{"id":316,"date":"2016-01-17T22:20:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T22:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:13:32","slug":"parents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parent Council Contact Details<\/span><\/h3>\n

sjaparentcouncil@outlook.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

New members are always welcome. If you have an issue you would like to raise, please contact the chair, Gillian O’Rourke at the above email address.<\/p>\n

The Head Teacher is not a member of the Parent Council but has the right to attend and participate in all meetings. As a Catholic school, one member of the Parent Council represents the Catholic Church on behalf of the Diocese of Galloway.<\/p>\n

During some meetings, we may be joined by elected members, members of the wider Senior Leadership Team, members of our associated primary schools’ Parent Councils, pupils, staff or representatives of East Ayrshire Council.<\/p>\n

Office Bearers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Office Bearer positions for 2025\/26 are detailed below.<\/p>\n

Chair of the Parent Council and Church Representative – Gillian O’Rourke<\/p>\n

Vice Chair of the Parent Council – Mairi McGill<\/p>\n

Treasurer – Neil Farren<\/p>\n

Secretary – Fiona Pentland<\/p>\n

Parent Council Prayers<\/span><\/h3>\n

Parent Council meetings begin and end with a prayer, a copy of the prayers can be accessed by clicking the text link shown below.<\/p>\n

Parent Council Prayer<\/a><\/p>\n

Agendas and Minutes<\/span><\/h3>\n

March 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Agenda Monday 16th March – Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Minutes Monday 16th March –<\/p>\n

January 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Agenda Monday 27th January – Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Minutes Monday 27th January – Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Meeting Dates – 2025\/26<\/span><\/h3>\n

All Parent Council meetings start at 7pm. Dates for the remaining meetings of this session are as follows:<\/p>\n