Glasgow City Council Welcome to Dalmarnock Primary School

Helping my Child at School



HOME AND SCHOOL LINKS

The first and most important educators of children are the parents,
therefore the home background is particularly important in developing, in
the children, favourable attitudes towards school.  Children will achieve more if parents and teachers work together towards commonly held goals. Within an active partnership each can work towards the potential of each child being realised. In order to encourage this,
parents are free to come to Dalmarnock at any time to have an informal
discussion about their child or any related problem.
Parents’ Information evenings on pupils’ progress are held in October and March.
Parents are kept up to date with school and community events by frequent newsletters, meetings and workshops.
Parent Council
The Parent Council is a group of parents/carers selected by members of
the Parent Forum to represent all the parents/carers of children and
young people at the school. Parent Councils are very flexible groups and
the Parent Forum can decide on the type of group it wants to represent
their views.
A Parent Council could get involved in;
. supporting the work of the school
. gathering and representing parents’ views to the Head Teacher, education authority and HMIe
. promoting contact between the school, parents/carers, children and young people and the  local community
. fundraising
. involvement in the appointment of senior school staff

Parent Councils are recognised in law from August 2007. As a statutory
body, the Parent Council has the right to information and advice on
matters which affect children and young people’s education. So, the
school and the local authority must listen to what the Parent Council says
and give it a proper response. Every school’s Parent Council will be
different because it will be parents/carers in each school who make the
key decisions. The Parent Council is also entitled to support from the
education authority in fulfilling its role. Membership of the Parent Council Generally, members of the Parent Council must be parents/carers of
children and young people who attend the school and the chairperson must have a child in the school. However, the Parent Council can decide to co-opt other members from teachers and the community who will have
knowledge and skills to help them. 
 Our Parent Council will consist of a minimum of 4 parents and a maximum
of 12. The Parent Council may, if they wish, co-opt members. It should
be noted that the Headteacher has a right and a duty to attend all
meetings but does not have the right to vote.
Should you wish any more information on becoming a member of our Parent Council please contact the Head Teacher