Parent Councils came into existence on 1st August 2007.
The Parent Forum determines the composition of the Parent Council. The head teacher is the professional adviser to the Parent Council.
The Parent Council’s rights and duties include:
- Supporting the work of the school
- Representing the views of parents/carers
- Consulting with parents/carers and reporting back to the Parent Forum on matters of interest
- Promoting contact between the school, parents/carers, 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
Members of Parent Councils, on a voluntary basis, may also have an advisory role in decisions on placing requests by parents/carers 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.
The Parent Council is elected on an annual basis by the Parent Forum. The Parent Council meet roughly twice a term. 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.
