The Council comprises parents, Church Representative and co-opted members including student representatives. The Head Teacher is the professional adviser to the Parent Council and has the right and a duty to attend all meetings. Members of the Parent Council can be contacted via 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;
- 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.
The Chairperson of the Parent Council is Mr Ian Munro c/o OLHS.
Meetings of the Parent Council are open to members of the public and are normally the first Monday of each month.
Meeting Agendas
11th of September 2023
6th of November AGM 2023
6th of November 2023
Meeting Minutes
5th of June 2023
11th of September 2023
2022-23 Chair Annual Report Nov 23
