{"id":905,"date":"2015-06-19T09:45:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T09:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/anntest3\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:14:41","slug":"parent-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/balmalloch\/parent-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE PARENT COUNCIL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our Parent Council Comprises of:<\/p>\n

Parent Council Chair: Carrie Strachan (P2, P4 & P7 parent)<\/p>\n

Secretary: Rotational<\/p>\n

Members: Alison Breingan (P4 parent), Stewart Derrick (P1, P5 & P7 Parent), Laura Young (P6 parent), Rhona Stillie Brown (P7 parent), Alissa Kaufmann (P4 parent), Nicola Breen Patrick (P5 parent), Jennifer Molloy (P4 & P6 parent), Sarah Curran (P3 & P6 parent), Kimberly Wilson (P2 parent).<\/p>\n

Staff: Miss McCarthy (HT), Mr John Paterson (PT)<\/p>\n

The Head Teacher has a right and duty to attend all meetings of the Parent Council and acts as professional advisor to the Parent Council. Parent Council meetings are open to members of the public.<\/p>\n

North Lanarkshire has a Twitter site devoted to Parent Councils \u2013 you call follow it here @ParentNorth<\/p>\n

Parent Council members:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 The council will be made up of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 current parents.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Each parent will be selected for a period of 1 year, however they may put themselves forward for reselection if desired.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Any parent of a child within the school can volunteer to be a member of the Parent Council.<\/p>\n

Please feel free to download our Parent Council Constitution.<\/p>\n

The Parent Council\u2019s rights and duties include:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 supporting the work of the school<\/p>\n

\u00b7 representing the views of parents<\/p>\n

\u00b7 consulting with parents and reporting back to the Parent Forum on matters of interest<\/p>\n

\u00b7 promoting contact between the school, parents, pupils, providers of nursery education and the wider community<\/p>\n

\u00b7 taking part in the selection of senior promoted staff<\/p>\n

\u00b7 receiving reports from the Head Teacher and Education Authority and<\/p>\n

\u00b7 receiving an annual budget for administration, training and other expenses.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 improving home school partnership and facilitating parental involvement<\/p>\n

You can contact the Parent Council by emailing balmallochpc@yahoo.com . 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.<\/p>\n

Parent Council Constitution – Balmalloch Primary School Parent Council Constitution – March 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Meetings and Head Teacher Reports 2025\/2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Parent Council Meeting Minutes 3 Feb 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Parent Council Meeting – 9 Sept 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

041125 PARENT COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES<\/a><\/p>\n

02.12.25 – Parent Council AGM Meeting Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n

Parent Council Information –\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

PARENT COUNCIL M10<\/a><\/p>\n

CODE OF CONDUCT FINAL<\/a><\/p>\n

PURPOSE AND ROLE OF THE PARENT COUNCIL<\/a><\/p>\n

PARENT COUNCIL ROLES OF OFFICE BEARERS<\/a><\/p>\n

STEPS TO A PARENT COUNCIL<\/a><\/p>\n

PARENT COUNCIL WELCOME PACK<\/a><\/p>\n

BPS ACTION PLAN AUGUST 2025 EFM, TEACHERS, PARENTS<\/a><\/p>\n

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