PARENT VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION 2026/2027

Dear students, parents, teachers, and staff

We are thrilled to launch the 2026/2027 PTA Parent Voluntary Contribution initiative and now invite students, parents, teachers and staff to submit ideas on how this part of the PTA budget could be spent to make our community even better!

Your idea could actually make a big difference, so please read on below for all the details. We hope many of you will participate in this exciting opportunity and submit your ideas. We look forward to receiving them!

The 2026/2027 PTA Parent Voluntary Contribution

Around 96 families kindly contributed to the PTA Parent Voluntary Contribution in their School Contract this year, and the School transfers an amount of €14,400 to the PTA. As per previous years, these funds (and any leftover from previous years) are kept and managed separately from the PTA Treasury and will be available to fund ideas that benefit our students and the Mougins School community, as well as two annual events (2026 Winter Celebration and 2027 International Day).

Starting Wednesday, 23rd September, students, teachers, staff and parents are invited to submit their ideas for how the funds should be spent this year. The process for submitting ideas is similar to last year and is outlined below, together with the online submission form. 

A few key things to highlight upfront:

• No single idea submissions above a €10,000 budget. 

• An in-person ‘Help Session’ for Students and Teachers wishing to submit an idea will be offered on Tuesday 29th September from 12h00 - 14h00 at school.

• No ideas which require building and/or erecting new infrastructure. The school is on protected land, so anything that requires drilling into the ground is unlikely to be approved by the authorities. This is unfortunate, but we learnt this from previous years.

• We are open for idea submissions for 3 weeks. Please ensure you use this time to work with the PTA to include an accurate budget. This gives us more chance to be able to deliver your idea.

• All students' submission forms should include the contact details of one or more parents, teachers or the PTA who are going to actively help deliver the idea with them if they win.

• Note: This year we are trialing a new voting system during the Selection Committee meeting as outlined below.

We are delighted that Louise Peeters continues in the role of PTA Parent Voluntary Contribution Coordinator this year and she can be reached via the email as follows:

Louise Peeters, Parent Voluntary Contributions Coordinator:
pvccoordinator@mougins-school-pta.com

----> PTA Parents Voluntary Contribution Guidelines <----

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PROCESS & TIMELINE

Wednesday, September 23rd - We are ready to receive your ideas!

All students, parents, teachers and staff are encouraged to submit ideas using the official form (see Project Proposal Form above). A realistic and researched budget, including links to purchasable items, must be included. Examples could include props for a school production, landscape design, filtered water bottle filling, sports equipment or a rainwater harvesting system...

Tuesday, 29th September, 12h00-14h00 - Help Session

Help session - Students, teachers and staff, are invited to come and see our team on Tuesday, 29th September, from 12h00 - 14h00 outside the main office under the awning. We can discuss your idea and help ensure your idea submission is complete and deliverable in principle.

Wednesday, October 14th, 17.00hrs - Deadline for Idea Submissions

Submission form to be completed and a short 2 slide Google presentation to be prepared in advance of the Selection Committee meeting. Louise Peeters will support you with these points. 

Monday, October 26th - Selection Committee Meeting / Shortlisting & vote on Ideas
The Selection Committee, comprised of at least six Students, three Mougins School Senior Leadership Team members and three PTA members, will review and shortlist the ideas. This year the Selection Committee will also immediately vote on the winning projects to be delivered. This change is proposed as a trial for 2 main reasons: Voting numbers have generally been quite low overall and in 2025/2026 no voting took place as all shortlisted projects could be delivered in budget. By having a majority of students in the Selection Committee it is felt that this group is well placed to be the final decision-makers on the ideas submitted and this also simplifies the process being used.

Wednesday, October 28th - Winners announced to our community!

The PTA will use the PTA Newsletter to announce the winners for this year.

Thursday, November 19th
At the PTA AGM, discussion will take place regarding the trial to use the Selection Committee for the voting and the results of the vote will be ratified. The winning projects will start to be implemented thereafter. 

Thank you!

Thanks to all the families who have contributed to the PTA Parent Voluntary Contribution and who make this initiative possible. For those who haven’t yet, we hope that the ideas and projects selected over the coming months will encourage you to give your support to this worthwhile initiative. Any additional funds donated to the PTA will allow us to deliver more ideas!

PTA Voluntary Contribution Projects - DELIVERED