Welcome to the Parent Council
The benefits for the school are
- Parents bring skills which complement teachers’ skills and expertise
- Parents contribute their time, so together parents and teachers are able to do more activities with pupils than teachers can do on their own
- Pupils' attainment and behaviour improve
- Parents have ideas about how the school can best support the children
- Teachers have people with whom they can talk over ideas and get help when developing plans for the school
- Parents can give advice and help around reaching other parents
The benefits for the children are
- It is easier for children to learn when they get encouragement at home
- They will do better and achieve more when their parents are involved
- Children get access to more activities in and out of school when there are more adults to help
- Their concerns can be sorted out quicker when their parents have a positive relationship with school staff
- They are happy when their parents are enjoying events in the school.
The benefits for parents are:
- Their children do better when they are involved
- They are better able to help and encourage their children
- They have more information about their children’s education
- Parents can build their own confidence and skills
- Where there is a positive relationship between parents and their child’s school there are benefits all round
- Parents get reassurance that their children are receiving a good education.