The Parent Council’s rights and duties include:
• supporting the work of the school;
• representing the views of parents;
• consulting with parents and reporting back to the Parent Forum on matters of interest;
• promoting contact between the school, parents, pupils, providers of nursery education and the wider community;
• fundraising;
• taking part in the selection of senior promoted staff;
• receiving reports from the head teacher and education authority; and
• receiving an annual budget for administration, training and other expenses
• improving home school partnership and facilitating parental involvement
Members of Parent Councils, 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.
Members:
Carolyn Ford – Chairperson
Hayley Morrison – Secretary
Vacancy – Treasurer
Laura Brown – Committee
Holly Hanley – Committee
Yvonne Lorimer – Committee
Chloe McArthur – Committee
Ashely Strachan – Committee
Lynn Hamilton – Committee
Staff Member – Ms E McCoull
The Headteacher has a right and duty to attend all meetings of the Parent Council. Meetings of the Parent Council are open to members of the public.
