The Parent Forum

As a parent/carer of a child at this school, you are automatically a member of the Parent Forum. The Parent Forum is composed of all the parents and carers of children at the school. To contact the Parent Council, e-mail enquiries@st-lucys.n-lanark.sch.uk and this will be passed on.

 

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

A Parent Council is established in St. Lucy’s. Details of meetings can be obtained from the school and via school newsletters/twitter. The composition of the Parent Council is determined by the Parent Forum.

 

    The Parent Council committee is as follows:-

Mrs N McKenna Mowat (Chairperson)

Ms P Dawson (Vice Chairperson)

Mrs J McNamee (Secretary)

Mrs R Foster (Treasurer)

Mrs N Hutchison (Church Representative)

Mrs C McCarthy (Teacher Representative)

   The Head Teacher also acts as the professional advisor to the Parent Council and attends every meeting.

 

The Parent Council’s rights and duties include:

1. Supporting the work of the school;
2. Representing the views of parents;
3. Consulting with parents and reporting back to the Parent Forum on matters of interest;
4. Promoting contact between the school, parents, pupils, providers of nursery education and the wider community;
5. Fundraising;
6. Taking part in the selection of senior promoted staff;
7. Receiving reports from the Head Teacher and education authority;
8. Receiving an annual budget for administration, training and other expenses;
9. Improving home school partnership and facilitating parental involvement.

 

 

 

    Procedures for Election of parent representatives to Parent Council

In accordance with the Parent Council constitution, office bearers will be reselected by the Parent Council on an annual basis at the annual meeting of the Parent Forum. Co-opted members will serve for a period of two years. The nursery class is part of the school and nursery parents have full entitlement to put themselves forward to volunteer to serve on the Parent Council.