Parent Forum & Parent Council
Parent Forum
Every parent with a child enrolled in school is automatically part of the Parent Forum. As a member of the Parent Forum, you:
- Receive regular info on their children and the life of the school.
- Can become involved with school whenever opportunities happen.
- Participate in how the Parent Council is organised and runs.
- Identify issues for Parent Council to work on.
- Can express their individual/group views via the Parent Council.
- Can be asked their opinion on school matters by Parent Council.
- Work in partnership with staff in school setting.
Parent Council
These are independent of school/local authority. They have their own constitution and carry out the following activities:
- Parent Council is selected by parents to work in partnership with school to decide priorities.
- Ensure the school and learning is as good as it can be.
- Communicate with and provide a voice for the parent forum on issues that are important to them.
- Provide opportunities for school matters to be raised and discussed, then decided upon.
- Capture and benefit from the range of ideas, skills, knowledge and opinions of all members.
- Support strong partnership with school including support of events.
- Improve the school’s understanding of how to engage with parents and children's learning.
- Support self-evaluation process and discuss progress from a parent perspective.
- Support links with the wider community.
- Gather and represent the views of parents to Head Teacher, Local Authority and HMiE.
- Fundraising in collaboration with school for the benefit of school and families.
- Help with recruitment.
- Contribute to inspections and school consultations.
Links to further information on Education Scotland website:
•Education Scotland Parent Zone - Parent Council
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