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Please see the range of useful information and support, including a Q&A with Maureen McKenna, the Executive Director
Parents & carers – please share the questionnaire below with your child or young person. It will help Glasgow schools support work on children’s rights and ultimately benefit ALL of our children and young people!
#ChildrensRights #WeNeedYourViews 
https://bit.ly/3j5NBbZ
Parent Council members – join us at our first Chin Wag event of 2021!
WEDNESDAY 10th FEB at 7pm on Zoom
Parent Council office bearers only or a nominated member to attend on behalf of your pc (max 2 per school)
Join us to share knowledge, discuss common issues and receive updates from GCPG Education Services messages.
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/138412985967
We know how challenging it is just now for parents juggling home schooling, work and just day to day family life. In this current climate it is so important that you can take time to look after your own physical and mental health.
Glasgow Psychological Service have put together a webinar for GCPG to look at ways to nurture your own wellbeing as parents and carers, with practical strategies to take away.
In addition there will be some top tips to help with home schooling.
We do hope you can join us. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/139078281885
The role involves mainly email/whatsapp communication with monthly meetings via Zoom. As a member, you are required to help promote/get involved in events, surveys and messaging from GCPG.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer group member with us, you will be required to discuss with your parent council as you will need their support and nomination.
We would welcome more representation from secondary school parent council members, however recruitment is open to primary school members also.
To find out the full process or if you have any questions, please email us on GCParentsGroup@gmail.com
Information to support Parents and Carers during this period of remote learning.
Links to resources
Parent Club
Parentzone
Parentzone Scotland | Parent Zone (education.gov.scot)
National Parent Forum of Scotland
Blended Learning Nutshell – National Parent Forum of Scotland (npfs.org.uk)
Scotland Learns
Scotland Learns | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)
Education Scotland has issued an information page on topics that may be useful to you. Please see a list of topics below.
The link to the page is below the topics list (You can also click on the picture to be taken to the webpage).
- Cyber Security & Safe Internet
- Developing Maths skills
- Early Learning & Childcare
- Best Start Foods
https://edscot.org.uk/LQE-6QCPS-D2I0DDP325/cr.aspx
We are excited to be hosting a Senior Phase Family Learning event where parents and carers can attend, gain more information about individual subjects and get a chance to meet the teachers of those subjects.
Please see the attached form and register your interest.
Last night we welcomed parents and S1 pupils to our school to begin the process of digitising learning and teaching through the use of iPads. Thank you to all who came along. A reminder that there are two further evenings for parents and pupils in S2 on Monday 11th March and S3 on Thursday 14th March beginning at 6.30pm.
Please feel free to attend an evening that suits you best to sign our parental agreement.
Please find below a useful newsletter for Parents and Carers from Education Scotland.
Articles include:
- Schemas:Learning through play
- Gaelic Medium Education
- First Minister’s Reading Challenge
- World Book Day
Please click the “Find out more.” or “Further information.” links
As we come to the end of Children’s Mental Health Week, raising self-esteem is such an important part of a young persons’ life. We hope this article is useful for any advice in boosting self-esteem.
Boosting a young person’s self-esteem
The Scottish Catholic Education Service (SCES) has a January newsletter that we hope you find interesting and informative.
Please find the link to the newsletter below:
Respect is at the heart of all healthy relationships. Our S1 pupils have joined us from over 50 Glasgow Primary Schools and beyond. We value all our young people and want them to feel part of our community. Making new friends and maintaining existing friendships is a huge part of school life. We have a programme of support to help young people to develop key social skills that will enable them to enjoy healthy and long lasting friendships. Over the last month, our S1 pupils have benefited from a number of Health and Wellbeing sessions highlighting the difference between positive and negative behaviour within relationships and strategies on how to cope with bullying behaviour. Takeaway Theatre Company and Police Scotland delivered interactive workshops and presentations which also included valuable online safety and cyberbullying education. Mrs Henderson, DHT Pupil Support introduced Anti-bullying Week to S1 and S2 with assembly workshops called ‘Respect Means’, pupils had their photos taken as part of a national conversation about what respect means to young people. Our Pastoral Care Team will deliver follow up PSSE lessons called ‘Responding to Bullying’ and feedback from pupils will be analysed and shared with staff, parents and pupils. Please look out for this on the website in the coming weeks.
You can visit the Respect Me Scotland website using the link below:
If your daughter experiences disrespectful behaviour, please do not hesitate to contact our Pastoral Care Team immediately.
The National Parent Forum for Scotland are encouraging all parents/carers to complete an important survey. They have asked that schools share the following message.
This questionnaire will help us find out what matters to parents about their school and their child’s education, focusing on what needs to done to make the improvements we all want to see. The Education (Scotland) Act 2016 places a duty on the Scottish Government to review the National Improvement Framework each year, providing parents with the opportunity to express their views and have regard to any such views.
You can access the survey here – http://bit.ly/2f0ra7T
