Parent Council

The Parent Council

A new Parent Council is formed every three years. The most recent council was established in 2021. Parents are asked to volunteer to serve on the Council. Where the number of volunteers exceeds the number of places available, an election will take place,

There are currently six parent members on the council and their details can be found below. The Church representative is Mrs Ellen Lennon. Mrs Johnston (Principal Teacher) and Mrs Grant (Principal Teacher) are co-opted members. The Head Teacher is the professional advisor to the Parent Council and has a right and a duty to attend meetings.

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
• Fundraising
• Promoting contact between the school, parents, pupils, providers of nursery education and the wider community
• 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.

St. Barbara’s Parent Council

Parent Representatives

Name	Role
Mrs Donna Marie Rodden	Chair
Mrs Pamela Connell	Vice Chair
Mrs Katrina Patterson/Mrs Joann Duffy	Secretary
Mrs Bernice McNamara	Parent Member
Mrs Clementina Nnoli	Parent Member
Mrs Samantha Houten Feeley	Parent Member
Mrs Marie Clare Dungavell	Parent Member
Mrs Marcella Campbell	Parent Member
Mrs Yvonne McGachey	Parent Member
Mrs Theresa Wilkin	Parent Member
Mrs Louise Todd	Parent Member