Parent Council

Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 was established to encourage and support more parents to become involved in their children’s education.

The main aims of the Act are to:

• Help parents become more involved in their child’s education and learning.
• Welcome parents as active participants in the life of the school
• Provide easier ways for parents to express their views and wishes

 

To help achieve these aims, all parents will automatically be members of the Parent Forum at their child’s school and are entitled to have a say in selecting the Parent Council (the representative body) to work on behalf of all parents at the school.

 

The objectives of the Parent Council are:

• To work in partnership with staff to create a welcoming school which is inclusive for all parents.
• To promote partnership between the school, its pupils and all its parents.
• To develop and engage in activities which support the education and welfare of the pupils.
• To identify and represent the views of parents on the education provided by the school and other matters affecting the education and welfare of pupils.
• To be involved in the recruitment process for appointing the Head Teacher and Depute Head Teacher of the school.          

Largs Parent Council Members:

Joint Chairs:  Susan McNicol and Tracey Orr

Secretary:  Diane Agnew

Treasurer:  Marie Prince

Parentzone Scotland is a unique website for parents and carers in Scotland, from early years to beyond school.  The website provides up-to-date information about learning in Scotland, and practical advice and ideas to support children’s learning at home in literacy, numeracy, health and wellbeing and science.

Information is also available on Parentzone Scotland regarding additional support needs, how parents can get involved in their child’s school and education.  Furthermore, the website has details about schools including performance data for school leavers from S4-S6; and links to the national, and local authority and school level data on the achievement of Curriculum for Excellence levels.

Parentzone Scotland can be accessed at:

https://education.gov.scot/parentzone