{"id":73,"date":"2023-08-20T21:52:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T20:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/riverbankpsnc\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:13:19","slug":"parent-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/riverbankpsnc\/parent-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parent Council<\/p>\n

\u200bThe Parent Council is a group of parents\/carers selected by members of the parent forum (the collective name for every parent\/carer) to represent their views.<\/p>\n

Parent Councils have an important role to play in ensuring that children\u2019s education is enriched by parents\u2019 valuable life experience, individual personal skills and unique knowledge of their own child.<\/p>\n

You can find out more about the role of Parent Councils at\u00a0https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/parentzone\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The Parent Council for Riverbank Primary School and Nursery Class consists of:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Riverbank Parent Council Members <\/strong><\/p>\n

August 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chairperson<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Billy Barclay<\/p>\n

Vice Chairperson<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nicola Nisbett<\/p>\n

Secretary<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Julie Bradley<\/p>\n

Treasurer<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Diane Davidson<\/p>\n

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Members:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rebecca Robson (Nursery Parent)<\/p>\n

Stacey Kelly<\/p>\n

Shobha Chacko<\/p>\n

Alison Cowan<\/p>\n

Antony Hynes (Nursery Parent)<\/p>\n

Shabana Akhtar<\/p>\n

Sam Middleton<\/p>\n

Nicola Clements<\/p>\n

Leeann McIlwraith<\/p>\n

Advisor to the Parent Council<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head Teacher\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Helen Paterson<\/p>\n

Staff Members<\/strong><\/p>\n

DHT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roberta McAvoy (School and Nursery)<\/p>\n

PT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Karen Johnston<\/p>\n

Councillor Representation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cllr. Fergus MacGregor<\/p>\n

Cllr. Tracy Carragher<\/p>\n

Cllr. Geraldine Woods<\/p>\n

Cllr. Andrew Bustard<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Parent Council has a constitution which is reviewed at the Annual General Meeting each year.<\/p>\n

Parent Council Constitution 2023<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Parent Council publish an annual report each year to provide an update on their work each year:<\/p>\n

Parent Council AGM Report June 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dates of 2025-2026 Parent Council Meetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 1st September 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 6th October 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 3rd November 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 19th January 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Monday 23rd February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 27th April 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 1st June 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meetings will be held in school at 6.15pm and on a Monday evening, as listed above.<\/p>\n

Meeting Minutes-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 1st September 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Monday 6th October 2025- Cancelled<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 3rd November 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Monday 19th January 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Monday 23rd February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 27th April 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 1st June 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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