5. Matters arising from previous
meeting
What parents were invited to and what
was intended
6.
7. Newsletter 09/01/15
Parent council
Now that we have a new parent
governor, I am thrilled to announce the
first parent council meeting of the
new-year. All parents who have an
interest in joining the parent council
are welcome regardless of prior
involvement. This will take place after
drop off on Friday 6th February and will
last for approximately 1 hour.
8. What we would like to achieve
from this meeting
For parents to;
Understand the vision for Parent Council
Review the terms of reference for Parent
Council
Meet the parent governors
Sign up to join as parent representatives
Sign up for other activities (Friends of
BJR, reading, volunteering)
Consider how these groups might run
Suggest topics for discussion
Agree to a next meeting
9. What Parent Council IS (Terms
of reference)
A Parent Council is a body of parents which
represents parents and provides a forum for
them to put forward their views to the head
teacher and the governing body of their
children’s school via the Parent Governors.
Parent Councils are a more accessible way
to involve more parents in decisions about
the school. A Parent Council can be less
formal and require a lesser commitment than
being a member of the governing body. It also
enables more parents to make a real
contribution to their child’s school
10. The Bishop John Robinson Primary School Parent Council
will focus initially on three key roles
Providing a route through which parents
as a group advise the governing body
and school leadership of their views and
for the governing body and school
leadership to consult and discuss issues
with parents
Reaching out to parents and bringing
parents together
Enabling parents to get involved in the
life of the school, including supporting
learning activities inside and outside of
school hours
11. Signing up for Parent Council
Only if you agree to these terms
Can make the commitment to the
school
12. Raising concerns procedure
1. Make an appointment with the class
teacher or member of staff
concerned
2. Make an appointment with the phase
leader – Mrs Richardson (KS2), Mrs
Barratt (EYFS, KS1)
3. Make an appointment with the Head
Teacher
4. Contact the chair of Governors
13. Agreed behaviour for Parent
Council
We focus on finding solutions for
continued improvement for our school
We behave in a respectful way toward
each other
We listen to each other
We wait our turn to speak
We only use language appropriate to a
primary school setting
We understand that not all matters can
be dealt with in one session
14. A Parent Council Meeting will be
stopped if…
Members behave in a way contrary to
the agreed behaviours (previous slide)
Members begin to shout over each
other
Inappropriate language is used
The agenda is not followed
15. Raising agenda items for PC
Initial response:
◦ Email/text/Newsletter
informing parents of
PC meeting
◦ Suggestion Box
◦ Email (TBA)
◦ Online form on Parent
Council page of the
School Website (TBA)
16. Raising agenda items for PC
Parent Governors then collate
responses and set discussion topics /
agenda items
Agenda is then communicated via
text/email and website
Parent Council meet and discuss
issue
17. Main topic
Behaviour in School
What is going well? What are our
concerns?
What might school
do to make
improvements?
What contribution
might families and
the community
make?
19. What we are noticing – minority
of children
Behaviour of some BOYS both in class
and in the playground
◦ Anger
◦ Aggression
◦ Dealing with conflict
Children’s response to change
◦ New teachers
◦ Different adults teaching them
Parents reporting that behaviour at home
is fine and at school it is not –how might
we achieve a consistent approach to
behaviour both at home and school?
20. Main topic
Behaviour in School
What is going well? What are our
concerns?
What might school
do to make
improvements?
What contribution
might families and
the community
make?
