parent council meeting 13th may 2015
TRANSCRIPT
Bishop John Robinson
Church of England Primary School
Parent Council Meeting
13th May 2015
Opening prayer
AgendaTime Item Detail
2:00 Welcome/Apologies 2:05 Opening Prayer Parent Governor2:05 Aims of Parent council Parent Governor
Recap aimsRecap agreed code of conductTalk through agenda
2:10 Minutes from last meeting
Parent GovernorMatters arising from the last meetingAgreement of minutes as an accurate record
2:15 Class representatives Parent GovernorIdentifying class representatives
2:30 Volunteering Parent GovernorIdentifying parents wanting to be involved with fund raisingChristmas Fair
2:45 Behaviour in school Head TeacherUpdates on work done in school to improve behaviourSharing of behaviour policy
3:00 Discussion point from suggestions
Parent GovernorWhat is going wellWhat are our concernsWhat school might doWhat the community might do
3:15 Setting date for next meeting
Parent GovernorWithin ½ term
3:15 Closing PrayerFinish
Parent Governor
AimsRecap on aims and code of conduct
for Parent CouncilAddress any matters arising from
previous meetingEstablish Parent Council
RepresentativesEstablish Friends of BJRUpdate on behaviour improvement
initiativesDiscussion topic from suggestions
Matters arising from previous meeting
What parents were invited to and what was intended
What Parent Council IS (Terms of reference)
A Parent Council is a body of parents which represents parents and provides a forum for them to put forward their views to the head teacher and the governing body of their children’s school via the Parent Governors. Parent Councils are a more accessible way to involve more parents in decisions about the school. A Parent Council can be less formal and require a lesser commitment than being a member of the governing body. It also enables more parents to make a real contribution to their child’s school
The Bishop John Robinson Primary School Parent Council will focus initially on three key roles
Providing a route through which parents as a group advise the governing body and school leadership of their views and for the governing body and school leadership to consult and discuss issues with parents
Reaching out to parents and bringing parents together
Enabling parents to get involved in the life of the school, including supporting learning activities inside and outside of school hours
Agreed behaviour for Parent Council
We focus on finding solutions for continued improvement for our school
We behave in a respectful way toward each other
We listen to each otherWe wait our turn to speakWe only use language appropriate to
a primary school settingWe understand that not all matters
can be dealt with in one session
A Parent Council Meeting will be stopped if…
Members behave in a way contrary to the agreed behaviours (previous slide)
Members begin to shout over each other
Inappropriate language is usedThe agenda is not followed
Matters arising from last meeting
VolunteeringClass Representatives –
IdentifyingFriends of BJR (Fund Raising)
Letter sent home to parents of older children who go home unsupervised
Staff to review and update behaviour policy early in Summer term with a view to consistency
Collective Worship to focus on improving behaviour early in Summer Term with class assemblies focussed on the ‘Golden Rules’
Family Friendly Guide to the Behaviour Policy to be written and sent to families to explain rewards and consequences
Additional staff employed and trained to promote play and positive behaviour at break times
Involve parents through volunteering
Explanation of the school’s values and links to behaviour to be made available through the website
Long term aim to introduce ‘Self Discipline’ and ‘Behaviour’ lessons into the curriculum.
Improving Behaviour at Bishop
John Robinson
House pointsClass Dojo
Head Teacher Awards
Class of the week
Joining the PathsPlus
Programme in September
Collective Worship and
Class Assemblies
linked to Golden Rules
Supporting children who
need additional help with behaviour
Behaviour linked to Christian
Values and Celebrated each week
TAG
Postcards sent home for ‘Proud’
moments
Adapted Behaviour
Policy
Sanctions for misbehaviour strengthened and agreed by
all staff
Red and Yellow cards logged
with consequence
Increased number of
children with Individual Behaviour Plans or on
report
Involving parents more
when
Immediate sanction for
misbehaviour in the
playground
House Points - Class DojoHead teacher awards;Bronze – 100Silver – 250Gold - 500
Paths Plus Programme Intervention: Barnardo’s PATHS Plus PATHS has been used widely with children from 5 to 11-years-old in
mainstream school settings, working across the whole of the school. Friendship Groups target higher-risk children displaying emotional,
behavioural or social problems in school or community settings.. The programme will address social and emotional learning, resilience
and skills development in children on a universal and targeted basis. Inspired by the Fast Track approach in the USA, schools will be supported with training, implementation and technical assistance.
PATHS is provided by teachers to their whole class, from Reception to Year 6, through approximately two 25-40 minute lessons per week. It is developmental and comprised of scripted lessons addressing five conceptual domains:
self-control emotional understanding positive self-esteem relationships interpersonal problem-solving skills
Main topic TBC
What is going well?
What are our concerns?
What might school do to
make improvements?
What contribution
might families and the
community make?
Date of next meeting
Closing Prayer