Aim: To strengthen parent councils and Forums. Outcomes Tasks Success Criteria Lead Officer Timescale Parent Councils will We will improve information for parent Parent Councils report that they are Moyra Wilson, December receive support to increase councils using a variety of media involved in their schools in a 2014 their effectiveness Phone apps meaningful and mutually supportive Parent Representatives Twitter manner. Facebook C+F Officers (QI 6.2 Participation in Policy and website Planning CATC, HGIOS, HGIOCLD) Training packages are in We will create online training in the following Engagement in online training Moyra Wilson June 2016 place to support Parent areas: increases by 70% in three years. Councils effective chairing Parent Representatives administration of Parent Councils Good Practice examples are regularly engaging the wider parent forum considered and inform and C+F Officers impact on the work of all Parent Good practice examples are shared with and Councils Scottish Parent Teacher across Parent Councils. Council (QI 5.7 Partnerships with parents and children, CATC/HGIOS) Parent Councils will have Guidance and templates will be created for The number of Parent Councils with Parent Councils December their own websites or page Parent Council websites. their own website increases by 30% 2016 on school site year on year, over a three year period (QI 6.2 Participation in Policy and Planning CATC, HGIOS, HGIOCLD) Parent Councils engage Parent Council members will attend / at An Increased number of parents are Parent Councils 2013 2016 – more effectively with the school meetings involved in parent councils and the wider Parent Forum wider parent forum Parent Councils will create a Volunteer 2016 network of buddies All schools have a Parent Council (QI 5.7 Partnerships with parents and children, CATC/HGIOS)
Aim: To strengthen parent councils and Forums. Outcomes Tasks Success Criteria Lead Officer Timescale Parent Councils will receive support to increase their effectiveness We will improve information for parent councils using a variety of media Phone apps Twitter Facebook website Parent Councils report that they are involved in their schools in a meaningful and mutually supportive manner. (QI 6.2 Participation in Policy and Planning CATC, HGIOS, HGIOCLD) Moyra Wilson, Parent Representatives C+F Officers December 2014 Training packages are in place to support Parent Councils We will create online training in the following areas: effective chairing administration of Parent Councils engaging the wider parent forum Good practice examples are shared with and across Parent Councils. Engagement in online training increases by 70% in three years. Good Practice examples are regularly considered and inform and impact on the work of all Parent Councils (QI 5.7 Partnerships with parents and children, CATC/HGIOS) Moyra Wilson Parent Representatives C+F Officers Scottish Parent Teacher Council June 2016 Parent Councils will have their own websites or page on school site Guidance and templates will be created for Parent Council websites. The number of Parent Councils with their own website increases by 30% year on year, over a three year period (QI 6.2 Participation in Policy and Planning CATC, HGIOS, HGIOCLD) Parent Councils December 2016 Parent Councils engage more effectively with the wider Parent Forum Parent Council members will attend / at school meetings Parent Councils will create a Volunteer network of buddies An Increased number of parents are involved in parent councils and the wider parent forum All schools have a Parent Council (QI 5.7 Partnerships with parents and children, CATC/HGIOS) Parent Councils 2013 – 2016 2016
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