Parents – What does attainment mean to you? Would you like the opportunity to hear from, and put questions to, leading figures in the world of education about attainment and how you can help your child achieve their full potential?

The National Parent Forum of Scotland are delighted to announce that this years conference will be held on Saturday 14th November at the University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre in central Glasgow. The theme of the conference will be attainment and achieving from a parental perspective. The conference is completely free to attend and all are welcome. We are keen to get as many parents along as possible so please spread this information widely!

On the day there will be a keynote speech and Q&A session, along with full agenda of seminars and workshops run by leading figures in education, and an exciting kid’s programme, including a creche.

Further details and information on how to book a place will be available shortly. In the meantime, please register interest by emailing conference@npfs.org.uk

The following 3 events are open to all Parent Councils / PTA’s

Parent Council Essentials, Tuesday 5 May 2015, Muirfield Primary School, Arbroath, 6pm – pm

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Involving all Parents, Tuesday 26 May 2015, Monikie Primary School, 7pm – 9pm

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Focus on Communications, Thursday 28 May 2015, Webster’s High School, Kirriemuir, 7pm – 9pm

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The National Parent Forum of Scotland has published a series of new Higher Revision guides. These resources provide a clear, straightforward explanation of what learners need to know in order to prepare for the new Higher exams. For each subject, there are links taking you directly to specimen papers, exemplar question papers and sites where you can access other useful information. Please note that these resources are for the new Curriculum for Excellence Highers

 National 5 Revision in a Nutshell

 These NPFS Revision in a Nutshell National 5 subject guides supplement learning and revision in class. They are organised alphabetically, by subject, covering 20 subjects which have exams and for which the SQA has provided relevant past paper questions.

Central Glasgow Focus Group – 26 May 2015, 7-9pm (venue tbc – city centre)

As part of the National Parent Forum of Scotland’s commitment to support Local Authorities, schools and parents to improve parental involvement, we would like to invite you to an event we are holding to hear about the experiences of you and your child.

We are very interested in discussing how you have found the firest year of the new Higher Qualifications and how the roll out of the N5 Qualifications has progressed.  We value your reflections of how you feel that the session 2014/15 has gone and ways that could help the progression of the next year of pupils sitting N4, N5 and Higher qualifications.

The NPFS will in turn feedback this parental perspective, at the national level, to the CfE Mangement Board, members of which include Scottish Government, Eduaiton Scotland and the SQA.  If you would like to book a place or would like more information please contact our Glasgow representative Joanna Murphy on glasgow@npfs.org.uk.  Travel expenses can be reimbursed.

UPDATE:   Visit National Parent Forum of Scotland website

The National Parent Forum of Scotland has produced Revision in a Nutshell guides for the new Highers (20 subjects) and updated Revision guides for National 5s (20 subjects).  These revision guides contain direct links to SQA specimen question papers, exemplar question papers plus past question papers, where appropriate.   The guides advise learners to check with their teachers to make sure that material is relevant. The guides are primarily intended to provide the SQA direct links by subject in one place, and to give some additional revision opportunities.

20 Revision Guides for the new Higher qualifications  http://www.npfs.org.uk/new-higher-revision-guides/

20 Updated Revision Guides for the National 5 Qualifications  http://www.npfs.org.uk/national-5-revision-in-a-nutshell/

Please click on the links below to view and update from The National Parent Forum of Scotland.

Draft letter from Iain Ellis May 2014

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