There are hundreds of primary schools across our circulation area, all facing the ongoing challenge of securing funding to support their incredible efforts, especially in today’s difficult times.
That’s why we’re proud to announce the return of Pounds for Primaries in 2025!
We have an incredible £10,000 in cash prizes (raised through our Christmas Concert) to give away, and we want YOUR school to claim a share.
Whether it’s for new resources, facilities, or any other need, this is your chance to come together and win valuable funds for your school.
Who can enter?
Pounds for Primaries is open to ALL primary schools, including attached nurseries, in The Courier/Evening Telegraph circulation area. Even Parent Councils can join in and collect tokens to raise funds for their schools!
How do you get your hands on the cash?
All you need to do is work together to collect as special tokens as possible, which will appear in The Courier/Evening Telegraph from Monday February 3 to Saturday March 8 2025.
For our online subscribers, simply e-mail communities@dcthomson.co.uk with the subject heading “POUNDS FOR PRIMARIES” and tell us the school you would like to allocate the full run of tokens to.
We’ll categorise participating schools into groups based on school rolls and areas, awarding significant cash prizes to the top three schools in each category. Every school that collects a minimum of 250 tokens will get at least £100 each.
Tokens will appear between February 3 and March 8 2025 and are to be submitted by Friday March 21 2025 to Newspaper Marketing Dept., DC Thomson, 2 Albert Square, Dundee, DD1 1DD
Posters for display
Click the links to download and print posters that can be displayed in your school and participating shops to encourage people to collect tokens.
Pounds for Primaries school display poster
Pounds for Primaries Shops poster
Terms and Conditions
Regardless of who registers the school, any monies will be paid by cheque direct to the school unless a school authority asks that the money be paid to a parent council group at time of award.
If tokens are submitted for a school that hasn’t registered, we will contact the school to register their details.
If we cannot obtain this information, that school may forgo any funds due to them.
The editor’s decision is final.
If you have any queries, please contact communities@dcthomson.co.uk