Parent Council Overview

The Parent Council (PC) has been in existence since October 2007 and meets 4 times a year. Its membership is somewhat fluid, with probably a 12-16 regular attendees - too many to list individually. The PC is also attended by school staff (the Rector and a Depute) and pupils (usually head boy and girl), and occasionally by elected members. The role of the PC is to represent the views of parents in matters relating to the education of our children and to work in partnership with the school, its pupils, parents and the local community to help every pupil maximise their potential. Recently, the PC has been concerned chiefly with:

1. Ensuring that the attracts sufficient parent involvement
2. Supporting the work of the PTA, which operates as a standing committee of the PC
3. Responding to continuing SBC 'parent involvement' initiatives, largely in the form of continuing guidance and also the start of a sequence of 'consultations'
4. Responding to the impact on PHS of the cuts in education
working to improve the website and other means of communication with parents
5. Getting involved with the school in other ways such as attending pupil and senior student councils.

If you'd like to join the PC, please look out for the date of our next meeting and simply come along. We are conscious of peoples' busy lives and are grateful for whatever contribution parents are able to make. Even if you are only able to come to one or two meetings a year, we'd be very pleased to see you.