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Both Primary & Secondary School Category, Frequently Asked Questions, Parent Council

Employer’s Liability Insurance

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Employers liability insurance is included with your SPTC membership and you should ask for a certificate to be sent to you if you have an employee or a volunteer who has a regular commitment (e.g. to run a swimming or other club, or a Parent Council clerk). 

The Employers Liability certificate should be displayed in a public place and old copies should be kept in your Parent Council files.

Eleanor Coner, Information Officer, SPTC
Mansfield Traquair Centre,
15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB
Enquiries: 0131 474 6199
Direct Number: 0131 474 6177
Website www.sptc.info
 
Both Primary & Secondary School Category, Parent Council

Nationals in a Nutshell – Launch of a new online resource

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Nationals in a Nutshell: Launch of a new online resource for parents/carers
The National Parent Forum of Scotland is launching ‘Nationals in a Nutshell’, a series of subject-based summaries of the new National qualifications for parents/carers. The first batch of Nutshells is available online today on the National Parent Forum website www.parentforumscotland.org (click the ‘Nationals in a Nutshell’ tab)
or use the link https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/NPF/nationals-in-a-nutshell/
The Nationals in a Nutshell will be added to over the coming weeks by additional subjects and will be launched at three regional events for parents/carers with a “Qualifications Plus” theme on: –

  • 5 March (East of Scotland – Edinburgh)
  •  13 March (West of Scotland: Glasgow)
  •  20 March (North of Scotland: Aberdeen).
    Iain Ellis, Chair of the National Parent Forum of Scotland, said:

    “We recently held focus groups with parents and they asked for more information about the new qualifications in advance of August 2014, when current S3s will be the first cohort to experience them. In response, we have organised a three regional Qualifications Plus events for parents/carers, with keynote speakers and a panel of experts, plus time for discussion. We have also put together the first in a series of ‘Nationals in a Nutshell’. These set out how the Curriculum for Excellence journey translates into courses for qualifications. Subject content will always be subject content – what is crucial is how it is delivered to young people to ensure that it is relevant to 21st century life and that it engages them and helps them to learn”.

Both Primary & Secondary School Category, Parent Council, Primary School Category

Nationals in a Nutshell

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Please click on the link below to take you to a parent friendly approach to information about new National Qualifications. It is not yet comprehensive but is gradually being developed

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/NPF/nationals-in-a-nutshell/?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0

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Also, below is a link to the parent information section of the SQA website

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/41292.html

Both Primary & Secondary School Category, Parent Council, Scottish Parent Teacher Council, WHAT'S ON

Feedback from the recent SPTC Training Event

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Please click on the links below to view the feedback from the recent SPTC training event which took place at Angus House on Thursday, 7 February 2013. 

Feedback Angus House 7th Feb

Post-it Feedback Angus House 7th Feb

This event received good feedback which Parent Council representatives found very informative. 

The next training event will be held on Monday, 4 March 2013 at  Bruce House, Arbroath 7pm to 9pm.  All parent(s)/parent council representatives are welcome to attend.

If you require any further information please contact Angela Dunlop on 01307 476341 or dunlopam@angus.gov.uk