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PTA-UK, (Parent and Teacher Associations UK is the national charity for all forms of home-school association including Parent Teacher Associations, (PTAs), Parent, Teacher and Friends Associations (PTFAs), and Friends Associations (Friends or FAs) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. PTA-UK is a membership organization which exists to provide support, guidance, services and practical resources for PTAs. PTA-UK started in 1956 by groups of PTAs coming together to form their own organisation, PTA-UK has nearly six decades of experience working with PTAs. It has a sister organisation, The Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) which operates in Scotland.

Charity Commission Partnership In 2012
Charity Commission named umbrella bodies as part of a partnership programme. The Charity Commission encouraged charities to consider joining one of the partner umbrella bodies PTA-UK was recognised as the umbrella body for PTAs and set out the in an agreement how it works with the Charity Commission. This includes production of a standard governing document for charitable members, approved by the Commission, answering frequently asked questions based on of members' needs and providing advice and guidance on running a charity for charitable members with full support from the Commission

Membership
PTA-UK has more than 13,750 member organisations and supports 130,000 PTA volunteers. This relates to 75% of all known PTAs in the UK across its territories and comprises the largest network of PTAs in the UK.

PTAs in the UK
There are around 19,000 home school associations in the UK. Their key activity is fundraising with PTAs contributing around £110 million to schools annually. Funds are raised by means of events and activities which add to the culture of school life. Events range from school fair to cookery demonstrations to sky diving. There is an 80/20 split between primary and secondary PTAs almost exactly replicating the distribution of the schools market and PTA-UK membership.

Governance and Staff
As a charity, PTA-UK is governed by a board of trustees, chaired by Tim Partington a former RAF pilot now with a role in business investment. It has a small but effective staff of nineteen people that collectively represent decades of PTA experience. Chief executive David Butler was awarded an OBE in the New Year 2008 Honours List in recognition of his contribution to the community and to education.