United KingdomGovernment and law 67 · Government, law and your role
What do parent-teacher associations (PTAs) often do in schools?
- aOrganise events and raise money for the schoolCorrect answer
- bSet the national curriculum
- cInspect schools and publish reports on them
- dMark pupils' national exams
Why?
PTAs bring parents and teachers together, often to organise events such as fairs and to raise money for the school. The curriculum, school inspections and national exams are the job of government and official exam bodies, not PTAs.
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