Parent Council

Supporting the parent forum for the benefit of everyone at Meldrum Primary

The Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 makes provision for the involvement of parents in their child's education and in school education generally.  The Act also outlines the establishment of a Parent Council made up of parents representing the views of the Parent Forum as a whole.

Who are the Parent Forum?All parents and carers who have a child at Meldrum Primary School are members of the Parent Forum. 

What is the Parent Council? The Parent Council represents the voice of the Parent Forum.  It promotes communication, school improvement and partnership.  Every parent/carer with a child at Meldrum PS is a member of the Parent Forum and can ask about joining the Parent Council.

What does the Parent Council do? The main aim of the Parent Council is to help the school operate as a successful school and to try to represent all parents/carers.

• Plays an important role in improving links between all parents and the school; the Parent Council should report to parents at least once a year (at the AGM) but it is good practice to do this on a regular basis.
• Make sure that parents get the information they need in an accessible way and that the school staff gets feedback on parents' views.
• Discuss any issue that's of interest to parents, including school policies.
• As part of Curriculum for Excellence, parental involvement in children's learning is recognised as very important: the PC has a role to play in working out how this can happen. • Represent parents' views to the education authority and others on those issues that are of concern to parents, pupils and staff with an awareness of equality and fairness. Although issues from individual parents should not be pursued, it might be an opportunity to address the issue in a more general way.
• Involved in the recruitment of new Headteachers and/or senior staff.
• Important role during and after a school inspection.
• Social and fundraising activities previously run by the PTA.

Current Parent Council Post Holders

• Chair - Sonya McKeown
• Secretary - Gayle Lennie
• Treasurer - Andrea Mowatt

Only members of the Parent Council should attend meetings.  Any members of the Parent Forum who wish to raise something at a Parent Council meeting should do so by speaking with one of the members listed above.  

Dates for PC meetings this session are:  Wed 30th September (online meeting); Wed 11th November (online meeting); Wed 27th January (online meeting); Wed 10th March (online meeting); Wed 28th April (online meeting); Wed 2nd June (in person meeting)