Friends of Steyning Grammar School (FoSGS)

Friends of Steyning Grammar School (FoSGS) is a charity whose role is to:

• Develop effective relationships between staff, parents and others associated with Steying Grammar School
• Engage in activities and provide equipment, which support the school and advance the education of pupils across all year groups

FoSGS is run by volunteers and we are always looking for new people to join us. We are a friendly bunch and it is a great way to meet other parents and be involved in supporting the school.

We meet regularly to plan and review our events and activities, all of which are dependent on volunteers.  We all bring different skills and levels of commitment.  So, whether you just want to help out for a couple of hours at our second hand uniform sale, project manage an event, distribute leaflets, be on the committee or just help out where you can, then we have a role for you!

Please e-mail fosg@sgs.uk.net or if you prefer telephone contact, pass a message through the school office if you would like more information or to join us. 

Fundraising

Our main event of the year is the Winter Fair which takes place every November. This year's Fair will be held on Saturday, 16th November 2019.

Steyning Grammar School Heads of Departments provide a wide range of requests for what they need and each year the FoSGS Committee discuss and agree which to fund.

The following are just a few examples of items that FoSGS have purchased for the school:

SGS Brilliant Book Awards, author visits, books, competition prizes, keyboards and other equipment for Music, SGS games kit for various sports, funding extra-curricular coaches, outdoor picnic benches, 3D printer, chrome books, books for Humanities, dictionaries for all classrooms, LED lights for Drama Hall, art books for contextual understanding and camera equipment for Photography and Art students.

Second Hand Uniform - please donate!!

Please donate any school uniform you no longer need to the school.  FoSGS run second-hand uniform sales to support parents and carers.  All proceeds go to the school.  Please only donate clean uniform that is in a wearable condition.  Uniform can be dropped to any of the school receptions.

Parent Forums

We run two types of Parent Forum:

• An E-Parent Forum which enables parents and carers to email their questions and comments about the school.  Please follow the link to the E-Parent Forum 
• A Parent Forum which enables open discussions to take place between parents/carers and senior members of the Steyning Grammar School's Leadership Team. Please follow the link to the Parent Forum

Fundraise while shopping

The Giving Machine www.thegivingmachine.co.uk

Please consider using this website when you do any online shopping – it’s a really easy way to raise money, without it costing a penny!  Over 100 retailers including Amazon, Argos and M & S will make a donation to FoSGS for every purchase made if you click through from their website ‘www.thegivingmachine.co.uk’ to the retailer. The prices that you pay are exactly the same so please consider looking it up and adding it to your favourites.

Interested in joining us?

We welcome any interest you may have in FoSGS, from full committee membership, attending the occasional meeting, or just 'helping-out' at our events - and anything in-between. If you would like more information, please come along to a meeting or email us at fosg@sgs.uk.net

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