FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF FORRES ACADEMY PARENT FORUM 26 th SEPTEMBER 2013

AGENDA 1. Welcome 2. Report on Parent Council role + activities 3. Re-election of current committee 4. Priorities for next year 5. Any other business raised by any member of the Forum

PARENT COUNCIL – WHO WE ARE Parent members  Rosalind Miller  Shona Ironside  John Maclaughlan  Sharon Carmichael  Karen Morton  Katie Johnston  Jill Killen  Paul McBain  Ruth Blanche  Jenny Bichan  Ellen Openshaw  Roy Anderson  Debbie Herron  Jan McPherson  Caroline Weston Brown  Felicity Stephen  David Oxley Staff members  Carol Stuart  Anne Rossiter Local Councillor member  Lorna Creswell

OBJECTIVES OF THE PARENT COUNCIL  To work in partnership with the school to create a welcoming school which is inclusive for all parents  To promote partnership between the school, its pupils and all its parents  To develop and engage in activities which support the education and welfare of the pupils  To identify and represent the views of parents on the education provided by the school and other matters affecting the education and welfare of the pupils  To increase parental involvement in Forres Academy

Parent Council activities to increase parental involvement Parent Council presence at parent evenings, activity days etc. Keeping a Parent Council notice board Attending SPTC information sessions Taking up issues on behalf of parents Celebrating pupils’ achievements Meeting with other Parent Councils Responding to consultation documents Attending selection boards

Parent Council presence during 2012/ parent council meetings during 2012/ members of PC involved in Headteacher selection process New PC committee elected January 2013 PC heavily involved with implementation of new dress code with school and pupil council PC present at S1 Parents evenings and P7 transition day