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300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/>Braidhurst Parents&#8217; Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In October 2015, Braidhurst High Parents Council and PTFA merged to create the new Braidhurst Parents\u2019 Group. The group consists of 11 parent members and 6 co-opted members.<\/p>\n<p>The group organises a wide variety of social and educational meetings, with the broad aim of promoting understanding and co-operation between staff and parents for the benefit of pupils. The Braidhurst Parents\u2019 Group is actively involved in fund-raising activities for the school. All parents are invited to join at the start of each session.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The Parent Forum<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a parent of a child at this school you are automatically a member of the Parent Forum.\u00a0 The Parent Forum is composed of all the parents and carers of children at the school.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of the Parent Forum you can expect to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get information about what your child is learning<\/li>\n<li>Get information about events and activities at the school<\/li>\n<li>Get advice\/help on how you can support your child&#8217;s learning<\/li>\n<li>Be told about opportunities to be involved in the school<\/li>\n<li>Have a say in selecting the Parents\u2019 Group to work on behalf of all parents at the school<\/li>\n<li>Be invited to identify issues for the Parents\u2019 Group to work on with the school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The Parents\u2019 Group\u2019s rights and duties include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting the work of the school<\/li>\n<li>Representing the views of parents<\/li>\n<li>Consulting with parents and reporting back to the Parent Forum on matters of interest<\/li>\n<li>Promoting contact between the school, parents, pupils and the wider community<\/li>\n<li>Fundraising<\/li>\n<li>Taking part in the selection of senior promoted staff<\/li>\n<li>Receiving reports from the Head Teacher and Education Authority<\/li>\n<li>Receiving an annual budget for administration, training and other expenses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Members of the Parents\u2019 Group, on a voluntary basis, may also have an advisory role in decisions on placing requests by parents in respect of those situations where the number of placing requests for a particular school or for a particular stage in a particular school exceeds the number of places available.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Members of the Braidhurst Parents\u2019 Group are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mrs C Wright (Chairperson)<\/li>\n<li>Mr D Clark (Vice Chairperson)<\/li>\n<li>Mrs W Clark (Secretary\/Clerk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To view the Parents group constitution\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2018\/05\/Parents-Group-Proposed-Constitution.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parent Council Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2018\/05\/Braidhurst-Parents-Group-Parent-Council-Minutes-12th-Sep-17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 12th Sep 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2018\/05\/Braidhurst-Parents-Group-Parent-Council-Minutes-10th-Oct-17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 10th Oct 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2018\/05\/Braidhurst-Parents-Group-Parent-Council-Minutes-30th-Jan-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 30th Jan 2018 <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2018\/05\/Braidhurst-Parents-Group-Parent-Council-Minutes-meeting-06-03-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 6th Mar 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2018\/06\/Braidhurst-Parents-Group-Parent-Council-Minutes-meeting-15-05-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 15th May 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2018\/09\/Braidhurst-Parents-Group-Parent-Council-Minutes-meeting-28-08-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 28th Aug 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2019\/01\/Parent-Council-Minutes-9th-Oct-2018-meeting-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 9th Oct 2018 meeting 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2019\/01\/Parent-Council-Minutes-9th-Oct-2018-meeting-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 9th Oct 2018 meeting 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2019\/09\/Parent-Council-Minutes-8th-Jan-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 8th Jan 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2019\/09\/Parent-Council-Minutes-5th-Mar-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 5th Mar 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2019\/09\/Parent-Council-Minutes-14th-May-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 14th May 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/Braidhurst\/uploads\/sites\/12229\/2019\/09\/Parent-Council-Minutes-20th-Aug-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; 20th Aug 2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Braidhurst Parents&#8217; Group In October 2015, Braidhurst High Parents Council and PTFA merged to create the new Braidhurst Parents\u2019 Group. 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