THE PARENT FORUM
As a parent of a child at this school you are automatically a member of what is referred to as the Parent Forum. The Parent Forum 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 what your child is learning
- 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
At Dykehead Primary School we have a fantastic Parent Council who work closely with the school in such activities as:
- 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
- receiving an annual budget for administration, training and other expenses
- improving home school partnership and facilitating parental involvement
We would love for as many of our parents and carers as possible to become involved with the Parent Council. This does not have to be a formal role, but could be as one of our ‘friends of DPS parent council’, helping out with special events or fundraising.
Follow our Parent Council on twitter @DykeheadParent, or pop along to one of our Parent Council meetings at the school to meet us and for more information. We are a friendly bunch and there is no obligation, just come along and listen to what is going on. Dates of meetings will be shared in the school newsletter and on the school twitter.
