Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome to the new academic year! As the Bellahouston Parent Council, we wanted to introduce ourselves to new parents and carers, and provide some information on the work of the Parent Council, and to let us know how we can work together.
The Parent Council – what we do
Our priorities are to:
– share views on behalf of parents and carers about the School’s policies and plans
– raise particular issues and concerns on behalf of parents and carers
– fundraise for school priorities
– consider how we and other parents can use our skills to support the school
– advocate or lobby on behalf of the school where appropriate
We meet approximately once a term. All are welcome to attend the meetings. Please notify us on Bellahoustonparentcouncil@gmail.com if you plan to join a meeting, and if you require an interpreter. We meet in person at the school, but you can also join via zoom – please contact me if you’d like the zoom link.Â
At the meetings, we hear updates from the School on thematic policies and plans; we hear an update from the Headteacher and there is a short opportunity to ask questions about those updates; and we use the remaining time to take forward
Parent Council planning (e.g. for events, for fundraising).
Next meeting – Parent Council AGM, Monday 21st September 18 – 20
This meeting will begin with an update from Mr Mochan, the Head Teacher, followed by questions, then the Parent Council Annual General Meeting. At this meeting, we will be looking to appoint a new Chair and a new Secretary, to enable the Parent Council to continue to meet. At the bottom of this letter you can find more information about what those roles involve, or please do just get in touch with me.
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The Parent Council meetings are not the same as a Parents Evening, and they are not an opportunity to discuss issues about individual children. If you have any questions about your child, please contact Mr Mochan, the headteacher, directly on headteacher@bellahoustonacademy.glasgow.sch.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you and to working together to support the School and our young people.
Vanessa Redmond, Chair
Bellahoustonparentcouncil@gmail.com
The Chairperson
The Parent Council should always be chaired by a member of the Parent Forum. The success of a meeting can depend upon how it is chaired but remember, the Chairperson is the person who makes sure things get done; not the person who does everything.
There are two basic jobs the Chairperson should do:
- a) Guide the Parent Council to achieve its aims
- b) Chair the meetings of the Parent Council
Some of the duties of the Chairperson are as follows:
Liaise with the Secretary on the agenda and meeting arrangements.
Welcome members and introduce guests.
Ensure fair discussion and that everyone gets a chance to have their say.
Stop anyone taking over or dominating discussions.
Get through the agenda on time.
Sum up issues, points and decisions.
Ensure decisions are carried out.
Work with the Treasurer to ensure that proper financial accounts are prepared for meetings, including the Annual General Meeting.
The Secretary
The Secretary plays an important role in supporting communication between Parent Council members themselves and between the Parent Forum and the Parent Council. It is important that the Parent Council agrees how members of the Parent Forum can get in touch with the Secretary and that these arrangements are well publicised so that all parents know how to make contact.
Some of the duties of the Secretary are to:
Make arrangements for meetings and prepare an agenda in consultation with the Chairperson.
Send a notice of the meeting, venue and agenda to all Parent Council members so that they will receive them in good time for the meeting.Â
Keep a record of everyone attending the meeting and any apologies for absence.
Take a minute of meetings, recording decisions and actions to be taken and by whom. This can be a task that is shared amongst members of the Parent Council to allow the Secretary to participate in discussions.
Provide minutes for all Parent Council members prior to or at meetings.
Archive
Apologies for the short notice, but the Parent Council meeting that had been booked in for Monday 11th May has been postponed.
We had hoped that we would be able to discuss the school’s inspection report, but the school has not yet received it, so we shall delay until June when it should be available.
We shall confirm date soon once the school know when they will get the report.
Like last time, we will meet in person at school but we will also make a zoom link available closer to the time for people to join online.
The agenda is likely to focus on the outcomes of the school inspection, which took place this time, but if there are particular things you’d like to discuss, please just let me know.
This will be the last Parent Council session of this school year. Also, reminder that I will be stepping down as parent council chair at the end of this session – it would be fantastic to identify someone to hand over to, as I know the school have really benefited from having a Parent Council to consult with, and I hope it has been valuable to parents and carers too. Formally, the new Chair would take over at the AGM which would be at the start of the new session, in September, If anybody would be keen to hear more about what the role involves, I’d be very happy to chat, just drop me an email.
Join in person in the school, or online. Please contact bellahoustonparentcouncil@gmail.com to be sent the link to join online.
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Minutes of last meeting https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ovcwVBGUZyyh451rIBagzk9KREsY7YPFDzSsAQNlVXk/edit?usp=sharing
Parent Council analysis of SQA results
Minutes of Bellahouston Parent Council AGM 15_09_2025.pdf
HT Q and A 15th of September 2025 Final Version (1).pdf
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Minutes of 3rd March 2025 meeting
Copy of Parent Council March 25 minutes
School day and Curriculum update
School Day and Curriculum Update
DYW presentation
Bellahouston Academy DYW PRESENTATION
Minutes of 13/1/25 meeting
Parent Council January minutes
Tutor Time, School Day/Week, and S3-S4 Curriculum Model Discussion
School Day and Curricular Model Final Version
Minutes of 25/11/24 meeting
Bellahouston Academy Parent Council Minutes 25_11_24
Headteacher update
Parent Council Learning and Teaching Workshop
Parent Council Learning and Teaching Workshop
Q and A with HT, Mr Mochan
Parent Council Minutes, 16th September
Bellahouston Academy Parent Council Minutes
PARENT COUNCIL MINUTE ( 10/6/24)
Parent Council meeting Mon 10 June 6
Schedule of meetings
Bellahouston Parent Council – schedule of meetings
Minutes of meetings
Bellahouston Parent Council Monday 29 April 2024
Bellahouston Parent Council Monday 22 January – minutes
Bellahouston Parent Council Minutes 27 November 2023
