{"id":111,"date":"2021-02-09T12:19:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T12:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:31:27","slug":"parent-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/parent-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-250 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2021\/02\/10150755\/parent-council2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"175\" \/><strong>What is a Parent Council?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/parentzone\/getting-involved\/scottish-schools-parental-involvement-act\/\">Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006<\/a> gives parents the right to receive information about their children\u2019s education and to be represented and have their views expressed through the Parent Council.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Parents are important and make a real difference to children\u2019s learning \u2013 when parents are involved children and young people do better and achieve more.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parent Councils work together with everyone involved in school life \u2013 parents, learners, teachers, school staff and the wider community \u2013 to support the school.<\/li>\n<li>Parent Councils make sure that all parents have a say in their children\u2019s education \u2013 and are able to express their views and wishes.<\/li>\n<li>Parent Councils build links and involve parents with the wider learning community and listen to what parents want the Parent Council to do and report back to the Parent Forum.<\/li>\n<li>To read up on what the Parent council can and cannot do please download the following document. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2022\/11\/10185659\/Parent_Council_Essentials_pack.pdf\">Parent_Council_Essentials_pack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re delighted to announce we have a new Parent Council at Inverkeithing Primary School!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Parent Council group have now met a number of times and have been hard at work already!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We look forward to our next Parent Council Meeting on <\/span><b>Thursday 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0January at 9.10am.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Parent Council uses the following standing agenda at their meetings:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2025\/11\/28113808\/IPS-Parent-Council-Meeting-Agenda.pdf\">IPS Parent Council &#8211; Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In our January 2026 meeting we&#8217;ll also look at the home\/ school partnership wheel with a focus on attendance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1007\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2026\/01\/08092906\/Every-Day-Counts-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2026\/01\/08092906\/Every-Day-Counts-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2026\/01\/08092906\/Every-Day-Counts.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1008\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2026\/01\/08092907\/Home-School-Partnership-Wheel-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2026\/01\/08092907\/Home-School-Partnership-Wheel-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2026\/01\/08092907\/Home-School-Partnership-Wheel.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous Meeting Minutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minutes from\u00a06<sup>th<\/sup> November 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2025\/11\/28113809\/IPS-Parent-Council-Meeting-Minute-06-11-25.pdf\">IPS Parent Council &#8211; Meeting Minute (06-11-25)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on the links below to find more information on:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"418\">\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Constitution: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2025\/11\/28113807\/IPS-Parent-Council-Constitution.pdf\">IPS Parent Council &#8211; Constitution<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Data Policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/inverkeithingprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12497\/2025\/11\/28113807\/IPS-Parent-Council-Data-Policy.pdf\">IPS Parent Council &#8211; Data Policy<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our new Parent Council are looking for our help!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In December 2025 we&#8217;ll be running a competition, asking the children in our school to design a new logo for our new Parent Council.<\/p>\n<p>Children will have the opportunity to win prizes for their efforts! Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Working together to help us help your child:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can click on the link below to see our &#8220;Getting it right for Every Child&#8221; Sway developed by school staff in discussion with Parent Council members.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" width=\"620\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/sway.office.com\/s\/IXx8QYOdxKPh7jil\/embed\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Parent Council? 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