The 'Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006' gives parents an opportunity to replace their school board with a representative body matched to their local requirements - a Parents' Council.
The new body needs to be established at the beginning of the 2007/8 school session.
The act also establishes a school Parents' Forum, and every parent at the school is automatically a member of this. The Parents' Forum must approve the plans for the Parents' Council, and the Council must report back to the Forum on its activities.
Recently, all parents at the school were invited to participate in the process of developing the aims and constitution of the Parents' Council.
Tonight (26th April) a group of parents who responded to this invitation met. We have started (tentatively) with the following:
(1) Establishing a possible constitution for the new body, based on guidance offered by the Scottish Executive and the consititutions of other bodies such as the PTA and the After School Club.
(2) Planning a series of meetings with all parents at the school to discuss this proposal.
(3) Setting up this Blog, to keep everyone aware of what we're doing, provide links to relevant resources, and give an opportunity for feedback. Please comment freely!
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