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Dear Parent,
I would like to invite you to the next meeting of Marr College Parent Council at 7pm in the Meeting Room 30th May 2018. Please click to view the Agenda, Minutes of previous meeting and HT report. Thanks Hilary Marr Parent Council Secretary Dear Parent,
I would like to invite you to the next meeting of the Marr College Parent Forum - on Wednesday 21st March at 7pm in the Meeting Room in the School. Also, a wee reminder to those of you who offered to attend the p7/s1 transition evening on Wednesday 14th, and any who haven't offered already, but are free to come along and chat to parents about the parent council and school life in general - please meet at the school at 6pm, and please let me know if you can't make it. Tea and Coffee will be served. Minutes, Agenda, Action Log and a Head teachers update can be viewed or found on the Parent Council Page If you have anything you would like discussed in AOCB, please let me know. Remember the Parent Council can be contacted in various ways: by email [email protected]. or on Twitter - @MarrPC_Suggest or on Facebook - fb.me/marrcollegeparentcouncil m.me/marrcollegeparentcouncil. Look forward to seeing you there, Thanks, Hilary Secretary Dear Parent,
On behalf of Duncan Beckwith, Chair, I would like to invite you to the next meeting of the Parent Forum. This will take place at 7:30pm on Wednesday 4th October in the new Meeting room. Please view the Agenda and the minutes of the last meeting, which can also be found on the Parent Council page. There is also the list of Topics for Discussion which members of the Parent Council and Forum had raised at and prior to the last meeting. Elaine and Rae met with Duncan to discuss and I have added their responses as summarised by Duncan for parent information. There has been discussion about the structure of the Parent Council meeting and we will be following the usual Agenda format and the Head Teacher's report will be given verbally. Anyone wishing to make a point or ask a question at the meeting should now come through the chair. The meeting will start at 7.30pm and we need to vacate the premises at 9.00pm to allow the janitorial staff time to tidy and lock up. Any AOCB should also be intimated prior to the meeting so we can allocate the required amount of time. If we have too much in any particular month any urgent items should take precedence. The chair has also asked that I highlight the role of the Parent Council in that we are a support for the pupils and staff at the school and not a Board of Governors and also that issues pertaining to a specific child should go through the proper school channels and not be discussed at Parent Council. The Scottish Parent Teacher website is useful in providing clarification of our role.https://www.sptc.info/ For everyone's convenience I have cut and paste the relevant section detailing what the SPTC expectations of a Parent Council are and what a Parent Forum should expect from their Parent Council. What are the main responsibilities of the PC to the Parent Forum? The Parent Forum (all parents at the school) can expect the following from the Parent Council:
The first duty of the Parent Council is to represent the views of the parents at the school. The duties of a Parent Council are not laid down in legislation so it is up to each Parent Forum to decide what they want their PC to do. This should be detailed in the constitution. There are many things a Parent Council could get involved in, including:
Any parent with a child at the school may become a member of the Parent Council. Parents must always be in the majority and the Chair must always be a parent with a child at the school. The headteacher has a right and a duty to attend PC meetings but is not automatically a member; they are there as an advisor. It is up to the Parent Forum to decide if there should be other members of the PC and this should be detailed in the constitution, for example, co-opted members. With regards to fundraising, Elaine and Rae mentioned the main entrance and the need for proper repair work for the main door and the lighting at the bottom of the stairs. Monies could be raised to improve these and perhaps donate a bench for the rose garden area. Another wee reminder that next month is the AGM of the Parent Council. If anyone would like to volunteer for an Office Bearer Position, please let me know and I will send on the necessary forms. Roles Available are Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer If you would like a paper copy of any of the documents attached for the meeting, please print out ahead of the meeting. Look forward to seeing you there, Thanks, Hilary Parent Council Secretary. Dear Parent,
On behalf of Duncan Beckwith, Chair, I would like to invite you to the next meeting of the Parent Council. This will take place at 7:30pm on Wednesday 6th September in the new Meeting room. Please click on the links to view the Agenda and Minutes of the last meeting in May, the Head teacher's report will follow. Reminder that we will be trying a new green system of working from the overheads for all documents, so, if you would like a paper copy, please print out ahead of the meeting. Tea and coffee will be available, Look forward to seeing you there, Hilary Secretary Follow the Parent Council on Twitter @MarrPC_Suggest This is the start of the first full week of term for all pupils at Marr College. We are all settling into the newly opened building and eagerly awaiting the completion of the PE Block. Please click here to access the parent mailing that was given out to all pupils last week. This includes a welcome letter for the head teacher, information about school meals and information about the parent council.
This can also be accessed via the Letters to Parents Page. Dear Parent,
On behalf of Duncan Beckwith, Chair, I would like to invite you to the next meeting of the Parent Council. This will take place at 7:30pm on Wednesday 1st March in the new Meeting Room. Click on these links to read the previous minutes and the current agenda. All previous minutes are available on our page. Tea and coffee will be available, Look forward to seeing you there, Hilary Secretary Dear Parent,
On behalf of Duncan Beckwith, Chair, I would like to invite you to the next meeting of the Parent Council Forum. This will take place at 7:30pm on Wednesday 1st February in the new School Meeting Room!! You can read the minutes of the last Council Meeting and the Agenda. Head teacher report will be verbal this month. Any items for AOCB will be considered, please let me know if there is anything you would like to be added, but, due to time constraints, may not be included. We look forward to welcoming you, Thanks, Hilary Secretary. Dear Parent,
On behalf of Duncan Beckwith, Chair, I would like to invite you to the next meeting of the Parent Council Forum and the Parent Council AGM . This will take place at 7:30pm on Wednesday 2nd November in the school library. You can view the Minutes of the last meeting in October, the minutes of last year's AGM, the Agendas and Head Teacher's Report on the Parent Council page. Here you can download the nomination form for Office Bearers. Please complete this should you wish to put yourself forward for any of the Office Bearer positions. Tea and coffee will be available but, as you will see, the agenda is busy, so we will be trying to start promptly at 7.30pm. Look forward to seeing you there, Hilary Secretary, Parent Council |
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