{"id":288,"date":"2019-10-21T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/tinto\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:07:36","slug":"parent-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/tinto\/parent-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Parent Council<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The school and the local authority work in partnership with the Parent Council, listening to their views and responding to issues raised. Parent Councils make decisions about items such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>how their Parent Council will be set up and the constitution<\/li>\n<li>what it should be called (Parent Council or other name)<\/li>\n<li>what size it should be, e.g. in a very small primary school, all parents could be involved (no limit on size)<\/li>\n<li>who should be a member of the Parent Council (majority must be parents)<\/li>\n<li>how parents can join and support the school<\/li>\n<li>how they can work together with the school and pupils to support children\u2019s learning<\/li>\n<li>when the most convenient time is to hold meetings<\/li>\n<li>what will be discussed at meetings \u2013 these might be topics such as Curriculum for Learning \u2013 how parents can play an active part in helping the school to take forward Curriculum for Excellence; school uniform, fund-raising; how parents can support children\u2019s learning, helping the school develop guidelines such as anti-bullying, health and wellbeing etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, it should be noted that a Parent Council cannot discuss issues attributed to individual pupils or other parents.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to download our constitution:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2020\/01\/10135531\/Tinto_parent_council_constitution_2012.pdf\">Tinto Parent Council Constitution<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The Parent Council can be contacted as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairperson<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Claire Thomson<\/p>\n<p>Vice Chair &#8211; Sinead Lavery<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong> <strong>address<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:tintoparents@gmail.com\">tintoparents@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes from previous meetings can be found here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2026\/01\/31000507\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-18.11.25.pdf\">Tinto Parent Council &#8211; Minutes &#8211; 18.11.25<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2025\/09\/18095358\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-10.06.25-1.pdf\">Tinto Parent Council &#8211; Minutes &#8211; 10.06.25<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2025\/09\/18095444\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-13.05.25-1.pdf\">Tinto Parent Council &#8211; Minutes &#8211; 13.05.25<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2025\/09\/18095339\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-04.03.25-1.pdf\">Tinto Parent Council &#8211; Minutes &#8211; 04.03.25<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2025\/09\/18095253\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-21.01.25-1.pdf\">Tinto Parent Council &#8211; Minutes &#8211; 21.01.25<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2025\/09\/18095311\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-19.11.24-1.pdf\">Tinto Parent Council &#8211; Minutes &#8211; 19.11.24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2025\/09\/18093320\/Tinto-Parent-Council-AGM-Minutes-17.09.24.pdf\">Tinto Parent Council &#8211; AGM Minutes &#8211; 17.09.24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2025\/09\/18093339\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-11.06.24-1.pdf\">Tinto Parent Council &#8211; Minutes &#8211; 11.06.24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2024\/05\/17132801\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-05.03.24.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; March 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2024\/04\/23084634\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-23.01.24.docx\">Parent Council &#8211; January 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2024\/04\/23084916\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-07.11.23.docx\">Parent Council &#8211; November 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2024\/04\/24144642\/Tinto-Parent-Council-AGM-Minutes-120923.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; AGM Minutes September 2023<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2024\/01\/19112505\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-20.06.2023.docx\">Parent Council &#8211; June 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2024\/01\/19112258\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-14.03.2023.docx\">Parent Council &#8211; March 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2023\/04\/20105215\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-23.01.2023.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211;\u00a0 January 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2023\/04\/21102048\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-17.11.2022.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; November 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2022\/12\/20141511\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-AGM-13.09.2022.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; Minutes AGM &#8211; September 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2022\/09\/15124957\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-14.06.2022.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; June 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2022\/09\/15132030\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-17.05.2022.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; May 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2022\/06\/08195436\/Tinto-Parent-Council-February-2022.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; February 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2022\/06\/08200217\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Minutes-January-2022.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; January 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2022\/06\/08200637\/Parent-Council-October-2021.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; October 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2022\/06\/08200850\/AGM-September-2021.pdf\">AGM &#8211; September 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2021\/06\/15103439\/Tinto-Parent-Council-Meeting-Minutes-10th-May-2021.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; May 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2021\/09\/01121057\/Parent-Council-March-2021.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; March 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2021\/06\/15103621\/Parent-Council-28-January-2021.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; January 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2021\/02\/01161459\/Minutes-from-23rd-November.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; November 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2020\/09\/29134642\/Parent-Council-22-June-2020.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; June 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2021\/02\/01161842\/Parent-Council-minutes-Jan-2020.pdf\">Parent Council &#8211; January 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2020\/09\/29135002\/AGM-report-2020.pdf\">AGM Chairperson Report 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1E0MJWWzntxxfMZ2MZGI2K4JbB-JS3OLt\/view\">AGM Treasurer&#8217;s Report 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2020\/09\/29135219\/parent-council-minutes-Jan-2020.pdf\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; January 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2020\/01\/23100417\/PC_Newsletter_AGM.pdf\">PC_Newsletter_AGM 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2020\/01\/23100744\/Parent-Council-Minutes-November-2019.pdf\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; November 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/tinto\/uploads\/sites\/12299\/2020\/01\/23101654\/Parent-Council-Minutes-September-2019.pdf\">Parent Council Minutes &#8211; September 2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parent Council The school and the local authority work in partnership with the Parent Council, listening to their views and responding to issues raised. 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