Latymer Parents and Friends
The Parent Teacher Association of the Latymer School.
Latymer Parents & Friends is the school’s 
Parent Teacher Association and a registered charity. Since our foundation nearly 40 years ago, we’ve raised many hundreds of thousands of pounds for the school. All the money we raise goes to purchase important educational resources that the government won’t fund; minibuses, sports gear, equipment for music, art, drama and learning. All Latymer students benefit from our work.
Organised and run entirely by volunteers, our activities fall into four main areas:
- We support school staff in putting on events, including sports, concerts, plays and parent evenings – usually by providing refreshments, sometimes a bar. Our hospitality creates warmth and atmosphere – and meeting new people is fun!
- We organise and run our own events for the students, including a glowing and wintery Junior Party and an exciting and summery Football Tournament.
- We put on our own ‘community’ events for parents, families and friends, including quizzes, entertainments, a colourful summer fair, etc. As well as raising funds, they enable parents to meet socially, which is not otherwise so easy, given Latymer’s wide catchment area.
- Our other initiatives connect people all year round – from our Christmas tree shop to our school art calendar, a very rewarding lottery, raffles, auctions, pre-loved school uniform sales, special offers on West End theatre tickets, etc. And we’re always looking for new ideas.
As a Latymer parent you can easily support these efforts – just by turning up, enjoying the occasion, participating or buying something. But if you’d like to commit to joining us as a volunteer, we’d be doubly delighted. We always need new hands and thinking, and we’re a very friendly bunch.
Beyond fundraising, we aim to enrich community life by bringing together staff, families and friends of the school. And though you may not have realised, you’re already a member of Latymer Parents & Friends. (The clue is in the name…).
Connecting, helping out, joining in or simply enjoying. However you can support us, you’ll be helping enrich our students’ education, while building community to everyone’s benefit. If you’d like to lend a hand, please email us at the address below, or message us on Classlist. We’d really love to meet you.
| Atul Malde, Chair | Florence Boulton, Vice Chair Co Lead |
| Molly Chopra, Vice Chair Co Lead | Eva Kulich, Secretary |
| Selina Doshi, Treasurer | Khalid Camatchee, Assistant Treasurer |
| Kiwa Iyobe, Marketing | Govinder Heer, Marketing |
| Renee Romeo, Pre-Loved Uniform Lead | Ella Papuc, Events and Catering |
| Elise Ramdarshan, LPF 500 Secretary |
Email: lpf@latymer.co.uk
Write: Latymer Parents & Friends, The Latymer School, Haselbury Road, London N9 9TN
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2025 SUMMER FAIR
Keep an eye out for the forthcoming LPF Summer Fair Newsletter which will give you a full rundown of what to expect at Latymer’s Summer Fair 2025, taking place on Sunday 13th July. Committee members are currently planning in full swing, and we’ll be needing lots of parent volunteers.
If you haven’t already joined a WhatsApp group from your Year Group to volunteer for their assigned stall or one of the international food stall groups, please sign up here to show your interest in helping out: volunteersignup.org/HKYC7
SELLING PRE-LOVED UNIFORMS
LPF runs a pre-loved school uniform scheme, selling Latymer uniform items at an affordable price whilst encouraging sustainability. Perfectly presentable, quality items - all donated, washed, pressed and packed by your fellow Latymer parents.
To buy, simply visit the LPF pre-loved uniform shop. You can collect from school reception (term times only) or we can deliver.
BOOK COVERS
CLASS GROUPS
Join Class Group by contacting your class year reps or simply send email to lpf@latymer.co.uk and we will contact you to your year groups. It's a way of being part of LPF to contribute and have fun.
CATERING AT SCHOOL EVENTS
All year round, money we raise at school events provides for deserving educational causes right across the school – essential initiatives which otherwise would not be possible. Every cup of tea and glass of wine helps raise funds. We’ll really appreciate your help at any of these events - in whatever way suits you. Ella Papuc is leading the refreshment team, helped by passionate parents who like to mingle and meet other LPF Parents. We are always looking for more volunteers and therefore please contact lpf@latymer.co.uk if you would like to help.
UPCOMING LPF EVENTS
To drive the greater part of our fundraising, we put on our own LPF events. As with school events, they all involve refreshments, usually a bar and often delicious food. Cooks are vital part of our plans, in these and other initiatives: please come and help us if you’re able! If you’d like to help with any of that, we’d love to talk. Please contact lpf@latymer.co.uk
Upcoming events:
- Summer Fair - 13 July 2025 on school grounds, 12-4pm.
If you wish to volunteer for any of the events please email lpf@latymer.co.uk
500 CLUB
The 500 Club is a community lottery run by LPF, contributing to its funding of educational equipment and other school purchases not covered by the local authority. It’s simple - and true to its name...
A maximum of 500 numbers, each priced at only £12.00 per year, are held by Members of our community of parents and friends. Approximately half of the proceeds are kept by LPF to support of the school, with the remainder being paid back to subscribers in a monthly Prize Draw. In June and December each year, jackpot prizes of £500 are awarded. In each of the other ten months there are two prizes of £75 and £25.
Running continually for over twenty years, our 500 Club continues to be heavily subscribed. But each year as students leave the school and their parent Members resign, numbers become available.
Supporting us in this way is an easy way to help the school, with the great opportunity of twelve chances to win. Joining couldn’t be easier and just involves your setting up an annual Standing Order for one or more numbers. Remember that for just a single annual payment of £12.00, your number is automatically entered into the draw for twelve consecutive months!
For more information, please email the LPF Members Secretary at lpfmembers@latymer.co.uk
PAST EVENTS
- 2024 Christmas: thank you to all the Parents and Friends who bought the Christmas Trees and baubles. We collected approx. £2,500 after expenses which will go towards any grant request the Latymer school put forward.
- 2024 Summer Fair: thank you to all the children, parents and friends of Latymer for making it a success. After five years, we held our first summer fair in July 2024. We raised over £13,500 and this was only possible by the attendance and hard work of LPF. Let's make 2025 summer fair even a bigger success!
- 2023 Autumn raffle and minibus appeal: the school needed a new minibus, providing vital transport for sports events, trips and the outdoor education in North Wales. So we launched a raffle to help raise enough money. The Grand Prize Draw took place in November 2023, raising thousands of pounds. On behalf of the raffle team, we would like to thank the parents and friends of Latymer, external individuals, restaurants, shops and organisations who donated the lovely prizes.