KES PARENTS
KES Parents play an important role in the life of King Edward’s School.
As a group of parent volunteers, our aim is to help build a strong and vibrant parent community for KES, so that all parents and their children can meet, have fun and raise funds at a variety of social events throughout the year.
FOCUSED AIMS
We aim:
- to help build a vibrant KES community for both parents and children
- to organise social events for all parents
- to raise funds to help improve facilities for our children
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WELCOMING PARENTS
KES Parents attend welcome events and organise coffee mornings at the start of each school year, with the aim of welcoming parents at the start of the new academic year. If you see us at an event, please do say hello - we are very friendly and would love to meet you!
We also coordinate a very active ‘New to Bath’ programme, which includes a New to Bath Picnic at the Bathampton Playing Fields, held in September.
Volunteers also help out at Open Day events, sharing their KES experiences with prospective parents.
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Frequently Asked Questions
| SOCIAL EVENTS |
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The types of social events include new parent drinks, coffee mornings, wine tastings, quiz nights and larger scale events, such as the annual Christmas Fair and a Summer Party. We are always open to new ideas for future social events. Please email KES Parents with your suggestions.
We also provide a warm welcome to families who are new to KES and families who have just moved to Bath via our ‘New to Bath’ group.
If you have any ideas for future events and/or would like to get involved, please email.
All our events can be found on the School SOCS Calendar by clicking on the link below and seraching for 'KES Parents Events' - full details on how to filter are in cluded below:
KES SOCS CALENDAR
Once the KES SOCS calendar is open, please follow the below directions:
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Click on the 'Filter Calendar' link on the right hand side, just above the calendar
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Now untick the 'Select All' box in the very top left hand corner
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In Schools > Tick 'Select All' - This selects the Pre-Prep, Junior and Senior Schools
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In Categories > Tick 'KES Parents Events'
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Select 'Close Filters'
You will now be able to click through the calendar to see when the next KES Parent Event will be taking place. You can speed up searches by selecting the following calendar views on the left hand side: Today, Day View, Week View or Month View.
KES PARENT SCHOOL/SOCIAL EVENTS 2024
2024
- Sunday 1 September - New to Bath picnic (New parents to Bath/KES), Bathampton Playing Fields, 12.00-3.00pm
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Friday 6 September - KES Parents’ Coffee Morning, Willett Dining Hall at the Senior School, 8.30-9.30am
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Friday 13 September - New Senior School Parents’ Welcome Drinks Evening, Top Floor Wessex Building at the Senior School, 6.00-8.00pm
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Tutored Wine Tasting evening, Willett Dining Hall at the Senior School. Date and time TBC
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Saturday 30 November - KES Parents' Christmas Fair, Sports Hall and Wessex Building at the Senior School, 10.00-2.00pm
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Thursday 12 December, KES Parents’ Coffee Morning, Willett Hall, 8.30-9.30am – needs booking and calendar
2025 - Save the date!
- KES Parents' Summer Social, Saturday 21 June 2025 at Cumberwell Park
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| HOW TO GET INVOLVED |
KES Parents is always looking to welcome new parents to join their team, share fresh ideas and to support their many events.
There are lots of ways in which you could get involved with KES Parents:
- Become part of the KES Parents’ team, by attending meetings and help shape the future of KES Parents. Currently, they hold two meetings a term at school and regularly get together socially.
- Volunteer at the Nearly New Uniform Shop each week or help at the various Nearly New Uniform Sales Events held throughout the year.
- Volunteer to help at the Christmas Fair, run a stall or donate a raffle prize.
- Run or help at one of their many social events, manage the bar or help set up the event.
- Support them by attending a KES Parent social or fundraising event, which are held throughout the year.
- Help the team build a vibrant and thriving KES Parent community, by sharing your expertise, skills and passion.
Joining KES Parents is a great way to make new friends and have fun whilst raising valuable funds for the school. If you are a parent at KES and are interested in getting involved, please contact Wendy Powney, at to discuss how you could get involved.
You can keep up-to-date with all of their news and events by following on Twitter and Instagram at @KESBathParents.
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| NEW VOLUNTEERS WELCOME |
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The team are looking for additional volunteers to help organise and run social events. If you would like to join this enthusiastic team, please email kesparents2022@gmail.com
THE CURRENT ROLES INCLUDE:
- The Chair
- Deputy Chair
- Secretary
- Event Calendar Coordinator
- Finance
- Nearly New Uniform Shop
- Year 11 Prom
- Christmas Fair
- Christmas Raffle and Auction
- Christmas Fair External Stalls
- Parent Representatives
- School Representatives - David Chapman (Assistant Head - External Relations) and Alison Heyes (Development Director)
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| NEARLY NEW UNIFORM SHOP |
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A team of dedicated helpers run the nearly new uniform shop, based at the Senior School. The shop is open on some Wednesday afternoons and some Saturdays during term-time - please check the school calendar to confirm dates (access to the calendar can be found by clicking the link below). Items can be donated or sold; in the latter case the purchase price is split, with 50% being returned to the original owner and the remaining 50% added to funds raised by KES Parents.
For further details and to find out when our shop is open, please click on the link below:
NEARLY NEW UNIFORM SHOP
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| ACTIVE FUNDRAISERS |
Every year, KES Parents’ social events raise a significant amount of money for all three schools, which directly supports and improves facilities for our children. Each school submits a formal request to the KES Parents team, who subsequently review the bids and allocate funds towards ongoing school projects, enhancing facilities and/or purchasing additional classroom/outdoor equipment.
In 2022-23, KES Parents allocated a very generous sum of over £34,000 to support many initiatives across the three schools, including a range of sensory equipment at the Pre-Prep, Geodesic Dome kits for Junior DT, a new piano for the Senior School Music department, a VEO camera and kit for PE, funds to support the Year 11 and 13 Proms and funds to enhance the social and outdoor facilities of the Wessex courtyard. Further details can be found below:
- A range of sensory equipment at the Pre-Prep
- Two extra-large outdoor barns for the Nursery
- An outdoor trough for pupils to wash hands at the Junior School
- Part-funded a stainless-steel External Pin Board Assembly to encourage investigative minds at the Junior School
- Geodesic Dome kits for Junior DT
- Junior playground equipment
- A new piano for the Senior School Music department
- New Art & Photography equipment including a Cricut Maker printer and sewing machines
- Funds towards new parasols for the Wessex courtyard, to help enhance the outdoor space
- VEO camera and kit for PE
- Books for aspiring medics
- Funds to help support the Year 11 and 13 Prom
- Two vanguard military side drums for CCF
All alongside regular support of the KES Bursary Fund.
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| PREVIOUS FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES |
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In previous years, KES Parents have funded the following:
- Funding for a viewing platform above the new Junior School all-weather pitch
- The enhancement of the outdoor area for the youngest Nursery 1 children in the Pre-Prep
- Audio-visual equipment which will enable the School to produce more professional videos and enhance our in-school events
- An additional high-performance camera to improve the quality and range of images used on the School website, for communications and publications across the whole school
- A cup and shield for winners of the UK Maths Challenges Competition
- DVD resources for developing the listening and language skills within the Spanish department
- A Rhino One-Man Scrum Machine Sled for rugby
- A Micro Drone Squadron Kit for the DT department
- A range of indoor board games for pupils across the Senior School
- Cedar lodge in the Pre-Prep for outdoor learning and play whatever the weather
- Cookery Room for pupils in the Pre-Prep
- Water feature for the Junior School's sensory garden, as well as outdoor seating
- Sensory and practical resources for the Junior School's Learning Support department
- Bat detector and night vision camera for the Environmental Action Group
- 3D printer and materials for Design Technology in the Senior School
- Scientific equipment for the storage of liquid nitrogen
- Battery pack for a mobile sports scoreboard, used at the Bathampton Playing Fields
- Materials for the Textiles Club
- Anti-choking training vest
- Judo mats for the Jiu Jitsu Club
- CCF Drums
- Junior School Activity Trail
- Pre-Prep Astro Turf
- Table Tennis Club outdoor equipment
- Electronics Club start-up equipment
- New Drama Studio lighting deck, lighting bars and facility panels
- Junior School Astro matting for their ‘run a mile’ course
- Pre-Prep Explorers’ Play House
- Junior School giant outdoor/indoor bean bags
- Junior School pond and wildlife new planting
- Junior School mindfulness equipment
- Senior School covered bike rack
- Senior School Learning Support equipment
- Installation of Wessex Walkway
- All alongside regular support of the KES Bursary Fund
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