Parent Council and Parent Forum

Every parent who has a child at our school is a member of the parent forum. The Parent Council is a group of parents who have been chosen by parents to represent the parent forum. As a member of the Parent Forum, each parent can expect to:

• Receive information about the school and its activities
• Hear about what partnership with parents means in your school
• Be invited to be involved in ways and times that suit you
• Identify issues you want the Parent Council to work on with the school
• Be asked your opinion by the Parent Council on issues relating to the school and education it provides
• Work in partnership with staff
• Enjoy taking part in school life in whatever way possible

The type of things the Parent Council may get involved in include:

• Supporting the work of the school
• Gathering and representing parents’ views to the Head teacher, Education Authority and Education Scotland
• Promoting contact between the school, parents, pupils and the local community

• Fundraising and organising events
• Reporting to the Parent Forum
• Being involved in the appointment of senior promoted staff

For more information or support for how you can become involved in your Parent Council or support to run your Parent Council please visit: Parent Councils – Dumfries and Galloway Council.

For more information on parental involvement in your child’s school and to find out more about parents as partners in their child’s learning, please contact the school or visit: Parentzone – Education Scotland.

For local information please visit: Parental involvement and engagement – Dumfries and Galloway Council.

If you have any general enquiries relating to Parental Involvement and Engagement please contact your school in the first instance or email: Parentcarer@dumgal.gov.uk

For more links and support for parents and carers, please visit our Useful Links page .

Community Involvement

Schools should consider promoting community involvement as volunteers in supporting learning (running clubs etc) and how the school may support learning in their community through young people delivering learning as part of their own wider achievement. Potential users of the school premises can access more information at Hire school facilities – Dumfries and Galloway Council.