Parent council

 AIMS OF THE PARENT COUNCIL

• To encourage parents to participate fully in the life and work of the school
• To be a forum for parents to express their views of the school
• To act as a sounding board when the school is considering future developments

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILIES OF THE PARENT COUNCIL

• The role of the Parent Council is consultative and advisory, the governing body remains the decision-maker and provides strategic leadership.
• The Parent Council is not the channel for individual complaints and issues. Concerns or complaints involving individual children, families or teachers will not be discussed.
• The Parent Council has been set up to provide a forum for parents and carers to be more involved in their children’s education
• Meetings of the Parent Council will focus on areas for improvement and will suggest solutions
• Parents and carers of children at Wilthorpe Infant school may be members of the  Parent Council
• Members of the Parent Council are nominated and elected by other parents for a minimum 1 year term of office.
• Each year group – nursery to year 2 -  has two Parent Council members as representatives.
• Each year, at the autumn term meeting,  a chair and a vice chair will be elected by the members
• Any parent or carer is free to attend any meeting of the Parent Council.
• A member of school staff will be present for advice and to clerk the meetings
• By invitation, school governors may attend the meetings as observers only
• Meetings will take place each term, or more frequently if the need arises.
• The headteacher will include feedback from the Parent Council in her termly report to the Governing Body.
• The chair of the Parent Council may be invited to provide feedback to the Governing Body.
• Minutes of the meetings will be distributed to all parents.
• The Parent Council may invite other people to attend a meeting in order to find out more about a particular issue e.g. the maths co-ordinator may be invited to explain how maths is taught in the school
• Members of the Parent Council will canvas views from other parents and carers and will disseminate information
• Photos of the members of the Parent Council will be displayed in the school.
• A logon for the chair of the Parent Council will be provided by school so that parents are able to email the Parent Council directly. wi.parentcouncil@barnsley.org