Parental Involvement
How can parents become involved with their school?
We know from National research that children do better at
school, and achieve more in life when parents and schools work
together. Only 15% of a child's life is spent at school, and
so it is very clear that parents have the most influential role in
a child's education. In working together we will aim to
ensure that every child does the best they can at school and
beyond. The Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement Act) 2006
aims to support and encourage more families to become involved
in the education of their children and the
curriculum.
There are three main levels of engagement with parents described in
the Act:
- Learning at Home
- Home/School Partnership
- Parental Representation
We have developed a
Parental Involvement Strategy [pdf 2.3MB] and accompanying
Information Leaflet [pdf 2.7MB] to support and improve parental
involvement in Perth and Kinross. We have also worked
closely with Head teachers and parent representatives to establish
80
Parent Councils in our schools.
A New Law to Support Parents leaflet [pdf
535KB], produced by the previous Scottish
Executive, also explains more about the Parental Invovlement
Act.
For further information please contact the Operations
Manager at ECSGeneralEnquiries@pkc.gov.uk.
