Termly fundraising events
If you're not taking part in one of our termly events but would still like to fundraise for us, we've got loads of ideas and resources to help you plan a fundraiser.
You could sign up to receive lots of useful information, resources and support from us. You can access all our resources now to help you plan your event – you’ll find everything you’ll need, from a school council pack to cake flags and bunting.
No matter what activity you choose, your support will help us protect more children – this year and beyond.
Fundraising ideas for your school
Click your school setting below to explore fundraising ideas.
- Go green day: everyone can wear their brightest clothes, fluorescent face paint or favourite green accessory.
- Dress up day: dress up as your favourite superhero, movie character, animal, or anything else that you can think of.
- Have a bake sale: get everyone baking and raising money for children with a school bake sale.
- Dance-athon: get energised with a music-filled dance party.
- Raffle: hold a raffle with donated prizes and see how much you can raise.
- Teddy bear's picnic: children can bring in their favourite teddy and have a picnic all together.
- Wacky hair day: try out the wackiest hair style you can think of.
- Easter egg hunt: hold an Easter hunt and see who can find the most eggs.
- Go green day: the whole school can wear their brightest clothes, fluorescent face paint or favourite green accessory.
- Dress down day: keep it casual or have some fun and get dressed up.
- Have a bake sale: get the whole school baking and raising money for children with a school bake sale.
- School cookbook: pupils and parents submit their favourite recipes to a cookbook and collate it all together. Sell the cookbook and donate the money raised.
- Is this the greatest show?: go big with a talent contest or organise a battle of the bands. Charge for entry to the contest and for tickets to come along and watch.
- Dance-athon: dance away with a music-filled party or organise a Strictly-style contest. Classes could even learn moves before the big day and people can donate to take part, or to come and watch.
- Sponsored silence: raise money, but don’t shout about it! See if you can manage a silent afternoon of just nodding and pointing.
- Parents Sports Day challenge: have a parent sports competition or race on your sports day, which people can pay an entry fee for. You could have a prize for the winner.
- Learn a new skill: pupils get sponsored to learn a useful new skill.
- Raffle: hold a raffle with donated prizes and see how much you can raise.
- Read-a-thon: challenge students to get reading and sponsored for charity.
- Wacky hair day: try out the wackiest hair style you can think of.
- No tech day: have a whole day with no phones, iPads, laptops, or any other technology.
- Easter egg hunt: hold an Easter hunt and see who can find the most eggs.
- Cinema: hold an outdoor cinema event using a projector and charge for tickets. Maybe there could be snack shop with popcorn and other snacks.
Pupils could pay a small entry fee to enter one of the below competitions, and there could be a donated prize for the winner:
- Drawing contest: challenge pupils to show off their drawing skills.
- Guess how many: challenge pupils to guess how many items are in a jar.
- Jigsaw puzzle race: see who can complete a puzzle the fastest.
- Lego contest: see who can build the most impressive Lego creation.
- Obstacle course: see who can complete the obstacle course fastest.
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Turn £5 into..: give groups of students £5 to try and turn into more. They could bake or make crafts to sell.
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Go green day: the whole school can wear their brightest clothes, fluorescent face paint or favourite green accessory.
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Dress down day: keep it casual or have some fun and get dressed up.
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Have a bake sale: get the whole school baking and raising money for children with a school bake sale!
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School cookbook: pupils and parents submit their favourite recipes to a cookbook and collate it all together. Sell the cookbook and donate the money raised!
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Is this the greatest show?: go big with a talent contest or organise a battle of the bands. Charge for entry to the contest and for tickets to come along and watch.
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Dance-athon: dance away with a music-filled party or organise a Strictly-style contest. Classes could even learn moves before the big day and people can donate to take part, or to come and watch.
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Sponsored silence: raise money, but don’t shout about it! See if you can manage a silent afternoon of just nodding and pointing.
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Learn a new skill: pupils could get sponsored to learn a useful new skill.
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Raffle: hold a raffle with donated prizes and see how much you can raise.
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Read-a-thon: challenge students to get reading and sponsored for charity.
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Wacky hair day: try out the wackiest hair style you can think of.
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No tech day: have a whole day with no phones, iPads, laptops or any other technology. Maybe students could be sponsored to take pat.
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Cinema: hold an outdoor cinema event using a projector and charge for tickets. Maybe there could be snack shop with popcorn and other snacks.
Pupils could pay a small entry fee to enter one of the below competitions, and there could be a donated prize for the winner:
- Drawing contest: challenge pupils to show off their drawing skills.
- Guess how many: challenge pupils to guess how many items are in a jar.
- Jigsaw puzzle marathon: see who can complete the most puzzles fastest.
- Lego contest: see who can build the most impressive Lego creation.
- Obstacle course: see who can complete the obstacle course fastest.
Idea of the month
Walton Oak Primary School in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey raised an incredible £617.94 during a maths themed Young Apprentice week leading up to Number Day.
Each class were given a set budget to buy and create new maths resources and games to sell at their very own Maths Market on Number Day.
The children explored many areas of Maths and had to really think with a business mind as the main aim was to raise as much profit as possible.
Charity of the Year
You could support the NSPCC all year round by making us your Charity of the Year. This is a great way to get students engaged and interested in the work we do and learn more about charitable organisations. Maybe you could set a fundraising target and students could organise fun events all year round to reach this.
Don’t forget to select ‘charity of the year’ when you choose what type of event you’ll be holding on the registration form. This way you’ll get tailored emails and resources to support you.
Fundraise with Buddy
We can help you make fundraising activities a part of your school's Speak out Stay safe assembly. The money raised by your school could help the NSPCC continue providing our Speak out Stay safe programme at no cost to primary schools. It teaches children how to recognise abuse and neglect, and empowering them to speak out if they are worried about anything.
How your money can help
£25 could pay for arts and crafts packs which children use during counselling sessions to explain how they’re feeling.
£150 could pay for us to answer 30 calls from adults and parents who phone the NSPCC Helpline when they are worried about a child.
£2,500 could help our Schools Service empower children to speak out if they are worried about anything.
How to pay in your money
Whether donations are in the form of cash/cheques or your school uses a cashless option such as ParentPay or GiftT, there are many easy ways to collect funds for the NSPCC.
GiftT offers a really easy and inclusive way to fundraise. If you choose to fundraise this way, you’ll be sent access to a page with your own unique QR code and sponsorship form. This can be circulated with the friends and family of pupils for them to donate. If you’d like to use GiftT to fundraise, please email schoolsfundraising@nspcc.org.uk.
Have a question?
If you need more information or want to ask us a question, send us an email and a member of the team will be in touch.
