Category Archives: Parental Involvement

Parental Involvement

Parental Involvement and Engagement Census

East Renfrewshire Council and its educational establishments undertake regular periodic surveys of parents and carers.  Such surveys support school and local authority improvement planning and provide an opportunity for parents to share their thoughts on current and future involvement and engagement with schools.

Similar practice is undertaken by all local authorities in Scotland and educational establishments under their control.  In order to rationalise this approach to surveying parents/carers and in order to allow comparable consistent data to be collected nationally, which will assist in evaluating the impact of interventions and programmes and support future policy development, every parent/carer of a school pupil in Scotland is being invited to take part in the national Parental Involvement and Engagement Census.

Only one parent/carer per child will receive an email which will include a link to the survey and it is only necessary to complete the survey once per family, per school.  The survey should take no longer than ten minutes to complete. The survey will open on Monday 31st January and close on Monday 28th February 2022.

The data gathered will be used for statistical and research purposes and will provide East Renfrewshire Council and its schools with information to help:

  • plan, monitor and deliver better policies for the benefit of all,
  • identify and share best practice,
  • better understand some of the factors which influence parental involvement and engagement with our schools,
  • further enhance positive relationships with parents to secure positive outcomes for our children.

The information collected will also be securely shared with the Scottish Government to assist in evaluating the impact of national interventions and programmes and to support future policy development at a national level.

Further information on the collection and how the Education Department and Scottish Government will process the data collected is provided in the Council’s privacy statement and Scottish Government website:

https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/pie-census-privacy-notice

https://www.gov.scot/publications/parental-involvement-and-engagement-census/

Should you have any further questions, please contact the Education Department:

Education Department
Council Headquarters
Eastwood Park
Giffnock
East Renfrewshire
G46 6UG
0141 577 3229
customerservices@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Thank you for taking part in this survey collection.

Parental Involvement

Online Seminar Series

Please click here for details of the St. Andrew’s Foundation’s online seminar series, ‘Educating for Justice: Enacting Catholic Social Teaching in our schools’, led by Anna Blackman and beginning on Monday 31st January, 5-6pm.  Registration is straightforward – simply click the link at the bottom of each page on the attached flyer. Please note, registration will be required for each seminar.

Parental Involvement

ERC Culture & Leisure Art Classes

Art and Wellbeing Class (5-12 years) –Tuesday 4-5.30pm, Fairweather Hall, Starts Tuesday 2nd November 2021

These classes are aimed at children looking to engage in art for their wellbeing and to explore their feelings through creativity and imagination. Touching upon art therapy techniques, children will participate in a combination of self-directed art-making and creative activities led by our tutor, using a variety of materials that will allow them to express themselves and get creative in a friendly and sociable environment.

Please note: whilst led by a qualified Art Therapist, these are not Art Therapy sessions. If you believe your child requires support with their emotional or mental wellbeing, a variety of support services can be found here https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/healthierminds/parents-carers/or please consult their GP.

Cost £49.80/£34.80 Concession (this is a 6 week block)

To book, please visit: https://www.ercultureandleisure.org/artclasses.html

Art and Wellbeing Class – Adults -Tuesday 1-2.30pm, Fairweather Hall, starts Tuesday 2nd November 2021

These classes are aimed at individuals looking to engage in art for relaxation and to improve their wellbeing and mental health. Touching upon art therapy techniques, you will participate in a combination of self-directed art-making and creative activities led by our tutor. A variety of materials will be available that will allow you to creatively express yourself in a friendly and sociable environment, learning techniques which you can continue to develop at home. Materials are provided for this session, but you may also wish to bring your own.

Please note: whilst led by a qualified Art Therapist, these are not Art Therapy sessions. If you require support with your emotional or mental wellbeing, a variety of support services can be found here https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/Talking-Points or please consult your GP.

Cost £77.10/£54 concession (this is a 6 week block)

To book, please visit: https://www.ercultureandleisure.org/classesforadults.html

Parental Involvement

Virtual Mass 1st November

On Monday 1st November at 2pm Canon Stephen will be in Our Lady of the Missions as we celebrate Mass virtually as a school community and with St Joseph’s Primary School.  Mass will celebrate All Saints Day, to pray for the success of COP26 and to commit our promise as a Laudato Si’ school.

You are invited to join us virtually via the Zoom details below:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87392267807?pwd=YlV0VGxMbHo3M0QzY0RVTzdmdm81Zz09

Meeting ID: 873 9226 7807
Passcode: 306514

Parental Involvement

Parent Club ‘Boosting Family Wellbeing’ campaign

The Parent Club ‘Boosting Family Wellbeing’ Campaign is launching this week. The campaign provides tips and supports parents to introduce positive interactions with their children into their daily routine. Different households face different challenges – but one thing everyone has in common is their mental health, and the importance of looking after it.

The Boosting Family Wellbeing campaign will familiarise parents with principles that build children’s happiness, confidence and independence – things like empowerment, safety, choice, working together and trustworthiness. These simple, everyday tips can help families reduce stress, improve children’s development and strengthen long-term bonds between parents and children.

This campaign is now live and will run until the 12 September on radio, digital, OOH and social channels.

Stakeholder Toolkit
Parent Club ‘Boosting Family Wellbeing’ Stakeholder Toolkit contains the following:

  • Campaign overview
  • Key messages
  • Social media images and suggested copy
  • Campaign videos
  • SMS Text/WhatsApp copy
  • Summary Document – Including translated assets
    • This will also be provided in Arabic, French, Gaelic, Polish, Punjabi, Urdu, Romanian and Simplified Chinese. As well BSL, audio English and easy read. This will be available from the week commencing 16th

Campaign Assets
You can access all ‘Boosting Family Wellbeing’ campaign assets via the Parent website here:
Access the Parent ‘Boosting Family Wellbeing’ Assets via the PC Stakeholder Page here

Parental Involvement

New Term Information

Please click here for information on entry and line locations.

Teachers may take pupils outside for some ‘light’ PE this week, but PE kit is not required.  PE days will be posted on google classrooms for next week.

Please click here to view the school lunch menus.  Please note, the options for tomorrow are actually Monday’s options (fish & chips and tomato pasta).  Thursday and Friday are as per the menu.

Annual data check forms and school calendar will be published next week through parentsportal and we encourage you to sign up for this as soon as possible, if you have not already done so.  Please click here for more information and further emails from Administration Staff on this will follow to help parents/carers link to their child(ren).

Parental Involvement

Update Whitestar Bus

18.08.21
Whitestar have been in touch to confirm that the first stop Coach 5 will make is on Stamperland Avenue (can’t access Moray Drive) and the second stop will be Stamperland Gardens.  There is no disruption to Coach 6.

In relation to face coverings – this is an extract from the Scottish government guidance:

  • This has been updated so that only young people aged 12 and over are required to wear face coverings. This means that children aged 5-11, who were previously asked to wear face coverings, no longer need to do so.