Comments on: The National Parent Forum of Scotland

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By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:00:29 +0000

What should the Scottish Government and Local Authorities be doing to recognise the value of engaging with parents around learning? Well for a start making sure that schools are actually communicating with their parents. You cannot expect to get parents enthusiastically beating a path to your door if you never tell them what you are doing. I am a Chair of a Parent Council (second year in post after two years as vice chair) and I am losing the will to live to try to get the school to communicate what they are doing to the parent community. There was a letter came home just before the Easter holidays this year and I thought wow – but no it was just a reminder about school uniform! And the recent Standard and Quality Report was four and a half sides of A4 mainly filled with jargon. Looking at other Standards and Quality Reports from schools in the same authority these schools seem to have taken the opportunity to report more interestingly about what the school has been doing over the previous year. My view is that schools should be required to produce a parent newsletter every term – telling parents what the school has been doing and what is coming up in the following term. That way schools who currently fail in this regard would have it as a must do. Then if parents feel more included in the school community they might then feel more interested in getting involved – or even see an opportunity for involvement.

By: D Smith

D Smith — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:55:54 +0000

Or, indeed, letting it become a furtehr postcode lottery based on local council. With further council cuts coming, this is needs reviwed constantly. Implementing CFE will have a cost. How can thsi be borne at Local Council level with cuts pending. As it said in the 80's (during Univ cuts), if you think education is expensive, …try ignorance.

By: D Smith

D Smith — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:52:19 +0000

I think anything that gives pupils a chance to have a permanent reference that they can use to study or implement / use the knowledge will work. One issue with technology is that not all pupils have access to tablets, laptops (yet!). The use of IT systms such as the net can be transient as things move and don't always stay up-to-date. Indeed, we should not beliveve everything we see and read on the 'net.

By: Alistair Todd

Alistair Todd — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:54:34 +0000

The opportunity to use a national IT link such as GLOW for teaching pupils, training and updating teachers, supplying lessons, topics or even whole courses for less popular subjects and in remote and rural areas is being missed at present. Expanding the range and diversity of GLOW facilities is overdue, straightforward to implement and will benefit pupils, teachers and parents

By: Margaret Leitch

Margaret Leitch — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:42:12 +0000

I think that sounds like a great idea – we get a letter explaining the term ahead, with resources but I especially like the idea of asking parents if they have any skills/experience they can share – we are after a valuable resource.

By: Richard Porter

Richard Porter — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:58:12 +0000

tell me something new! It is time the Scottish Governement stopped hiding behind LA's when it suits them.

By: @kiranjoza

@kiranjoza — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:01:35 +0000

Good idea on involving parents during part of te in service days, as long as parents are able to find someone else to look after their children while they are at school!

By: @kiranjoza

@kiranjoza — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:54:24 +0000

Apart from the questioning over why you would want to know about your child's schooling, it sounds like you have a progressive and positive school. Congratulations!