Easter Carmuirs Parent Council

Under the 2006 legislation the role of the Parent Council is to:

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• Support the school in its work with pupils

• Represent the views of parents and carers

• Encourage links between the school, parents and carers, pupils, pre-school groups and the wider community

 

Parent Councils are designed to be flexible – to ensure they can effectively represent their own school community and interests. It is for parents to decide what is most important for their Parent Council to work on. 

 

Parent Councils can:

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• Provide a voice for parents in schools and in their local authority on issues that are important to them and their children;

• Help the school to understand how to most effectively involve parents in their children’s learning and in the life of the school;

• Support the school and Headteacher in developing strong home/school partnerships

• Support the school in its development and improvement, and in understanding and making links with the wider community;

• Capture the unique and varied skills, interests, knowledge and experience that parents can offer.

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Parent Councils provide an opportunity for parents to get involved in ways that suit them, and to support their school in getting the best education for all the pupils.

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Find out more at the Scottish Parent Teacher Council