Register your school
Create a sustainable source of funding for your educational setting.
Supporting schools, Sixth Form colleges, special schools, nurseries and playgroups across the UK.
The Parents Lottery helps educational settings generate ongoing income through a fully-managed weekly lottery that’s free to join and easy to promote.
- Free to join
- Fully managed
- Anyone in the UK can support you
- Generate income all year round
How to get started
Register your organisation
Tell us about your organisation and create your free lottery page
Personalise your page
Upload your logo or photo and make your page your own
Invite your community
Share your unique link with parents, carers, alumni, staff, friends and your wider community
Simple, effective fundraising
Every ticket sold helps turn community support into meaningful opportunities for your learners.
Share your unique lottery page with parents, carers, staff, friends, family and the wider community, and encourage them to pass it on. Since anyone 18+ in the UK can play, your potential supporter base extends far beyond the school gate.
With strong community backing, The Parents Lottery can provide a consistent source of funding to support the resources, projects and opportunities that matter most to your school.
Why choose The Parents Lottery
Effective fundraising: The Parents Lottery returns a higher percentage to beneficiaries than any other dedicated PTA/school lottery currently on the market.
Simple set up: Register your school and share the link - it's that easy!
Effortless fundraising: Reach supporters across the UK
Online power: Use social media, email and newsletters to invite supporters to sign up
More support for your school
The Parents Lottery is a fantastic way to overcome these challenges. This online platform allows anyone in the UK to support your cause, from parents and carers to extended networks. Share your unique link and watch the support roll in. No collecting cash or chasing donations!
Grow your Supporter Network
The strongest school communities extend far beyond the school gates. The Parents Lottery helps you connect with supporters wherever they are, making it easy for parents, carers, staff, friends, family, alumni and local supporters to get involved.
With a simple online platform and unique link to share, you can reach more people, attract new supporters and generate ongoing funding for your school or PTA. No paperwork, no cash handling, just an easy way to turn community support into lasting impact.
Request your lottery guide
FAQs
How will our supporters find our PTA or school on the website to nominate us as their chosen beneficiary?
- Searching the name of your school
- Searching the association name
- Searching the school’s postcode
- Via a link directly to your page
- Via QR code directly to your page
Is there a minimum or maximum number of tickets that can be sold with us as a nominated beneficiary?
No. There are no minimum or maximum ticket levels, and any number of supporters can buy tickets. Every ticket sold with your PTA or school as the nominated beneficiary will generate 56%* towards the cause. The other 44% covers prizes and administration. The Parents Lottery generates the highest ticket return to PTAs and schools of any other lottery dedicated to PTAs and schools currently on the market.
Can funds be paid into any bank account?
When and how will funds be paid?
Payment will be made by BACS transfer only.
Funds are paid termly, within 14 days of the winter, spring and summer terms as published by Kent County Council on its school term dates webpage. Please note that payments are not made after each half term.
We are a Friends Association – can we register to benefit?
Our PTA/school is based in Northern Ireland. Can we take part in the lottery?
We are a school, do we need to be a registered charity?
Are you a Parentkind PTA member?
Parentkind is the membership association for PTAs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We support over 13,000 members to raise vital funds for schools, helping to enrich the educational experience for millions of children across the UK.
“When I first started, I knew nothing about running a PTA. One of the ways Parentkind helped me was by helping us become a charity. I didn’t even know Parentkind could do that. They helped with our constitution. We did a lot of the hard work, but they were there to support us and give us the tools we needed.”
- Eve Daniels, Treasurer
John Roan Secondary School PTA
To find out more or to join Parentkind as a PTA, please contact one of our team here:
The benefits of being a Parentkind PTA Member
*PTAs in paid Parentkind membership will receive 56% and non-member PTAs and schools will receive 42%
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