Parent Council Meeting Minute

24 April 2017, 7pm

1. Review of Parental Survey

KEY REFLECTIONS:

• 96 responses made online
• Emerging email list of parents who are keen to be informed; some parents don’t have email so feedback also needs to be made available on website
• Some concerns raised through the survey that may be more appropriate made to the school as complaints
• Parents seem keen to participate in a variety of ways in the life of the school

ACTIONS

•  PMcW to discuss complaints mechanism for parents with Senior Leadership Team
• Survey feedback to be made available on the website and emailed to those who provided an address; links and excerpts to be posted on social media:
  • Summary report and list of actions/responses to be emailed to JBradley (PMcWatt)
  • Feedback to be sent by email to parents  (JBradley)
  • Website updated (PMcWatt/SKelly)
  • Social media content (JBradley)
  • Check if webstats are available (PMcWatt/SKelly)
• Parent learning events to be taken forward:
  • 2 sessions to be organised a fortnight apart
    • 1 – teen mental health and behaviour (PMcW to look into speakers)
    • 2 – Internet safety and anti-bullying (PMcW to look into speakers)
    • Literacy input at both (PMcW to discuss with literacy coordinator)
• Parent Council needs to be formalised at the AGM on 15^th May with a constitution and key role-bearers to allow some suggestions to be taken forward.
• the following:
  • Bank account to be accessed to pay for events, venues, translators, childcare (as required)
  • Roles: chair; vice-chair; secretary; treasurer; church rep; other relevant co-opted members
  • Times of future meetings (e.g. every second Monday)
  • Venues to be scoped (Bridgeton Learning Centre and others) (JHillhouse)

     

1. Review of Draft Parent Council Constitution

KEY REFLECTIONS:

• General agreement that the draft constitution was clear and concise
• Query about the need to state a minimum number that there should be at meetings and within the parent council
• Query about who the church rep

ACTIONS:

• Aims of the parent council to be updated in light of feedback from the survey (JBradley)
• Progress with church rep (AMilton)
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1. Next steps
   1. AGM – 15^th May
      • Let to be arranged (PMcWatt)
      • 3 locations to be prepared for various numbers (PMcWatt)
      • Enquire about other groups of parents who engage with the school to send out specific invites (PMcWatt)
      • AGM briefing pack to be prepared for emailing/publishing on website by Tuesday 2^nd May :
        1. Invitation to parents to attend and also for volunteers to translate and/or inform us that a translator is required
        2. Description of office-bearers duties (JBradley)
        3. Updated draft constitution for review and approval (JBradley)
        4. Agenda
           • Review and approve constitution
             1. Discuss minimum numbers
             2. Co-opted members
           • Invite and elect office-bearers
           • Financial statement
           • ‘Joyce Epstein’ discussion activity (PMcWatt)
        5. Tea/coffee/biscuits (PMcWatt to discuss with HT)

The following points were postponed for discussion until the planning meeting on 12^th June; GCC rep should also be invited to this (AMilton)

1. Proposed ideas for the year
2. Calendar of meetings
3. Social event (summer/hallowe’en)

1. AOCB
2. Date of next meeting(s)

• 15^th May (AGM)
• 12^th June