The Parent Forum and the Parent Council
Parents of children at Calderhead High School are automatically members of the Parent Forum, which is composed of all the parents and carers of children at the school.
As a member of the Parent Forum you can expect to:
• get information about events and activities at the school
• get advice/help on how you can support your child’s learning
• be told about opportunities to be involved in the school
• have a say in selecting a Parent Council to work on behalf of all parents at the school
• be invited to identify issues for the Parent Council to work on with the school.
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 and the wider community;
• fundraising;
• taking part in the selection of senior promoted staff
• receiving reports from the Head Teacher and Education Authority;
• 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 exceeds the number of places available.
The Parent Council will be selected for a period of one year, after which members may put themselves forward for re-selection. Any parents of a child at the school can volunteer to be a member. If the number of volunteers exceeds the number of places set out in the constitution members will be selected by choosing parents from each year group. The Head Teacher 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.
The meeting dates for session 2024-2025 are as follows, they tend to the first Thursday of the month during term time:
- 5th September 2024
- 3rd October2024
- 7th November 2024
- 5th December 2024
- 6th February 2025
- 6th March 2025
- 1st May 2025
- 5th June 2025
Parent Council Committee Members (2024/2025)
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Audra MacPhee (Chair), Parent Member
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Lynn Prentice (Sec), Parent Member
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Gordon Muir, Parent Member
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Kirsteen Boyd, Parent Member
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Colin Shearer, Parent Member
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Lisa McAllister, Parent Member
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Edward Ford, Parent Member
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Maxine Paterson, Co-opted Member (Staff)
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Jennifer Di Mambro, Acting Headteacher (Advisor to Parent Council)
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Margaret Hughes, Councillor
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John Jo Leckie, Councillor
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Martin McCulloch, Councillor
Contacting Parent Council
Email: calderheadhsparentcouncil@gmail.com
Facebook: Calderhead Parents
Twitter: @CalderheadPC
Parent Council Constitution
Calderhead HS Parent Council Constitution May 2022
Minutes of the Parent Council
2024/2025
Calderhead High School Parent Council minutes – Nov 2024
Calderhead High School Parent Council Minutes (Oct 2024)
Calderhead High School Parent Council minutes (Sept 2024)
2023/2024
Calderhead High School Parent Council Minutes (June 2024)
Calderhead High School Parent Council Approved minutes (March 2024)
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Feb 2024
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Dec 2023 AGM
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Nov 2023
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Oct 2023
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Sept 2023
2022/2023
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Jun 2023
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – May 2023
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Feb 2023
CHS Parent Council – Minutes (AGM) – Dec 2022
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Nov 2022
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Oct 2022
HS Parent Council – Minutes – Sept 2022
2021/22
CHS Parent Council – Minutes (AGM) – Dec 2021
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Feb 2022
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – Mar 2022
CHS Parent Council – Minutes – May 2022
2018/19
2017/18
CHS Parent Council Minutes 07/06/2018
CHS Parent Council Minutes 03/05/2018
CHS Parent Council Minutes 08/02/2018
CHS Parent Council Minutes 02/11/2018
CHS Parent Council Minutes 05/10/2017
2016/17
CHS Parent Council Minutes 01/06/2017
CHS Parent Council Minutes 04/05/2017
CHS Parent Council Minutes 02/03/2017
CHS Parent Council Minutes 26/01/17
CHS Parent Council Minutes 08/12/2016
CHS Parent Council Minutes 03/11/2016