Broughton Primary Summer Fair 2026 - 6th June (Sat) 11:30-14:00
Broughton Bake off is one of our activities on the day.
We have other stalls - BBQs, Games, Performances/demo by local clubs etc etc!! Come join us - Swing by and follow the link to the Broughton Jungle of Fun.
Broughton Primary and Nursery Parent Council Meeting
MINUTE
Date: Wednesday 8 October 2025
Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm
ON-LINE via MS Teams
APOLOGIES
Mrs Samantha Rushforth
Mr David Borthwick
Anna Hatton
ATTENDEES
School Leadership Team
Mrs Maria Gowans Head Teacher
Mrs Lauren Venn Principal Teacher of Enhanced Support Base
Parents & Carers
Steve Hubbard Meeting Chair
Simon Ramsay
Veronika Jureckova
Elena Samoletova
Barbara Johnson
Shona Campbell
Janette Laurente
Duc Le
Pauline Oh
Lizzie Matheson
Robert Pollock Secretary
1 – Welcome, apologies and introductions
2 - AOB call and agenda review
3 - Minutes of the last meetings - as attached and actions
• 3.1 - 30 April 2025
• 3.2 - 27 August 2025 – AGM
Steve circulated a minute of the AGM of 28 August and the previous regular meeting
of 30 April. As requested on 30 April, Mrs Gowans had explored options for a
Nursery buggy and scooter parking shelter. The Council did not deem thr new
shelter to be a financial priority and parents had stopped pushing for it. There were
no further comments, and these were agreed.
4 - School update – Mrs Gowans
Learners and teachers
School roll was 385 across 15 classes. There were five temporary teachers. Two
permanent teaching positions were advertised.
Attainment
Mrs Gowans shared statistics recorded and published by Scottish Government on
attainment. Following an effort reading had improved. Factors affecting attainment
were:
8% of Learners access the Enhanced Support Base. .
38 % of Learners have English as an Additional Language, which is above
Council school average.
19 % of Learners come from Scottish Indices of Multiple Deprivation house
households.
Learner churn (transfers in and out).
Mrs Gowans outlined steps taken to address the above points:
Developed reading using pedagogy (the science of teaching methods),
observation, teaching assistant reading interventions.
Improved attendance where this falls below 85% has improved by 1.9%.
However, lateness is a growing issue which disrupts other Learners.
Growing meta-cognative skills for independent learning thru outdoor learning
Increased responsibility thru Pupil Groups Pupil Council, Sustainability
Groups etc.
Emphasis on Inclusion and Equity by having an inclusion officer Karolina and
another Pupil Support Assistant. The Equity Fund also pays for camp costs
for eligible Learners.
Questions for the Senior Leadership Team
Q: When will the Active Schools Programme of Activities be published?
A: Elliot Smith the new Active Schools coordinator emailed the Parent Forum on 7
October, asking for volunteers to assist him deliver the programme.
Q: If my child transfers to another secondary school will my child be
guaranteed to continue thier subject choices from the previous secondary
school?
A There are no guarantees and will depend of choice availability and transport
availability.
Q: Parking was an issue for residents and pupil access at drop off / pickup?
A: In common with other school parents are double parking, idling and parking near
the school and preventing Enhanced Support Base pupils arriving by taxi’s entering
the staff carpark.
ACTION: Mrs Gowans will write to the Parent Forum reminding them of
their responsibilities. And ask the Police or Traffic Warden Service to
do spot checks if necessary.
5 Treasurer’s Update – Elena
5.1 Report attached
5.2 Note Sum-up charges
Elean circulated the regular Treasurer’s Report.
The Parent Council charitable trust had £20,574 funds in hand.
The lottery licence will be renewed.
The annual accounts were under independent scrutiny.
The tax return was to be made to HMRC within their deadline.
Annual Lagganlia coach cost grant was up to date. .
Action Shona to transfer legacy account containing £2,000 with Virgin
Money to Trust’s Bank of Scotland account.
Action Mrs Gowans to contact Mrs Williamson and request proof of
purchase for Forest School clothing for reimbursement.
6 - Any requests for funding from the Parent Council:
6.1 - Funding for School projects
• Lagganlia trip (Coach funding?)
• Partial funding of other trips (P5 / P6)
• Culture Fund use
Action. Lagganlia Coach cost. It was agreed to fund the coach again in
2025/2026. The council was working with its Arm’s Length Company
Lothian Buses to provide the coach free in future.
Action. Cultural Fund school trips. It was agreed to fund again in
2025/2026. Culture Fund trips by £150 per class and £100 for the ESB.
Cultural Fund £25 for P5 trip and £20 for P6 trip. With agreement to
consider additional costs thru the Parent Council grant funding request
process.
Action Mrs Gowans to provide proof of purchase of Culture Fund school
trips for reimbursements.
6.2 Funding submissions for Parent Council projects (None)
No new funding requests were made.
7 - Update on activities, Funding applications, Projects, Ideas
7.1 - Funding: (To discuss funding streams)
• Happy by Nature fund
• City of Ed Council - Community Grants
• City of Ed Council – Parent Council funding
• Leith Chooses
James York had submitted a funding application for 3 Rain Ready lower playground
projects:
Installation of Sustainable Urban Drainage planters
Creation of an allotment area for food growing
Removal of some tarmac and the planting of water hungry plants to aid
playground drainage.
Total cost would be £6,500. James had applied to Leith Choses for £5,000 grant
funding and Council Officers were happy to meet parents and discuss possible
funding by Edinburgh Airport.
Action James to address the issue of long-term ongoing maintenance of
the project.
Action. Parent Council agreed to fund the 3 Rain Ready lower
playground projects by £1,500 in total.
Action Parent Council previously agreed to fund £500 to Men’s Shed for
the creation of planters in the top playground along the front. This can
now proceed.
7.2 - Projects/ ideas:
• ‘Future of Playground’ Project – to update on any progress
• Google Workplace proposal - to update on any progress
7.3 - Events: to discuss, (through to Jan 2026 included) and identify Lead volunteers/
approach
Broughton Primary School Parent Council – Activity / Events list 2025/2026
August Wednesday 27 Parent Council Meeting (In person)
September Friday 26 FAB Café and preloved uniforms TBC
October Wednesday 8 Parent Council Meeting (Online)
TBC New P1 Open Day event (Any PC presence?)
Thursday 30 FAB Halloween Disco TBC
Winter Raffle
Winter Trail
November Sunday 2 FAB: Playground Tidy Up TBC
Thursday 20 Parent Drop in – end of day – times to be issued
Friday 28 FAB Winter café
December Wednesday 3 Parent Council Meeting (In person)
January2026 Friday 30 FAB Family Night TBC
Halloween Disco Thursday 30 October
It was agreed that enough volunteers could be found to form a working party that the
Halloween disco could go ahead.
Action Robert Pollock to confirm to Mrs Gowans that a Let for Halloween disco
had been arranged/to coordinate volunteers/shop for drinks and snacks/ and
be responsible person on the night.
Playground Tidy Sunday 2 November
Barbara has prepared a poster; Robert had applied for a let.
Action: Robert to secure a let for the Playground Tidy on 2 November.
Winter Trail/ Winter Raffle December 2025
Action: Anna Hatton agreed to lead on Winter Raffle and Trail.
8 - Parent Council Constitution
To agree the final document, as amended by previous meeting discussion. (Copy
Attached)
Steve Hubbard circulated the constitution containing suggested amendments which
was accepted and agreed to.
9 - Child protection and PVG
To receive an update on PVG progress and to approve:
(a) Child Protection Policy for volunteers
(b) Disclosure information secure handling policy
(c) Referrals policy
(all attached)
Steve Hubbard has registered as the Parent Council ‘s lead contact with Disclosure
Scotland. Steve circulated the PVG application form which should be completed by
parents wishing to form a bank of PVG compliant volunteers which Steve will act as
the verifier.
10 - Parent Council administration items: Confirming who has PC keys
PC Cupboard: Robert, Barbara, Veronika
PC Noticeboard: Kirsten, Veronika
Gardening Cupboard: Robert, Barbara
Steve confirmed who had keys to the PC cupboards and noticeboards.
Confirming who has access to the PC Gmail account
Robert, Steve,
Parent Council vacancies –
Friends at Broughton (FaB) Coordinator, ASN Rep, Nursery Rep
Project / Activity Leads
It was suggested that committee members be alert to other parents’ interest in
volunteering for roles. And spread the news of volunteer opportunities by word of
mouth.
11 - AOB
Date of Next meeting: Wed 3 December - 6.30pm -8pm
Our Winter Trail is launching on 12 December 2025!
We are pleased to announce the return of our popular Broughton Primary Parent Council Winter Trail 2025, in partnership with 16 local businesses, who have been supporting us for the past few years.
Please enjoy this fun activity during the holiday season, with family and friends. The trail map is freely available to all of Broughton families and members of the public to enjoy. Suggested voluntary donation from £1 donation via ParentPay is welcome. For the public, they could support us by donation through QR codes on each of the clues at shop windows, with suggested donation from £3.
The trail runs from Friday 12 December 2025 to Sunday 11 January 2026 (inclusive). So there is plenty of time to visit (or revisit!) those local lovely businesses to stock up on all of your essentials for the holidays or post holiday.
Instructions:
This activity involves children (and their adults) to follow the trail of the map, solving clue at each of these businesses to reveal the answer/message! The clues are displayed on the windows of these businesses (or on the community noticeboard at Tesco). Individual opening hours applied. Do say hello and give the businesses your best smiles when you visit as they have given us tremendous support in spreading joy!
Thank you very much and hope you enjoy the trail.
Broughton Primary Summer Fair 2025 - 7th June (Sat) 11:30-14:00
Broughton Bake off is one of our activities on the day. NEW prize added!!!
We have other stalls - BBQs, Games, Performances/demo by local clubs etc etc!! Come join us!
Powderhall junction upgrade plan - March 2025
Other potentially useful links:
Good news! Two of our funding applications have been accepted for Leith Chooses and Tesco Stronger Starts funding application, we are also keen to support a project submitted by one of our own Broughton parents.
We have three projects needing your help. Cast your votes on these projects and help us receive these funds.
👉 UPDATE * Leith Chooses online voting now OPEN.
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/voteleithchooses
Anyone over the age of 8 years old, works, lives, studies or volunteers in Leith can vote. Online voting closes 3 Feb, please vote for:
a) Leith Chooses 
– 'Welcome' Mural, £3,494, voting opens 18th Jan 2025
The Parent Council has submitted a funding application to Leith Chooses to update the welcoming mural at the top playground as well as provide more green planters.
b) Leith Chooses 
– Junior Parkrun in Pilrig Park, voting opens 18th Jan 2025
Led by a Broughton parent, the "Leith Runs Together" group is aiming to start a Junior Parkrun in Pilrig Park. This will fit nicely with the Broughton Primary Edinburgh Marathon Festival (EMF) train and run together sessions for all our #broughtonrunners. #gobroughton!
c) Tesco Stronger Starts 
– P1/2s outdoors clothing, £1,500, voting opens mid Jan 2025
The Parent Council submitted this Tesco Grant application for waterproof clothing to support the P1/2s Forest Schools on Fridays.
Voting locations:
2453 Edinburgh Large unit EH7 4EW
2458 Edinburgh Nicholson Street Small unit EH8 9EW
2459 Edinburgh Express Small unit EH8 7NG
3277 Leith Wlk Edinbrg Exp Small unit EH7 5HW
4471 Foot of the Walk Express Small unit TBC - New Store
5115 Causewayside Edin Exp Small unit EH9 1PR
5150 Earl Grey St Edin Exp Small unit EH3 9BN
5283 Great Jct St Edin Exp Small unit EH6 5LJ
5670 Picardy Place Edi Exp Small unit EH1 3JT
6055 Edinburgh South Exp Small unit EH1 1LS
6183 Edinburgh Fount Exp Small unit EH3 9QG
6279 Edinburgh Leith Large unit EH6 8HL
6382 Edinburgh Holyrod Exp Small unit EH8 8AU
6849 Edinbrgh Prncs St Exp Small unit EH2 4BL
6871 Edinburgh Dundas Exp Small unit EH3 6JN
Our Winter Trail is here!
We are pleased to announce the return of our popular Broughton Primary Parent Council Winter Trail 2024, in partnership with 14 local businesses, who have been supporting us for the past few years.
Please enjoy this fun activity during the holiday season, with family and friends. This year, we have also made the map freely available to members of the public to enjoy. Voluntary donations welcome.
Instructions:
This activity involves children (and their adults) to follow the trail of the map below, solving clue at each of these businesses to reveal the answer! The clues is displayed on the windows of these businesses (or on the community noticeboard at Tesco). Individual opening hours apply. Do say hello and give them your best smiles when you visit these businesses as they have given us tremendous support in spreading joy!
Trail Map:
The kids raffle will be drawn at school on 19 December 2023.
£1 voluntary donation via Parent Pay by 26 January 2024, thank you.
Prizes are as below.
Trail: 11 December 2023 - 14 January 2024
ParentPay £1 voluntary donation: 11 December 2023 - 26 January 2024
Download and/or print the map for your own convenience.
Hello!! Every year, our Broughton Primary School's Parent Council work in conjunction with local businesses to create a winter trail for the children of Broughton Primary and Nursery to enjoy. This year, we have 14 local businesses taking part.
This activity involves children (and their adults) to follow the trail of this map, solving clue at each of these businesses to spell out the message from the parent council! The clues will be displayed on the windows of these businesses (or on the community noticeboard at Tesco). Do say hello and give them your best smiles when you visit these businesses as they have given us tremendous support in spreading joy!
Each family will receive this map via email and a £1 voluntary donation is available via ParentPay by 26 January 2024. Thank you.
This is the current constitution from pre-2019.
The current Co Chair, Rob Pollock has made amendment to this version and proposed constitution to be agreed at AGM on 30 August. The proposed constitution can be found here.
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Parent Council & Friends
At Broughton Primary School Constitution
Definitions:
School: Broughton Primary School, including Broughton Primary School nursery classes
Parent: parents,
guardians & carers of pupils at the school
Children: children at
the school & nursery
Parent Forum: all parents,
guardians & carers of pupils at the school
Parent Council or PC: a committee chosen to represent the Parent Forum
Friends At
Broughton Primary School or FAB: a sub-committee of the Parent Council that organises
fundraising, social events.
Broughton Primary School Trust: the Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation of that
name, charity number SCO44041.
Aims
The aims of Parent Council
are:
1.
to promote
co-operation & communication between
parents & teachers
2.
to identify & represent the views of the Parent Forum & children on the education & welfare of the children to the staff of Broughton Primary
School & the City of Edinburgh Education
department
3.
to engage in
activities that support the education &
welfare of the children
4.
to support & complement the Friends At Broughton Primary School
5.
to help with the
appointment of school staff in accordance with recruitment legislation of the
City of Edinburgh Council
6.
to manage the
Broughton Primary School Trust for the benefit of the children at Broughton
Primary School
The aims of the Friends
At Broughton Primary School are:
1.
to organise events for
parents & children
2.
to raise funds, to be
used in furtherance of the aims of the Parent Council
Office bearers
The chair, vice-chair,
secretary, treasurer & co-ordinators of the PC/FAB will be elected at the PC’s annual general meeting.
The same role in both bodies
can be held by a single person or by two people.
If a person leaves office
during the course of the year, a replacement can be selected at a PC meeting,
except for the Chair of the PC where an Extraordinary General Meeting would
need to be called.
Duties
Chair: will provide general leadership, will chair all meetings & attend council
meetings with other chairs.
Secretary: will take minutes of meetings & will circulate them to the PC/FAB after each meeting and make them available on request to
any parent.
Treasurer: is responsible for financial transactions as approved by
the PC/FAB & for keeping accurate records of all finances. Annual accounts will be reviewed & approved by an individual appointed by the PC &
will be presented at the annual general
meeting.
Summaries of the financial position of the PC/FAB will be given at meetings as necessary or as requested.
The chair & the treasurer of the PC will normally be responsible for administrating the Broughton Primary School Trust, although other members of the PC/FAB can be elected to carry out this role.
Staff Representation
The headteacher has a right & a duty to attend PC meetings. She or he will have an advisory role & will not take part in PC decision-making, unless invited
to do so.
Other teachers are welcome to
attend meetings, as deemed appropriate by the headteacher, and at least one
teacher will be a member of the PC, as selected by whatever method the school
chooses.
Parents should form the
majority of the PC.
Membership and attendance
Any member of the Parent Forum
may attend a PC/FAB meeting without invitation
or notice.
Apart from office bearers & staff, membership of the PC/FAB will be fluid, and will consist of those parents who
choose to attend PC/FAB meetings.
If meetings become too large
to be manageable or productive, the PC will decide upon a method to limit the
size of the membership and will formalise a selection process if necessary.
Non-parent members of the
community can attend PC/FAB meetings by
invitation or agreement, and they may also address meetings by invitation or
agreement.
Changes to the constitution
Changes to the constitution
can be made at the AGM or an extraordinary general meeting.
Dissolution
If the PC ceases to exist any funds should be distributed by the senior leadership
team for the benefit of the children.
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CONSTITUTION -DRAFT TO BE AGREED AT AGM 30 Aug 2023
Parent Council & Friends
at Broughton Primary School and Nursery
August 2023
Definitions
|
School
|
Broughton
Primary School, including Broughton Primary School Nursery. |
|
Children
|
Children attending the Broughton Primary School and Nursery. |
|
Parent Forum |
All parents, guardians & carers of
pupils at the school and nursery. |
|
Parent
Council |
A
committee of parents, guardians & carers of the children nominated to
represent the Parent Forum. |
|
Office
Bearers |
Key
Parent Council roles: Chair/Co-Chairs, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and
FAB Coordinator and Gardening Coordinator. |
|
Constitution |
A
set of rules for operating the Parent Council agreed by the Parent Forum. |
|
Friends
At Broughton or FAB |
A
sub-committee of the Parent Council that organises fundraising and social
events for the benefit of the children. This sub-committee is led by the FAB
Coordinator |
|
Broughton
Primary School Trust |
the
Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation of that name, charity number
SCO44041. |
|
AGM |
Annual General Meeting where the Parent
Council makes itself accountable and reports to the Parent Forum on progress
towards its aims over the past year, sets out the aims for the coming year
and nominates, elects or appoints new Office Bearer. The account will also need to be approved
at an AGM. |
|
EGM |
An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) is
called if a major issue with the constitution arises during the year. The Chairperson may call an EGM at any time
to discuss it. The EGM should then be
run as an AGM. An EGM can be called
provided two weeks' notice has been given. |
Aims
Ideally, the Parent Council should consult and gather the
Parent Forum’s aims for the forthcoming year in June. The Parent Forum of
parents and carers of children attending Broughton School Nursery and Broughton
Primary School should also prioritise those aims. The aims are then usually
published in August at the AGM at the start of the academic year
Aims of the Parent Council
2022/23
·
Welcome
new families and promote values of inclusion, diversity and equality in our
activities and communications.
·
Promote
cooperation and communication between parents & teachers by working with
the Head of School and Staff to represent the views of the Parent Forum.
·
Communicate
with parents in the most effective way, either newsletters, social media, noticeboard,
via school email or in person.
·
Deliver
social events and activities for children raising money through inclusive
prices.
·
Donate
money raised to enhance the education experiences for the children by subsidising
school trips, funding extra curriculum activities and buying equipment and
where possible involve children in prioritising what that money should be spent
on.
·
Support
additional learning opportunities for children in the school such as baking gardening
trips etc.
·
Identify
opportunities to create links between the school and the community.
·
Working
with staff on new approaches to learning and teaching and identify how parents
can be involved.
·
Assist
in the appointment of school staff in accordance with City of Edinburgh Council
recruitment policy.
·
Manage
the Broughton Primary School Trust of funds raised by the Parent Council to benefit
the children.
·
Respond
on behalf of the Parent Forum to City of Edinburgh Council consultations.
·
Attend
meetings of the wider parent council in Scotland such as Connect and Edinburgh
Parent Council network to maintain best practice, keep up to date with
legislation.
Aims of the Friends at
Broughton Sub-Committee
·
Plan
and organise fun social events for parents and children
·
Plan
and organise fundraising events to further the aims of the Parent Council
·
Maintain
the playground garden and raised beds.
Office bearers
Any Parent Forum member can
nominate themselves for one of the office bearer roles at the August AGM. Invitations to seek nominations to become an
office bearer of the Parent Council can be submitted before the summer holiday
to allow the Parent Forum time to consider nominating themselves and speak to
current office bearers about the role. Parent Forum members seeking to become
an Office Bearers: Chair, Vice-Chair or Co-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer &
Friends at Broughton (FAB) Coordinator(s) should nominate themselves for
election at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in August. If more than one person is nominated for the
same role the AGM should vote by a show of hands. Or alternatively a role can
be held jointly by two people. Office
Bearers should commit to the position for one year from August AGM to August
AGM. If a person leaves office during
the year, a replacement can be selected at a Parent Council meeting, except for
Chair where an Extraordinary General Meeting would need to be called to select
a new Chair. Office bearers can be in position for as long as they have a child
at Broughton School or Nursery. Committee
members of the Parent Council and Trustees of Broughton Primary School Trust
will be noted at the AGM.
Chair
The Chair/ (or joint chairs) will act as a liaison to
represent the Parent Forum to the school, the Edinburgh Council and wider
Scottish Parent Council network. The Chair will provide general leadership
(in-person or online) representing the parent forum to the school staff and
will chair parent council meetings to guide the Parent Council to achieve its
aims. The Chair will set out the
priorities of the coming year and ensuring they are fulfilled by the end of the
year. The chair should also represent the Parent Forum at wider Edinburgh
Parent Council meetings and respond on behalf of the parent forum to City of
Edinburgh Council consultations. The
Chair is also a source of support to other national parent council network. This role also includes event planning for
the year, making sure the FAB events, school events and Parent Council events
work well together.
Vice-Chair
A Vice-Chair can deputise for the Chair. And even build
up confidence and experience with a view to becoming a future Chair. In 2023 this position is vacant but remains
open to anyone wishing to help or experience being a Chair or other Office
Bearer.
Secretary
The Secretary keeps a record of what was agreed at parent
council meetings then circulates minutes for agreement by the Parent Council,
finally publishing them for the Parent Forum on the school’s website: https://broughtonprimary.org/parent-bodies/, in MS Teams and on the Broughton
Primary School Parent Forum Group in Facebook. Minutes of Parent Council or Friends at
Broughton meetings should normally be available within seven days of a meeting
(and no later than 4 weeks before the next Parent Council meeting). In addition,
minutes are available on request to any parent. The Secretary monitors the
Parent Council in-box broughtonpsparents@outlook.com and stores minutes and other Parent Council records in MS Teams online that are
accessible to Office Bearers.
Treasurer
The Treasurer is responsible for managing financial
transactions approved by the Parent Council and Friends at Broughton and for
keeping accurate records of all their finances.
Annual accounts will be reviewed and approved independently by an
individual appointed by the Parent Council and will be presented at the
AGM. Summaries of the financial
position of the Parent Council and Friends at Broughton & Gardening
sub-committees can be requested at meetings as necessary during the school
year.
Friends at Broughton
Sub-Committee Coordinator
·
Plans
and organises fun social events for children, raising funds, to further the
aims of the Parent Council.
·
Provides
leadership in drafting a programme of events for agreement at Parent Council.
·
Gives
guidance and encouragement to the Parent Form to take ownership of or help at
individual events.
Gardening Sub-Committee Coordinator
·
Provide
leadership to encourage and involve the Parent Forum, children and school in
any playground gardening activities.
·
Maintain
the playground garden areas and raised beds involving children and the Parent
Forum in their upkeep.
Trustees of Broughton Primary
School Trust
Trustees are signatories of the Parent Council
account. The Chair and Treasurer are
usually responsible for administrating the Broughton Primary School Trust,
although other members of the Parent Council and Friends at Broughton can be
elected to carry out this role.
Staff Representation at Parent Council
The Headteacher and the school
senior leadership team has a right and a duty to attend Parent Council
meetings. The Headteacher will have an advisory role and not take part in
decision-making, unless invited to do so.
Other teachers are welcome to attend meetings, as deemed appropriate by
the headteacher, and at least one teacher will be a member of the Parent
Council chosen by whatever method the school chooses. The majority of attendees at a Parent Council
meeting should be members of the Parent Forum.
Membership and attendance
Parent Council aims to meet
regularly, four-six times per year.
Dates should be provisionally set at the last meeting of the academic
year and agreed at the AGM.
The Parent Forum should receive
their invitations to attend Parent Council (including agenda and previous
minutes) at least two weeks in advance.
Invitations are sent from the school office to the Parent Forum and are
advertised on the Facebook Broughton Primary Parent Forum Group and the
noticeboards.
Each member of the Parent Forum
is welcome to attend one, some or all Parent Council meeting without invitation
or notice.
Apart from office bearers and
staff, membership of the Parent Council will be fluid and will consist of those
parents who choose to attend the meetings.
If meetings become too large to be manageable or
productive, the Parent Council may decide upon a method to limit the size of
the membership and will formalise a selection process if necessary.
Non-Parent Forum members of the community (such as a
secondary school Head Teacher or an Active School Coordinator) can be invited
to speak at the Parent Council meetings by invitation or agreement, and they may
also address the meetings by invitation or agreement. However, they do not have any voting rights
or be involved in decision making.
Non-Parent Forum members of the community can volunteer
to help at FAB social and fund raising events, by invitation or agreement. They do not have voting rights or be involved
in any decision making.
Friends at Broughton membership consists of the Parent
Forum that being parents and carers of the nursery and school of Broughton
Primary.
Communication
The formal communication channel from the Parent Council
to the Parent Forum is email via the school office. Other form of communication
methods to the Parent Forum is via Facebook private group, to wider public are
Facebook public page, Instagram, blogpost and school twitter page.
Changes to the constitution
Changes to the constitution can
be made at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) or at an Extraordinary General
Meeting (EGM).
Dissolution
If no Chair or Vice-Chairs are voted in at an AGM then
the Parent Council ceases to exist, and any funds should be distributed by the school
senior leadership team for the benefit of the children.
Dates of AGM
The AGM should be held annually, online or in person, no
later than two weeks after the start of the academic year. This ties in with the start of the new
financial year of the Broughton Primary School Trust.
END
Reviewer/Editor: R. Pollock Co-chair Parent Council 2022/23
Agreed by: [tbc Parent
Forum 2023/24]
Agreed on: [Date of the AGM when this is agreed]
Next Review date: [September 2024?]
