books ‘wish lists’
• Find out about sponsorship opportunities for your business Coleridge Families sponsorship page

Get support or share your views

• Speak to your child’s class teacher first if you have any concerns at all (or email them via admin@coleridgeprimary.net), after that there’s the opportunity for a meeting with the Year Group Leader and then the Head/SLT
• Click here to see the full process for Raising Concerns
• Click here to see our growing Wellbeing resources page to find out more about mental health support and policies, or ask your class teacher about referrals to the Counselling Service
• Contact the Wellbeing Governors to find out more about organisations and options or suggest an idea – email wellbeing@coleridgeprimary.net
• Speak to our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leads about your ideas, and also becoming or finding a Diversity Champion – email diversity@coleridgeprimary.net